The Bone Field, Debra Bokur
The Bone Field, Debra Bokur
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The Bone Field

Author: Debra Bokur

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/25/2021


Synopsis

Kali Māhoe, Hawaiian cultural expert and detective with the Maui Police Department, has been called to a bizarre crime scene. In the recesses of a deep trench on Lana'i Island, a derelict refrigerator has been unearthed. Entombed inside are the skeletal remains of someone buried decades ago. Identification is a challenge. The body is headless, the skull replaced with a chilling adornment: a large, ornately carved wooden pineapple.

The old field soon yields more long-buried secrets, and Kali is led along an increasingly winding path that brings to light an unlikely suspect, an illegal cock-fighting organization, and a strange symbol connected to a long-disbanded religious cult. Her task is to dispel the dark shadows lingering over the Palawai Basin plains, and to solve a puzzle that no one wants exposed by the bright, hot tropical light.

To discover the answer, Kali will be drawn deeper in the mysteries of the island's ancient legends—stories that tell of an enraged rooster god and man-eating monsters. For Kali, a detective of sound logic and reason, it's not easy to consider the unknown for explanations for what appears to be a series of illogical links in a twisting chain of deadly events. Or safe. Because the dormant pineapple fields of Lana'i have yet to give up their darkest and most terrifying secrets.

About Debra Bokur

Debra Bokur is an author, journalist, editor, screenwriter, and illustrator. Her work has appeared in a variety of domestic and international media outlets, including National Geographic Traveler, Islands, Spa magazine, Experience Life magazine, Natural Home, Yoga Journal, Global Traveler, and Women's Adventure. She is the recipient of the 2015 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. A member of the Society of American Travel Writers since 2002, Debra was part of the original team of travel correspondents at Jetsetter.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

The Bone Field by Debra Bokur is the second book in the police procedural Dark Paradise Mystery series. While this mystery series has character development that carries over from book to book for those wanting to follow the entire series the cases involved are solved within so they could be read as......more

Goodreads review by Carol

Kali is a young Hawaiian police officer who teams up with her uncle Walter for another very strange case along with what they thought would be merely pedestrian police work. Soon they find that their puzzling investigation involves a very strange cult. Some tourists have discovered a refrigerator co......more

Goodreads review by Renee

Great setting, sympathetic characters, interesting mystery. I liked how the culture & traditions influenced so much of the story. Looking forward to book 3--which received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!......more

Goodreads review by Tessa

I went back and forth about this one quite a bit but I'm going to give this an even ⭐⭐⭐.5 The Bone Field is an adult thriller based around a series of odd and mysterious cult murders set on the island of Hawaii. Bokur starts the book off by thanking her friend for helping with the cultural aspects,......more

Goodreads review by Randal

A very good mystery, set in Hawaii. The plot is believable, the main characters relatable and well fleshed out. I enjoyed the setting, the short forays into the history of Hawaii, and the action. I understand that this is the second book in the series. I wish I would have read the first one prior to......more