Synopses & Reviews
A stunning stand-alone novel from the national-bestselling author who has raised the standard for psychological thrillers (Chicago Tribune).
Carol OConnells most recent Mallory novel, Find Me, was one of the most highly praised suspense novels of the year. A terrific find: a tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character (Janet Maslin of The New York Times); yet another example of the spot-on talents of one of Americas finest writers of mysteries (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). In Bone by Bone, however, she may have written her most unforgettable novel yet.
In the northern California town of Coventry, two teenage brothers go into the woods one day, but only one comes back. No one knows what happened to the younger brother, Josh, until twenty years later, when the older brother, Oren, now an ex-investigator for the Army CID, returns to Coventry for the first time in many years. His first morning back, he hears a thump on the front porch. Lying in front of the door is a human jawbone, the teeth still intact. And it is not the first such object, his father tells him. Other remains have been left there as well. Josh is coming home . . . bone by bone.
Using all his investigative skills, Oren sets out to solve the mystery of his brothers murder, but Coventry is a town full of secrets and secret-keepers: the housekeeper with the fugitive past, the deputy with the old grudge, the reclusive ex-cop from L.A., the woman with the title of town monster, and, not least of all, Oren himself. But the greatest secret of all belonged to his brother, and it is only by unraveling it that Oren can begin to discover the truth that has haunted them all for twenty years.
Written with the rich prose, resonant characters, and knife-edge suspense that have won the author so many fans, Bone by Bone is further proof that OConnell is one of the most poetic yet tough-minded writers of the genre (San Francisco Chronicle).
Review
Praise for the Kathy Mallory series by Carol O'Connell
“The Chalk Girl is an event - any Mallory book is. She is as fine a fictional creation as the crime genre offers.” - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Like every mothers child, every authors detective is exceptional. But Carol OConnell takes it way over the top with the mythic scale of her mad-genius New York City cop, Kathy Mallory.” - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“OConnells awesome ability to weave a taut, complex plot works with Mallorys equally awesome detective skills as she unearths each crystalline facet of crimes both past and present.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A remarkable series. OConnell delivers shock after shock, held together by exquisitely detailed police and forensic procedure and by the riveting, punishing figure of Mallory herself.” - Booklist (starred review)
“OConnell offers more than a suspenseful tale; she portrays a complex world of dark and light, corruption and love. Another must-read in a compelling and rich crime series.” - Library Journal (starred review)
“My new favorite in a long line of mysteries by Carol OConnell that I have greatly admired and enjoyed. Mallory is one of the great characters ever in detective fiction. Shes tall, beautiful, scary smart and…just plain scary. A great read, filled with OConnells command of humor, pathos and drama.” - San Jose Mercury News
“OConnells writing is electric, her plots multilayered, and her cast of characters fascinating.” - Sacramento Bee
“Wow, my vote for the most terrifying and gripping January read. It will chill you to the bone with a plot rising right out of the Brothers Grimm.” - Barbara Peters, Poisoned Pen
“Mallory is one of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction. Before Lisbeth Salander, there was Mallory.” - Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach
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Praise for It Happens in the Dark
“Dazzling.”—Publishers Weekly
“Fans wont want to miss another solid mystery from OConnell”—Library Journal
“NYPD Special Crimes Detective Kathy Mallory is one of the most intriguing characters in crime fiction today.”—New York Daily News
Praise for the Kathy Mallory series by Carol O'Connell
“The Chalk Girl is an event - any Mallory book is. She is as fine a fictional creation as the crime genre offers.” - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Like every mothers child, every authors detective is exceptional. But Carol OConnell takes it way over the top with the mythic scale of her mad-genius New York City cop, Kathy Mallory.” - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“OConnells awesome ability to weave a taut, complex plot works with Mallorys equally awesome detective skills as she unearths each crystalline facet of crimes both past and present.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A remarkable series. OConnell delivers shock after shock, held together by exquisitely detailed police and forensic procedure and by the riveting, punishing figure of Mallory herself.” - Booklist (starred review)
“OConnell offers more than a suspenseful tale; she portrays a complex world of dark and light, corruption and love. Another must-read in a compelling and rich crime series.” - Library Journal (starred review)
“My new favorite in a long line of mysteries by Carol OConnell that I have greatly admired and enjoyed. Mallory is one of the great characters ever in detective fiction. Shes tall, beautiful, scary smart and…just plain scary. A great read, filled with OConnells command of humor, pathos and drama.” - San Jose Mercury News
“OConnells writing is electric, her plots multilayered, and her cast of characters fascinating.” - Sacramento Bee
“Wow, my vote for the most terrifying and gripping January read. It will chill you to the bone with a plot rising right out of the Brothers Grimm.” - Barbara Peters, Poisoned Pen
“Mallory is one of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction. Before Lisbeth Salander, there was Mallory.” - Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach
Synopsis
From the national bestselling author of "Find Me." In the northern California town of Coventry, two teenage brothers go into the woods, but only one comes back. Now, 20 years later, Josh is coming home--bone by bone. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
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Brothers Oren and Josh disappear into the woods. Only Oren comes out. Twenty years later, the mystery of what happened to Josh is going to be exposed, and somebody is finally sending him home-bone by bone.
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The astonishing new Mallory novel from the New York Timesbestselling author and one of the most acclaimed crime writers in America. The reviews called it A Play to Die For” after the woman was found dead in the front row. It didnt seem so funny the next night, when another body was foundthis time the playwrights, his throat slashed.
Detective Kathy Mallory takes over, but no matter what she asks, no one seems to be giving her a straight answer. The only personif person” is the right wordwho seems to be clear is the ghostwriter. Every night, an unseen backstage hand chalks up line changes and messages on a blackboard. And the ghostwriter is now writing Mallory into the play itself, a play about a long-ago massacre that may not be at all fictional. MALLORY,” the blackboard reads. TONIGHTS THE NIGHT. NOTHING PERSONAL.”
If Mallory cant find out whos responsible, heads will roll. Unfortunately, one of them may be her own.
About the Author
CAROL OCONNELL is the author of eleven Mallory novels, most recently The Chalk Girl, and two stand-alones. She lives in New York City.