The Bones of You
The Bones of You is a gripping psychological thriller from author Debbie Howells; a story of full of dark secrets, obsession and suspense. I have a gardener's inherent belief in the natural order of things. Soft-petalled flowers that go to seed. The resolute passage of the seasons. Swallows...
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The Bones of You is a gripping psychological thriller from author Debbie Howells; a story of full of dark secrets, obsession and suspense. I have a gardener's inherent belief in the natural order of things. Soft-petalled flowers that go to seed. The resolute passage of the seasons. Swallows that fly thousands of miles to follow the eternal summer. Children who don't die before their parents. A community in shock When eighteen-year-old Rosie Anderson disappears, the idyllic village where she lived will never be the same again. Local gardener Kate is struck with guilt. She'd come to know Rosie well, and thought she understood her - perhaps better even than Rosie's own mother. A family torn apart Rosie was beautiful, kind and gentle. She came from a loving family and she had her whole life ahead of her. Who could possibly want to harm her? And why? A keeper of secrets Kate is convinced the police are missing something. She's certain that someone in the village knows more than they're letting on. As the investigation deepens, so does Kate's obsession with solving the mystery of what happened to Rosie.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781447276029 (1447276027)
ASIN: 1447276027
Publish date: 2015-07-16
Publisher: Macmillan
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Book: The Bones of You Author: Debbie Howells Genre: Fiction/Thriller/Mystery Summary: I have a gardener's inherent belief in the natural order of things. Soft petalled flowers that go to seed. The resolute passage of the seasons. Swallows that fly thousands of miles to follow the eternal summ...
I really did not care for this book. The characters were flat, cliched, and unsympathetic. I felt absolutely nothing for any of them. The main character in particular was dim-witted, and I just couldn't understand her involvement with this case. The mystery was completely predictable, and the ...
3.5 This suspenseful and psychological thriller can be representative of many things. Dysfunctional families, keeping problems in the home, alcoholism, narcissism, how two damaged people can come together to create a nightmare of a life. The disastrous effects of a emotionally empty childhood, showi...
Firstly thank you to Netgalley and to Kensington Books for allowing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I thought this book would be right up my street as it ticked all the boxes for the type of book I like. However, for me it just didn’t “do it”. I have left it a couple of day...
I received this book via NetGalley to give an honest review. This was a very good mystery book. I mean you have this young lady named Rosie who has been murdered, no one knows who has done it but we start getting a glimpse into how her life was and it wasn't pretty. Towards the end when we were ge...