Field of Bones

Narrator Hillary Huber brings to life a wide array of characters in this audiobook. Jance's latest Joanna Brady novel has it all--intrigue, suspense, memorable characters, and a villain to revile. Brady is back in action after being reelected sheriff, despite the fact that she is supposed to be on maternity leave. When bones--and then bodies--begin showing up in a field in Cochise County, her department races against the clock to stop the killings. Huber handles the story's multiple points of view admirably. Equally impressive is her ability to paint pictures of the Arizona scenery, where the action takes place. Listeners will feel as if they become part of the story. K.S.M. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

July 16, 2018
A serial killer investigation disrupts Joanna Brady’s maternity leave in bestseller Jance’s exciting 18th novel featuring the Cochise County, Ariz., sheriff (after 2016’s Downfall). Acting sheriff Tom Hadlock is on duty when June Carver brings in her son, Jack, with a skull that the high school senior found in the remote San Bernardino Valley. Evidence at the scene suggests that a serial killer has been using it as a dump site. Readers know from the first chapter that a man known only as the Boss has been keeping his victims prisoner, torturing them, and disposing of their bodies in the desert. Hadlock puts every available officer on the case, while Joanna offers advice and secures an FBI profiler willing to help. Jance ratchets up the tension by switching between the Boss’s depredations and the police’s efforts to identify him and rescue his prisoners. The birth of Joanna’s daughter, Sage, and other developments in her personal life will enthrall established fans. This long-running series shows no signs of losing steam. Agent: Alice Volpe, Northwest Literary Agency.