Island of Bones

Name: Island of Bones
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Imogen Robertson
ISBN: 9781470323912

Author: Imogen Robertson

Series: Crowther and Westerman #3

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 14 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/11/2012

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Imogen Robertson's skillfully constructed historical suspense novels featuring the forthright Mrs. Harriet Westerman and reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther continue to attract a growing readership. Set in late 18th-century England, Island of Bones follows the pair as Crowther reluctantly returns to his family estate. A centuries-old tomb has been unearthed, and an extra body found inside. The mystery is too much to keep Crowther away - but he knows that coming home means his chilling past will start catching up with him.

About Imogen Robertson

Imogen Robertson is a former television, film, and radio director. She won the London Telegraph's First Thousand Words of a Novel competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness, her first novel. She lives in London and is the author of a second novel featuring Mrs. Westerman and Mr. Crowther, The Anatomy of Murder.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on April 30, 2012

I am a newcomer to the Crowther and Westerman books, and when I realised that this was the third in the series I was concerned that I would have trouble getting into the story. This was far from the truth - Robertson provides enough back story to let you understand the characters, but not so much as......more

Goodreads review by Krisette on March 07, 2023

Island of Bones is another fantastic addition to the Crowther and Westerman series. Lord and Lady Greta's remains are to be removed from their crumbling resting place to a more secure location in the church. During the removal an extra corpse with an unknown identity is discovered. Mr. Crowther and......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on May 12, 2016

I enjoy this series, but I felt this story became bogged down a bit. The past and the present life of the family took over the mystery. I just did not feel it moved along smoothly. I picked it up, read, and put it down. I did not feel the desire to keep reading into the night. I still like this auth......more