The Bone House

By: Brian Freeman

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

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 into outcasts in their remote island town off the Lake Michigan coast. Now another 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. And 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.

©2011 Brian Freeman (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller.” (Nelson DeMille, New York Times best-selling author)

Really stupid teen girls!

The Cab Bolton series, this is Book 1, has promise. It may eventually be as good as Brian Freeman's Jonathan Stride series. The Bone House is a good detective mystery/thriller with lots of suspense unless one pays very close attention to the first hour of the novel which gives away the ending. My 4 star rating may be a bit generous. This is not Freeman's best work, but I did find it entertaining.

skeletons in a closet are never good

This is a strong start to a series. Cab, our hero, is an instantly enjoyable character. He's not typical and while he's brooding he also doesn't take himself to seriously. He just is what he is. The other characters are equally interesting. The best part is that the story was non-stop surprises. For an off the beat and track mystery read, I would highly recommend.

Fascinating story deftly read

Fascinating story with lots of twists and turns. The characters were memorable and the story was deftly narrated. I really enjoyed the book!

Great story!

I am from Green Bay and still live here. The narration was excellent and the Wisconsin accents were spot on!

The story was fast paced with many twists and turns. I listen to several crime thrillers and mysteries and this was a great listen!

Great read!!

Great book, kept me interested the whole time!! If you like murder/ mysteries you will like this book!

has what murder mystery needs lots of suspects

I really enjoyed this book if you're looking for a murder mystery with lots of twists this is the book for you.

Interesting plot line

In many books, you can find certain elements of present day news. Here, it is the sexual allegations that get a teacher fired. His wife still works at the school. Because of those allegations, he's looked at as a dirt bag that people are suspicious of and lack trust for. So when a murder rolls around and there's loose evidence pointing to him, of course he's the one to blame. This book is a good way to distract your mind and kill some time.

Good book

Story had me hooked in the first 5 minutes. Kept me in suspense all the way to the end. If your into good books then this is one for you.

Audible is my new guilty pleasure.

unputdownable.
I will read every Brian Freeman book!
this plot surprised me, there was so much I didnt see coming. the character developement was very good.

This was so good!

It is a suspenseful story. The narrator is great! The story moves and flows well. This was my first book from this author but I will definitely be seeking him out now.