Riddle of Spirit and Bone

Filled with intriguing twists and turns, Riddle of Spirit and Bone takes readers into the spiritualist movement that swept 1850s America. Dark rooms, séances, and midnight meetings where characters seek to commune with the spirit world occur as, meanwhile, more than a century later, archeologists tr......more

With dual timelines separated by more than a century, Riddle of Spirit and Bone begins when an inquisitive team of students is drawn into the mystery surrounding the death of a nameless young woman whose bones they’ve discovered in an unlikely resting place. Tracing the 1851 route of the grand Erie......more

Great plot and storyline, but the writing was not compelling.......more

A mystery spanning three centuries, and two main story lines. Archaeology, spiritualism, and romance all wrapped up into one.......more

Riddle of Spirit and Bone by Carolyn Korsmeyer is a captivating blend of mystery, history, and the supernatural. The intertwining narratives of Dan uncovering the secrets of the past and the Talmadge family’s haunting encounters with a manipulative spiritualist make for a gripping read. The novel ex......more