When human bones are found beneath an old chapel in the woods, evidence suggests the remains could be linked to the decades-old case of missing teen Annalise Jansen.
Homicide detective Jane Munro-pregnant and acutely attuned to the preciousness of life-hopes the grim discovery will finally bring closure to the girl's family. But for a group of Annalise's old friends, once dubbed the Shoreview Six by the media, it threatens to expose a terrible pledge made on an autumn night forty-seven years ago.
The friends are now highly respected, affluent members of their communities, and none of them ever expected the dark chapter in their past to resurface. But as Jane and forensic anthropologist Dr. Ella Quinn peel back the layers of secrets, the group begins to fracture. Will one cave? Will they turn on each other?
The investigation takes a sharp turn when Jane discovers a second body-that of the boy long blamed for Annalise's disappearance. As the bones tell their story, the group learns just how far each will go to guard their own truth.
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A steady rain falls as Benjamin and Raphael Duvalier work their excavator alongside a dark lake on the misted flanks of Hemlock Mountain.- THE UNEARTHING, April 2023
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(Montlake, 5 March 2024, e-galley, 351 pages, ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley_UK)
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I've enjoyed some of the author's other books. I wanted to read The Unquiet Bones because I loved the title and the blurb really appealed to me. I had a great time with this book. It's the kind of twisty thriller I prefer with multiple narrative point of views and so many twists and turns you're not sure what's going on. The book is fast-paced, well-written and totally absorbing. I found it gripping from start to finish. I'd recommend this.
