{"product_id":"9780751574463","title":"The Bone Readers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jacob Ross\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 August 2018 by Little, Brown Book Group (Little, Brown) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e195 x 180 x 18mm | 192g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE'The Bone Readers is a page-turner, but its insights and language are equally testament to a literary novel of impressive depth and acuity' GuardianSecrets 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigger 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis award-winning crime debut by highly acclaimed author Jacob Ross marks the thrilling start to a new series following forensics genius Michael Digson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'It's masterly. I've started to read it again with increasing admiration' Crime Time'A breath-taking, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'By turns thrilling, visceral and meditative, and always cinematic' Musa Okwonga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An unconventional crime novel, and one that exposes the dark underbelly of 'paradise'' Book Muse (blog)  'I was fascinated by Ross' ability to create characters with depth and diversity. A great read' Not Chai tea (blog)  'A unique read, paced to the islands where it takes place with a group of interesting characters I will enjoy following into future books' Word Dreams (blog)  'An engaging, poetic and twist-filled Caribbean crime-noir novel. Masterful' Book Witty (blog)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacob Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57409974272325,"sku":"9780751574463","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780751574463.jpg?v=1773740887","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780751574463","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}