The Bone House, Brian Freeman
The Bone House, Brian Freeman
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The Bone House

Author: Brian Freeman

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/29/2011

Synopsis

Hilary and Mark Bradley are trapped in a web of suspicion. Last year, accusations of a torrid affair with a student cost Mark his teaching job and made the young couple outcasts in their remote island town off the Lake Michigan coast. Now a teenage girl is found dead on a deserted beach, and once again, Mark faces a hostile town convinced of his guilt.Hilary Bradley is determined to prove that Mark is innocent, but she’s on a lonely, dangerous quest. Even when she discovers that the murdered girl was witness to a horrific crime years earlier, the police are certain she’s throwing up a smoke screen to protect her husband. Only a quirky detective named Cab Bolton seems willing to believe Hilary’s story.Hilary and Cab soon find that people in this community are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden—and to make sure Mark doesn’t get away with murder. With each shocking revelation, even Hilary begins to wonder whether her husband is truly innocent. Freeman’s first stand-alone thriller since his Stride novels is a knockout.

About Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological suspense novels including Spilled Blood, winner of the ITW Thriller Award for best novel.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teju on November 01, 2024

Freeman is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. He sure knows how to develop characters and ace his stories! How is a fatal house fire connected with a murdered girl on the beach years later? And what does this murdered girl have to do with a teacher accused of SA on the victim's sister? Dete......more

Goodreads review by Gary on July 31, 2014

This book had everything I like in a mystery. The characters were well developed and likable. Mark is a teacher that has lost his job due to accusations of an inappropriate affair with a student. His wife still teaches at the same small town school that Mark did. Being in a small Minnesota town myse......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 25, 2015

Great Book! The characters were very well developed and drove the story. I have to be honest, when I began the book, it sounded like your typical run-of-the-mill whodunit...not this book. It had many twists and turns. Just when I thought I knew what was going on, the storyline went another way. It w......more

Goodreads review by J on June 21, 2017

Uno de mis primeros descubrimientos ha sido encontrarme con Brian Freeman, autor estadounidense que escribe novelas policiacas. Ya Me he tronado la serie completa que tiene, "Jonathan Stride", le tengo gran cariño a esa serie, stride y serena dial son de mis favoritos en cuanto a personajes detectiv......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 16, 2015

I loved this first book in the Cab Bolton series. It was fast paced with short chapters, interesting characters and an ending I did not see coming. 4.5 stars......more

Quotes

“Freeman is an excellent purveyor of psychological suspense…Freeman expertly links the back stories of the Bones and the Bradleys and keeps the suspense at fever pitch.”

“Scorching suspense…In this book, [Freeman] has surpassed himself.”

“The Bone House more than lives up to its evocative title.”

“It’s one of those books, one that is so good you hate to see it end. The Bone House is being marketed as Freeman’s first stand-alone work, but I would be the first to lobby for more Cab Bolton.”

“Solid…Well-developed characters and a thrilling climax.”

“Freeman does a nice cat-and-mouse routine concerning Mark’s guilt or innocence, which keeps the suspense high.”

“Captivating…A book that presents sufficient twists, turns, and traps to intrigue any devotee of the thriller genre.”

“As tension mounts, Barrett quickens the pace, unfolding a riveting whodunit with a suspenseful narration. A 2012 Audies finalist.”

Awards

  • Audie Award
  • Audible.com Bestseller
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