Bones: An Irene Kelly Mystery

In this Edgar Allen Poe Award–winning novel, Irene Kelly is on the hunt for the body of a murder victim…with the killer as her guide: “a journey into the heart of darkness” (Los Angeles Times).

Only one person knows where Julia Sayre is: her killer. Four years ago, the young mother of two disappeared, a story that soon became a personal mission for Irene Kelly. But the search for Julia proved fruitless. Now on death row for unimaginable acts of torture and murder, inmate Nick Parrish is plea-bargaining for a life sentence, promising to lead investigators—and Irene—into the dark isolation of the Sierra Nevadas, where they will discover what really happened to Julia Sayre. But Parrish has other terrifying secrets and plans, and now his deadly focus is on a new potential victim—Irene Kelly.

Jan Burke is the author of a dozen novels and a collection of short stories. She is the founder of the Crime Lab Project and is a member of the board of the California Forensic Science Institute. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two dogs. Learn more about her at JanBurke.com.

ISBN: 9781451679175
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: August 14, 2012

Michale Connelly Gripping....compelling....Jan Burke doesn't come up for air until every detail is nailed down and the case is closed tight. She has created a richly detailed Southern California landscape where the buried past pulses beneath the crimes of the present, always waiting to erupt and drag us back. Los Angeles Times Ever since her auspicious debut, Jan Burke has raised the emotional ante with each succeeding book....Burke is a witty and resourceful writer. Clive Cussler Jan Burke weaves a spell of enchantment and chilling suspense. USA Today Burke weaves a compelling tale, delivered at a fast-paced clip. The suspense is high and the characters complex. Jan Burke is on the fast track. The Washington Post Intelligent and deftly paced thriller-cum-procedural...a first-rate series. James Ellroy Deft, witty, wise and very well crafted...should push Jan Burke to her rightful place at the top of the heap in the current bumper crop of women's crime writers. Kathy Reichs author of Déjà Dead An intricately plotted story with feisty, intelligent, and eminently likable characters.