The Whisper of Bones is the 3rd book in the Widow’s Island Novella. It is an epic tale with some great mystery, thrill and adventure. The modern detective and the police procedurals have an integral part to play in this story.
The novel is beautifully penned by Melinda Leigh who is a top writer in the crime mystery thrillers domain. Her novels are short and simple but highly engaging. A couple of recommended novels written by Melinda Leigh are Say You’re Sorry and Tracks of Her Tears. The narration of this almost 3-hour long novel is given by Christine Williams. She is an experienced narrator and managed to make this a good audio book for the mystery thriller fans.
Deputy Tessa Black witnessed a dead body washing up on the shore of the state park beach. Her experience clearly tells her that this is not an accident. Things were serious and it was definitely a murder case. All the evidence gathered from the spot and the surroundings pointed to another brutal killing on the remote island.
The victim in this case is a local contractor. He had a long list of enemies, which was shocking for the investigators. The more people Tessa interacts with, the more suspects she found. The suspects also included the bitter former wife of the victim and also his estranged current wife. The suspect list also included the former clients of the victims and some of his employees as well. They all had different legitimate reasons to harm him or to want him dead.
The novel is all about the dark secrets from the past surfacing up and making it a nightmare for the investigators.
