"Reminiscent in style and tone of his many westerns, The
Devil’s Bones is a very complicated mystery that pulls the reader in
quickly and never lets go. Rich in details, characters, and setting, nothing is
simple in this read where drought finally exposes all the secrets of the past."
New Review of The Devil's Bones by Keving Tipple:
New Review of The Devil's Bones by Keving Tipple:
Late August of 2004 finds Deputy Jordan McManus in the bed of a former girlfriend early one morning while drought grips Dukaine, Indiana. Like the drought that grips the area, McManus is gripped by the past. A past that includes the love of his life, Ginny, who has been married for quite some time and has changed. Whatever they had once, years ago, has been tarnished by time and the fact she has a child and is married to Ed Kirsch. Not known for being mentally stable at the best of times, were he to discover what McManus and Ginny have done the results could be disastrous.
Instead of spending time with Ginny, McManus is
supposed to be out patrolling the area. If he had been out doing his job, he
might have been out at Longer’s Pond with his boss, Marshal Holister Coggins a little
quicker. He might have had more time to secure the scene. He might have been
able to examine the small skeleton in the mud a little bit. Maybe if he had
been more focused on doing his job, he might have been able to prevent the shooting
that took down Holister and wounded him by somebody who laughed like a maniac
while doing it.
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