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Indlæser... The Blessed Bones: A Pulse-Pounding Crime Thriller Packed Full of Suspense (Detective Clara Jefferies, Book 3)af Kathryn Casey
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She could hear nothing but the sound of her own heartbeat. It was dark and the rough ground scraped against her as she tried to move. Being alone was strange to her-she was so used to her big family, to the noise, the warmth, but the last thing she wanted was for the woman to return...When Detective Clara Jefferies returned home to Alber, Utah, she knew it would take a long time to convince the closed community to trust her. So she is surprised to be called to private land up in the mountains, until she hears that the bones of a young girl have been found. And hidden in the dark depths of the grave are the remains of a baby too...Digging into the town's missing persons files, Clara is shocked to discover that pregnant girls have been going missing for years. And when she spots Ash Crawford, the first cop on the scene, praying over the bodies, she begins to suspect that he knows more about the victim than he's letting on.With Crawford staying silent, and the identity of the girl still unknown, Clara's only choice is to visit every family living on the mountaintop, desperate to find what they might be hiding. But doing so means facing the man she was once bound to, and the tall iron gates of the ranch she ran away from all those years ago.Then another pregnant girl is reported missing, and Clara ramps up her search, racing to find her alive. But can she uncover the town's dark secrets in time to save both the girl and her unborn child? No library descriptions found. |
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Detective Clara Jeffries #3
Clara Jeffries is settling into her job as Chief of Police in Alber, Utah when this book begins. She has been working her way through police files that were shuffled under the rug and filed away in hopes of finding a few cases that are still within the statute of limitations that might allow prosecution so that justice can be found for some who may not have found it under a different administration. She is reading the file of a young boy beaten by his father when she is notified that bones have been found on a construction site and heads out to begin investigating.
What I liked:
* The complexity of the story:
- The bones investigation
- The young pregnant girl we meet early on and how her story progresses
- Clara’s life
- The case of the battered boy
- The romance and how it is progressing between Clara & Max
- The US Marshall that stuck his oar into the investigation
* Clara: strong, independent, aware, capable, loved her family, apostate-outcast, loving, has an intriguing but difficult backstory, someone I admire and want to know more about.
* Max: Chief Deputy, father, widow, “lost boy”, loves Clara, capable, tenacious, interesting and a good match for Clara.
* Hannah: runs a shelter for women, a good friend, provides a service that is needed in the community.
* The setting that includes the polygamous patriarchal prophet oriented background that seems so foreign and fraught with issues that will provide fodder for future books.
* That Clara is still on her quest to find Christina Bradshaw
* Wondering about the ominous messages/notes Clara is receiving
* That progress has been made in the romance between Clara and Max
* The interest I have in finding out what will happen between Clara and her family
* That there was a happy ending for a few – though not all
* It seemed realistic and I felt part of the story.
* Knowing that this type of community does exist today.
* Looking forward to the next book in the series.
What I didn’t like:
* The people and situations I was meant not to like
* What was happening to the young pregnant women in this book
* Knowing that Alber leaders were able to get away with all that they did.
* Having to wait for the next book in the series.
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars (