Lies in Bone

By: Natalie Symons

Narrated by: Tawny Platis

Told by a tart-tongued young woman with a love of Bruce Springsteen, Lies in Bone is at once a mystery and a coming-of-age tale fueled by dark secrets involving love, murder, and the truths worth lying for.

On Halloween 1963, 11-year-old Chuck Coolidge and his brother, Danny, are lost in a toxic smog covering the steel town of Slippery Elm, Pennsylvania. When the smog lifts, half the town is sick, and 20 people are dead. And Danny is missing. Now, more than 20 years later, Chuck's teenage daughter, Frank, plots her escape from this "busted and disgusted" town.

When a murdered child is found in the river, investigators link the crime to the disappearance of Danny in '63, and Frank's life is turned upside down. In the face of her worst fears, she must uncover her family's dark past if she wants to keep her sister, Boots, from the hands of the state.

As she discovers the unimaginable truth about Danny's disappearance, Lies in Bone culminates in a shocking 11th-hour reveal and an emotionally charged finale.

©2021 Natalie Symons (P)2022 Natalie Symons

A must read! This book destroyed me at times.

This book was amazing, to say the least. The entire story was so creative, so well told, and just an absolute emotional rollercoaster. The narrator did an amazing job; I was beyond invested. I don't normally cry reading a book, but I sobbed at parts of this book. That's just how invested it had me in its characters and their stories. I'll be looking for more books by both the author and the narrator.

Wonderful!

Thoroughly engrossing, beautifully written, and a very satisfying read. Rich and mysterious and complicated. Excellent.

A rollercoaster of emotions.

The beginning had me disliking most of the characters due to being messy and disrespectful. However, once more details came to light, then I started to understand the behavior of all. The narrator did an amazing job and had me in tears towards the very end. If you can get past Frank's attitude and potty mouth, then you will enjoy this audiobook.

Loved it!! Must listen.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.“

Moving to a small busted town Frances aka Frank must start anew in a small town.

I absolutely adored this book!!
The writing style immediately captured my attention. This coming of age is a gripping story following Frank in her quest for answers. The town is surrounded my death and mysterious deaths. I was hooked till the very last sentence.
Witty lines that made me laugh and want to hug some of these kiddos. I may have cried a bit here and there.
Perfect for lovers of coming of age, mystery and suspense. I highly recommend this book.

just great writing all the way around.

I love the way the author took so much time in the beginning to get you to really know the people in the story before the real suspense starts.
I would recommend this book to anyone, in fact I have already.
Really Really great book.