The Bones She Buried

Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull
her gently away from the woman’s cold, fragile body. Noah’s voice
cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved
mother.
Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his family’s immaculate countryside home, Detective Josie Quinn is devastated to find Noah’s mother, Colette, lying lifeless in the back garden, her mouth clogged with soil.
Searching
the house for answers, Josie’s team don’t know what to make of the
rosary beads buried in the dirt near the body, or the hidden file
labelled “Drew Pratt”, the small town of Denton’s most famous missing
person.
As she delves deeper into Pratt’s case, Josie quickly
discovers he had a brother whose body mysteriously washed up on the
banks of a river. There’s also a diary entry suggesting that Colette may
have met him on the last day he was seen alive. Can Josie believe
the unthinkable, that a kind old soul like Colette might have been
involved in their murders? And, will Josie’s new relationship with Noah
survive the accusation?
Josie’s only hope lies in tracking
down Pratt’s daughter. But when she arrives at her home to find she’s
been murdered just minutes before, Josie knows the real killer is one
step ahead and won’t stop until Colette’s secret is buried forever. With many more innocent lives on the line, how deep is Josie prepared to dig to reach the truth?