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The Bone Jar
- Detective Lew Kirby, Book 1
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award
Two murders. An abandoned asylum. Will a mysterious former patient help untangle the dark truth?
The body of an elderly woman has been found in the bowels of a derelict asylum on the banks of the Thames. As Detective Lew Kirby and his partner begin their investigation, another body is discovered in the river nearby. How are the two murders connected?
Before long, the secrets of Blackwater Asylum begin to reveal themselves. There are rumours about underground bunkers and secret rooms, unspeakable psychological experimentation, and a dark force that haunts the ruins, trying to pull back in all those who attempt to escape. Urban explorer Connie Darke, whose sister died in a freak accident at the asylum, is determined to help Lew expose its grisly past. Meanwhile Lew discovers a devastating family secret that threatens to turn his life upside down.
As his world crumbles around him, Lew must put the pieces of the puzzle together to keep the killer from striking again. Only an eccentric former patient really knows the truth - but will he reveal it to Lew before it’s too late?
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Genevieve Paquette
- 2020-07-03
great
I had this on my Audible wishlist for months and I was so excited to finally listen to it. It was worth the wait.
Great writing, primary characters that you feel you've known for a while, really well, interesting secondary characters, and an engaging, carefully plotted story. The (what is going to have to be recurring) side plot involving the lead detective and his mother was distressing and really added to it. I look forward to the next in the series.
Also the narrator was very good, minus one character with a really weird, inconsistent accent.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Christina Crawford
- 2020-07-03
Story just didn’t gel!
Story had exciting elements, secrets of abandon Ed insane asylum, eccentric characters, urban exploration. However it doesn’t carry through with enduring events that hold readers ear. Didn’t live up to expectation inherent in the title; hoping for a deeper, darker tale of old secrets, misdeeds. The narrator did a marvelous job of accents, esp. the voice of cranky, boozy Karen, the daughter of slain old nurse found in asylum.
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