The Bone Readers

By: Jacob Ross

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Paperback | 15 August 2018 | Edition Number 1

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272 Pages

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In the Jhalak Prize-winning crime debut by highly acclaimed author Jacob Ross, two cold cases collide on the Caribbean island of Camaho for the thrilling start to a new series following forensics genius Michael Digson.

WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE

Secrets can be buried, but bones can speak . . .

After standing witness to a murder on the streets of the Caribbean island of Camaho, young Michael 'Digger' Digson is recruited into a unique plain clothes homicide squad, an eclectic group of semi-official police officers, led by the enigmatic DS Chilman.

Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman's obsession with a cold case, the disappearance of a young man. But Digger has a murder to pursue too: that of his mother, killed by a renegade police squad when he was a boy.

He has two weapons at his disposal - his skill in forensics, and Chilman's latest recruit, the mysterious, observant Miss Stanislaus. Together, the two find themselves dragged into a world of dangerous secrets that demands every ounce of their courage to survive.

About the Author

Jacob Ross was born in Grenada and now lives in Britain. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is the author of two acclaimed collections of short stories, A Way to Catch the Dust and Song for Simone and Tell No-One About This - nominated by The 2018 Bocas Literary Festival as one of the three best works of Caribbean fiction published in 2017. His first novel, Pynter Bender , was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize, and his debut crime novel, The Bone Readers won the inaugural Jhalak Prize.

Industry Reviews

The Bone Readers is a page-turner, but its insights and language are equally testament to a literary novel of impressive depth and acuity - Guardian

It's masterly. I've started to read it again with increasing admiration - Crime Time

A breathtaking, thought-provoking, and yes brilliant read. I know this is a book I shall go back to again and again - Sunny Singh

Ross's novel is one that effortlessly draws together the past and the present, gender, politics and the legacy of colonialism in a top quality Caribbean set crime thriller. The Bone Readers is a wonderful read - Catherine Johnson

By turns thrilling, visceral and meditative, and always cinematic - Musa Okwonga

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