The Skeleton Box, a review
The Skeleton Box by Bryan Gruley
I loved Gruley’s previous book, The Hanging Tree, and was
delighted when I received an ARC for this latest Starvation Lake Mystery.
I felt like I was visiting an old friend in a small town
that I already knew a lot about. However, I had no idea what an adventure I was
beginning as I started reading. Gus Carpenter, the reporter for the local
newspaper, is not only curious about the series of so-called Bingo Night
burglaries, but is drawn in deeply when one of these burglaries happens at his
mother’s and her best friend is murdered.
One thing happens after another and as with the earlier
book, a lot of what is going on is intertwined with the local youths’ ice
hockey team. Layer after layer is peeled back and something that happened long
ago is revealed, something that has great impact on the lives of many who are
still living in or have returned to Starvation
Lake.
This is one of those books that is difficult to put down
once you start reading. Gruley did a great job with this one.
(An arc of this book was given to me by the publisher, Touchstone, a division of Simon and Schuster.)
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