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Three Small Bones

Detective Katie Scott, Book 8

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Smoke curls from what’s left of the beautiful family home on the edge of the woods. The heat is unbearable as she descends the stairs to the basement, past a set of bicycles—two big, one small. That’s when she sees three little white bones in the cracked earth at her feet, turning her blood to ice....

When firefighters tackling a blazing house in a quiet suburb of Pine Valley, California, discover human remains, Detective Katie Scott races to 717 Maple Street. She calls a halt to the excavations the moment she sees the full number and size of the bones; someone has buried a whole family down here.

Working night and day, it’s up to Katie to prove her theory that the fire was no accident, that someone wanted to expose the secret in the basement. Tiny traces of explosives residue found at the scene is all the proof she needs. But the Cross family have been missing for months—leaving friends and loved ones in agonizing pain—what twisted soul would do this now? And why?

The case takes another heart-shattering turn when Katie’s suspicions over recent renovation work on the house leads to the discovery of more bodies in the back yard: two little girls, buried years apart. What other devastating secrets are hidden in this perfect family home? It’s a dead end at every turn as Katie tracks down anyone who knew the family. Just when it looks like all hope is lost, reports of the Cross’ landlord harassing the family before they went missing gives Katie a crucial lead. With a menacing grey sedan following her every move, how many more innocent lives will be lost before Katie can dig up the truth?

An absolutely gripping and totally addictive thriller from a USA Today and Amazon best-selling author.

©2022 Jennifer Chase (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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What are we doing wrong in the UK. We would have been swamped by press and media, witnesses would have been selling their stories to tabloids…..,,,,,,,, not in this writers tiny world. What started off as a run of the mill who done what rapidly descended into fairy land. I could call the second half weak but I would be flattering the author. I suggest she buys herself a Thesaurus, manicured seems a favourite word but there are other ways of describing a beautifully mown lawn or skilfully pruned shrub. Using the same word twice in a sentence, unless for poetic effect, is generally frowned upon in English. In short, the only good thing in the book is Sisco. I bet he wouldn’t find a murdered Butler and completely fail to investigate his death, in fact fail to mention him again! No, I’d trust Sisco to run the department better than the whole cast put together. The two stars are for the dog.

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