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The Unquiet Bones

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The Unquiet Bones

By: Loreth Anne White
Narrated by: Carly Robins
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A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case—and rips apart the lives of a group of friends—in a riveting novel by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Maid’s Diary.

When human bones are found beneath an old chapel in the woods, evidence suggests the remains could be linked to the decades-old case of missing teen Annalise Jansen.

Homicide detective Jane Munro—pregnant and acutely attuned to the preciousness of life—hopes the grim discovery will finally bring closure to the girl’s family. But for a group of Annalise’s old friends, once dubbed the Shoreview Six by the media, it threatens to expose a terrible pledge made on an autumn night forty-seven years ago.

The friends are now highly respected, affluent members of their communities, and none of them ever expected the dark chapter in their past to resurface. But as Jane and forensic anthropologist Dr. Ella Quinn peel back the layers of secrets, the group begins to fracture. Will one cave? Will they turn on each other?

The investigation takes a sharp turn when Jane discovers a second body—that of the boy long blamed for Annalise’s disappearance. As the bones tell their story, the group learns just how far each will go to guard their own truth.

©2024 by Cheakamus House Publishing. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“Fans of Louise Penny should try this gripping story from White that combines the best elements of a cold-case investigation with a well-developed suspense novel.”Library Journal (starred review)

“[A] thought-provoking cold-case mystery.”Manhattan Book Review

“A deftly crafted and simply riveting read from fist page to last…”Midwest Book Review

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Hard to follow, sensitive content

The story jumps around from past to present, character to character, case to case, and place to place, so even when a key character dies, it’s a bit hard to remember that person’s relevance. The story was complex and interesting. Perhaps the book is better in print than as an audiobook, though I really would have preferred a different culprit and circumstances in the end.

Also, wasn’t fan of the narrator’s voices for minor characters. The accents were muddled, and some voices sounded lecturing or highly confident at moments when a character should have been vulnerable. It starts right at the beginning, with the grief group leader who sounds like she’s giving a sales pitch or a dressing down to a group of grieving people about why their feelings are wrong, and continues especially among minor female roles.

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This book contains references to domestic sexual abuse, incest, and sexual activity between an adult and a minor. If you prefer not to read about these topics, skip this book.

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Not my favorite 

This was a OK story. For some reason I just didn’t like the jumping around from the different characters. I also didn’t like some of the political views that were stated. as if they were fat.  I am usually a huge fan of this author, and all of her books that I’ve read prior to this one.

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Terrible accents

A good story marred by the terrible accents of the narrator. The story started slow and I was confused by all the characters but it turned out to be an easy and enjoyable listen.

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This Was .....

It takes a lot for most stories to hold my attention, especially when there are several points points of view to consider. This one: perfection!!! There was so much that I was in suspense til the end, which is rare. It kept me on edge, and when it all unraveled, I was impressed (and pissed at some characters). Kudos, this story was well written and full of suspense.

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The twists and turns

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me guessing the entire time. Every time I thought that I had it figured out, I was wrong. Definitely a surprise ending that I didn't see coming.

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Twist and turns

Kept me guessing all the way to the end. Never a dull or slow moment.

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The development of the characters

It was interesting the way the chapters went back and forth telling the different characters stories.

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Great Mystery

I loved the twists and turns of the story. I was excited when it was revealed I had guessed correctly. My son thinks I'm nuts as I started shouting "I Knew It!".
My only dislike was not getting a epilogue type closure. Perhaps there will be a sequal to this book.

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Great

Well written and read beautifully. I loved this book. I will definitely read more from this author

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A New Favorite Author

I always have trouble finding authors with exciting styles. This author has cured me. I'll follow her books as far as I can go.

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