The Bone Garden

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A gruesome secret is about to be unearthed...


When a human skull is dug up in a garden near Boston, Dr Maura Isles is called in to investigate. She quickly discovers that the skeleton - that of a young woman - has been buried for over a hundred years. But who was the woman? And how did she die?

It is the 1930s, and an impoverished medical student, Norris Marshall, is forced to procure corpses in order to further his studies in human anatomy.

It's a gruesome livelihood that will bring him into contact with a terrifying serial killer who slips from ballrooms to graveyards and into autopsy suites.

And who is far, far closer than Norris could ever imagine...

'Fascinating... spectacularly gory... fast-paced.' Mail on Sunday

© Tess Gerritsen 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

  • Fascinating… spectacularly gory… fast-paced

    Mail on Sunday
  • Tess Gerritsen gets better with every book

    Daily Mirror

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