Make No Bones, Aaron Elkins
Make No Bones, Aaron Elkins
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Make No Bones

Author: Aaron Elkins

Narrator: Joel Richards

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/12/2019


Synopsis

There is not much left of the irascible Albert Evan Jasper, "dean of American forensic anthropologists," after his demise in a fiery car crash. But in accord with his wishes, his remains—a few charred bits of bone—are installed in an Oregon museum to create a fascinating if macabre exhibit. All agree that it is a fitting end for a great forensic scientist—until what is left of him disappears in the midst of the biannual meeting (a.k.a., the "bone bash and weenie roast") of the august WAFA—the Western Association of Forensic Anthropologists—in nearby Bend, Oregon.

Like his fellow attendees, Gideon Oliver—the Skeleton Detective—is baffled. Only the WAFA attendees could possibly have made off with the remains, but who in the world would steal something like that? And why? All had an opportunity, but who had a motive?

Soon enough, the discovery of another body in a nearby shallow grave will bring to the fore a deeper, more urgent mystery, and when one of the current attendees is found dead in his cabin, all hell breaks loose.

Gideon Oliver is now faced with the most difficult challenge of his career—unmasking a dangerous, brilliant killer who knows every bit as much about forensic science as he does. Or almost.

About Aaron Elkins

Aaron Elkins is a former anthropologist who has been writing mysteries and thrillers since 1982. He won an Edgar for Old Bones, as well as a subsequent Agatha with his wife Charlotte, and a Nero Wolfe Award. His major continuing series features forensic anthropologist-detective Gideon Oliver, "the Skeleton Detective."

The Gideon Oliver books have been (roughly) translated into a major ABC-TV series and have been selections of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the Literary Guild, and the Reader's Digest Condensed Mystery Series. His work has been published in a dozen languages. Elkins and his wife live on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.

Although he has been a full-time writer for some time now, he also remains active in real-life forensics by serving as the forensic anthropologist on the Olympic Peninsula Cold Case Task Force.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on October 16, 2020

I do like this series, but this book had some moments I did not embrace. We do get Julie agreeing to take some time off work to join Gideon at a conference in Oregon of forensic anthropologists. They do have a nice drive down to the area. Of course Gideon is not there very long before he happens to......more

Goodreads review by Mystereity Reviews on July 24, 2021

I finished around 3/4 of this book this afternoon, once it got going I couldn't put it down. I've been steadily reading my way through this series and although a bit formulaic, each plot is always a fresh idea and so full of twists that I've long since given up trying to solve before Gideon does. An......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on March 31, 2016

Based on the reviews of the Gideon Oliver books here on Goodreads, I picked one up at my local used bookstore. I am pleasantly surprised and relieved - the community here has, indeed, helped me find a book I want to read. What sticks out in my mind most after having finished reading Make No Bones is......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on June 17, 2022

Another crime solving adventure for Gideon Oliver, aided and abetted by his wife and a police friend. The plot unravels quite nicely but I found the bonhomie of the forensic anthropologists a bit irritating and unconvincing. It seems unlikely such a gathering would leave the thinking to so few, and......more

Goodreads review by Briar's Reviews on November 25, 2024

Going to be honest, I picked this book up for 50 cents. I figured, I liked the Temperance Brennan series and this one seemed similar, and the price was right! Who can beat that price for a cool book that had a pretty good Goodreads rating? I did enjoy this book but I think to get the full impact I w......more