The Hidden Bones

By: Nicola Ford

Narrated by: Matt Addis

Following the recent death of her husband, Clare Hills is unsure of her place in the world. When her former university friend Dr David Barbrook asks her to help him sift through the effects of deceased archaeologist Gerald Hart, she sees this as a useful distraction.

During her search, Clare stumbles across the unpublished journals detailing Gerald's most glittering dig. Supposedly destroyed in an arson attack, she cannot believe her luck. Finding the Hungerbourne Barrows archive is every archaeologist's dream.

Determined to document Gerald's career-defining find for the public, Clare and David delve into his meticulously kept records of the excavation. But the dream suddenly becomes a nightmare as the pair unearth a disturbing discovery.

©2018 Nicola Ford (P)2018 Isis Publishing Ltd

Not what I was expecting

I saw an ad in Archaeology magazine for this book and was so excited to listen to it! I was expecting the book to have a lot of archaeology but there was almost none, which was incredibly disappointing. The mystery was slightly tied to a Bronze age relic but for some reason I thought it was more along the lines of a revelation that would turn the scientific world upside down, not a decades-old missing person's case. Even as a mystery I can't say it was incredibly interesting, and as someone who loves archaeology and was expecting that to be the heart of the book, I felt kind of cheated and wished I hadn't spent money on it.

3

Wave some dirt, broken pottery,
old bones and mysterious goings on in front of me and I'm a very happy listener. The author offers us lots of enthusiasm, interesting characters, several plot lines set in today's Britain - this is a lively summer’s day read.
I gave this a 3 - the author will improve with each book.