The Bone Riddle, Sara E. Johnson
The Bone Riddle, Sara E. Johnson
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The Bone Riddle

Author: Sara E. Johnson

Narrator: Sarah Naughton

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023

Synopsis

Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand: On a cliff overlooking the ocean and one of the largest gannet bird colonies in the world, American CEO Harlan Quinn has built his Plan B—a lavish estate, complete with an underground doomsday bunker. When the cleaning staff finds a body within, it appears the victim died of natural causes, but advanced facial decomposition leaves him unidentifiable. It can't be Quinn, according to his property manager/mistress and his wife back in the states, both of whom insist that the tech mogul is in Germany on business. But the uncooperative wife will not allow the police to search the main house for signs that the billionaire was on site, and so forensic odontologist Alexa Glock is called in to identify the body via dental records. Teeth never lie; the victim is indeed Harlan Quinn. All that's left is an autopsy to determine the cause of death. But something odd in the deceased's mouth sets Alexa and the team on a new track—to find Quinn's murderer. As they work to narrow the suspect field, a second homicide—and a stolen cache of weapons from a locked room in the bunker—ramp up the investigation and the risk to Alexa's life. Will she be able to solve this particular riddle before she becomes victim #3?

About Sara E. Johnson

Sara E. Johnson worked as a middle-school reading specialist and local newspaper contributor before her husband lured her to New Zealand for a year. Her first novel, Molten Mud Murder, was the result. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

About Sarah Naughton

Sarah Naughton is an Audie Award–nominated narrator who has recorded titles in a variety of genres, including young adult, mystery, and thriller. Also a renowned actress, singer, and dancer, she is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on June 12, 2023

Sara E. Johnson’s fourth book in the Alexa Glock Forensics Mysteries series, The Bone Riddle, blends state-of-the-art forensic technology, a beautiful setting, suspense and a mysterious death along with a bit of romance between Alexa and Detective Inspector Bruce Horn. It is set in Cape Kidnappe......more

Goodreads review by Madeline on July 07, 2023

You have to like forensic science for this one because there is some very technical stuff included. There is also murder, suspense, New Zealand and the Māori people and a little humor. Somehow the author weaves in a bit of romance and also surprises you with poignant prose and very thoughtful, tend......more

Goodreads review by Sherrie on October 05, 2023

Alexa is requested to check out a Bunk where someone had died. She needs to keep her wits this time especially with all of the people she is working with. She is also thinking about going to Scotland and only her brother knows really why she wants to leave working in New Zealand to go to work in Sco......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on March 28, 2023

I would like to thank Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an advance copy of The Bone Riddle, the fourth novel to feature travelling forensic odontologist Alexa Glock, set in Kidnappers Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. A body has been found in a luxury underground bunker on an estate owned by tech......more

Goodreads review by Anne on May 26, 2023

***** Publishing June 13, 2023****** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Bone Riddle is the 4th in the series of the Alexa Glock Forensics Mysteries, but can easily be read as a stand alone. Set in New Zealand, Alexa Glock is a forensic investigator whose speciality is odontology (teeth). She always gets herself in unex......more

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