A huge thanks to Melville House for having me on this tour.
Detangling the plot
Chicago detective Randall Jenkins has not been back home to the historic Civil Rights hotspot of Cairo, Illinois since the disappearance of his mother, a well-known journalist, several decades ago.
That all changes the day Dr. Molly Moore, an ambitious young archaeologist in the national spotlight for her groundbreaking high-tech discoveries, uncovers a set of strange bones at a huge 12,000-year-old site at a highway construction project. With retired military general and contractor William Alexander breathing down her neck to cover up the dig, Molly and Randall soon find themselves in the middle of a wild military conspiracy.
The detective and archaeologist’s entwined family mysteries suddenly thrust them into the central position as the only people who can ensure the safety of the ongoing Chicago global peace summit. They must take on the rogue general who views any disarmament agreement as a clear and present danger to the United States. The fate of global peace and the lives of Molly and Randall hang in the balance.
Disturbing the Bones is a rip-roaring techno-thriller in the grand tradition of Michael Crichton, Scott Turow and Frederick Forsyth - a perfect Autumn blockbuster for those cosy nights in.
Bobs and Books honest review:
Well, if there's nothing more I love than an archaeological dig and a cold case, both of which feature here from the off and got me instantly hooked.
Action packed, twisty and turny with a few subplots to keep me on my toes too, this has a little bit of everything.
The chapters are only a page or 2 long which makes for short sharp reading and kept me interested throughout. This
meant it maintained a good pace and kept me wanting to read on with a 'just one more chapter' mentality.
Tense and surprising.
Out now.
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