The Skeleton Box
Published on 1. December 2012
322 pages
978-1-4055-2248-9 (ISBN)
Description
Do you really want to know what's inside the skeleton box? Sometimes the truth is better off dead and buried.
Mysterious break-ins are plaguing the small town of Starvation Lake. While elderly residents enjoy their weekly bingo night, someone is rifling through their possessions. Though nothing is ever taken, the 'Bingo Night Burglaries' leave everyone uneasy.
Then a break-in escalates to murder, and Gus Carpenter, editor of the local paper, is thrown into the most difficult story of his life. Not only is the victim his ex-girlfriend's mother, but her body was found in the home of his own mother, Bea, whose dementia is tightening its grip. When the story leads him towards a box his mother has kept secret for years, Gus has no idea that its contents could forever change his perception of Starvation Lake, his family, and the value of the truth.
The Anthony and Barry Award winning third novel in Bryan Gruley's gripping Starvation Lake series.
Mysterious break-ins are plaguing the small town of Starvation Lake. While elderly residents enjoy their weekly bingo night, someone is rifling through their possessions. Though nothing is ever taken, the 'Bingo Night Burglaries' leave everyone uneasy.
Then a break-in escalates to murder, and Gus Carpenter, editor of the local paper, is thrown into the most difficult story of his life. Not only is the victim his ex-girlfriend's mother, but her body was found in the home of his own mother, Bea, whose dementia is tightening its grip. When the story leads him towards a box his mother has kept secret for years, Gus has no idea that its contents could forever change his perception of Starvation Lake, his family, and the value of the truth.
The Anthony and Barry Award winning third novel in Bryan Gruley's gripping Starvation Lake series.
Reviews / Votes
A wonderful surprise . . . one of those books that won't shake its grip. Bryan Gruley is off to a phenomenal start! * Michael Connelly * Introduces a welcome, human voice to crime fiction readers * George Pelecanos * A terrific debut by a talented author to watch . . . the clinical dissection of a little town with big secrets. Authentic and thought-provoking * C. J. Box *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4055-2248-9 (9781405522489)
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Bryan Gruley is the critically acclaimed author of three novels. Starvation Lake was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and The Hanging Tree was Kirkus Reviews' Best Mystery of 2010. Growing up, Bryan spent many weekends at his family cottage on Big Twin Lake in Michigan - not far from the real Starvation Lake. He is now a reporter-at-large for Bloomberg News, after nearly sixteen years with The Wall Street Journal, where he shared in the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Pam. They have three grown children.
