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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Thriller / suspense
From the acclaimed author of IMMORAL and THE BURYING PLACE comes a stunning new thriller, introducing a talented and stubborn detective, Cab Bolton of the Naples Police Bureau, Florida.
A teenager murdered. A teacher accused. A secret that won't stay buried.
A year ago, accusations of an affair with a pupil cost Mark Bradley his teaching job. Now the student's sister has been found dead, and Mark faces a hostile town convinced of his guilt. Hilary Bradley is determined to protect her husband, but digging into the girl's secrets proves dangerous. Her only ally is a quirky Florida detective named Cab Bolton. As the facts emerge about the murdered girl's past, Cab's suspicion grows that others are involved in her death. But there are people willing to kill to keep the truth hidden and to make sure Mark pays the ultimate price for a young girl's murder. Hilary and Cab are both outsiders in a place that doesn't trust strangers and they're running out of time to find out what's buried in the ashes of the past...
Praise for The Bone House: An electrifying thriller with gripping twists
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Freeman is an excellent purveyor of psychological suspense.......Freeman expertly links the back stories of the Bones and the Bradleys and keeps the suspense at fever pitch - Daily Mail
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Well-developed characters and a thrilling climax - Publishers Weekly
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Freeman is an excellent purveyor of psychological suspense.......Freeman expertly links the back stories of the Bones and the Bradleys and keeps the suspense at fever pitch - Daily Mail
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Well-developed characters and a thrilling climax - Publishers Weekly
Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman is an ebook bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His books have been sold in forty-six countries and translated into twenty-two languages. His stand-alone thriller Spilled Blood was named Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers Awards, and his novel The Burying Place was a finalist for the same honour. Brian is widely acclaimed for his vivid "you are there" settings, from San Francisco to the Midwest, and for his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots.
Brian lives in Minnesota with his wife, Marcia. For more information on the author and his books, visit http://bfreemanbook
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