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    Forgotten Bones
    Forgotten Bones
    Forgotten Bones
    Audiobook9 hours

    Forgotten Bones

    Written by Vivian Barz

    Narrated by Julie McKay

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    An Amazon Charts bestseller.

    An unlikely pair teams up to investigate a brutal murder in a haunting thriller that walks the line between reality and impossibility.

    When small-town police officers discover the grave of a young boy, they’re quick to pin the crime on a convicted criminal who lives nearby. But when it comes to murder, Officer Susan Marlan never trusts a simple explanation, so she’s just getting started.

    Meanwhile, college professor Eric Evans hallucinates a young boy in overalls: a symptom of his schizophrenia—or so he thinks. But when more bodies turn up, Eric has more visions, and they mirror details of the murder case. As the investigation continues, the police stick with their original conclusion, but Susan’s instincts tell her something is off. The higher-ups keep stonewalling her, and the FBI’s closing in.

    Desperate for answers, Susan goes rogue and turns to Eric for help. Together they take an unorthodox approach to the case as the evidence keeps getting stranger. With Eric’s hallucinations intensifying and the body count rising, can the pair separate truth from illusion long enough to catch a monster?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 1, 2019
    ISBN9781721386345
    Forgotten Bones
    Author

    Vivian Barz

    Vivian Barz grew up on a farm in a small Northern California town with a population of less than three thousand. With plenty of fresh air and space to let her imagination run wild, she began penning mysteries at a young age. She kept writing, later studying English and film at the University of California, Irvine. She resides in California, where she’s always working on her next screenplay and novel.

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    • 4/5
      Enjoyable. I enjoyed the twist at the end. Worth the listen.
    • 3/5
      The story took a while to get going and then it was suddenly the end. Lots of extra detail that made it very wordy in places. The person narrating was a bit irritating in places, making it rather too dramatic, and speaking so fast I felt breathless listening. Which, I suppose could also indicate that she's good at what she does. I just found it a bit frenetic and felt it didn't have to be quite so dramatic. I'm going to give another book in the series a go though to see if it improves because I like the characters.
    • 4/5
      Love it, it combined mental health, mystery and paranormal all in one book… really a beautiful thriller, a bit slow paced till the last third but for the character it had to be this way due to their character.
      Can’t wait to see what the next book holds.
    • 3/5
      I loved the paranormal mystery because it is grounded in real life. Pacing is really off. I am not sure the big reveal was a secret.
    • 3/5
      I liked the main characters and this could have been an excellent story. The thing that was missing was that the “thriller” part that was in the description, never really materialized. The killer was so obvious that there wasn’t any fun left for the reader to “solve the mystery”. There is also some topics in the book that are going to do everything from slightly embarrass to downright disgust some readers. I gave the book 3 stars but I read a lot of m/m romance books so I wasn’t bothered by it...but I can just imagine the reaction of some of my friends. I hate being over critical of authors who spend time and energy on creating a book. After all, my name hasn’t appeared on any book covers lately...but if a book is going to be something that a great many readers may be going to pick up because the book says that it's a “thriller”... or ” supernatural”...or ”mystery & suspense”... they shouldn’t have to then discover that they have a book composed of a large amount of porn and other disagreeable topics. There should have been a warning somewhere on the cover or in the book description.
    • 5/5
      Forgotten Bones is a novel that I couldn't put down as it was so riveting and it had me guessing with every uncovered clue as more bodies were uncovered at the farm! Eric Evans was diagnosed at eighteen with Schizophrenia, but with medicine he has it under control enough that he is a professor of geology that a university, When Eric learns that his wife is cheating on him WITH HIS BROTHER, he moves across the country to start a new life, but his visions of a little boy in overalls will not let him rest. I thought it horrible that his family treated him this way, but his brother always tried to one up him and he couldn't imagine why his beautiful wife had chose him when she could have had any man that she wanted. I liked when small town police officer, Susan Marlan couldn't let the uncovered small boy an accident crash show a small boy who had been dead for years show up as her case, but as more bodies were discovered all over the farm the FBI had been called in. Susan was ticked that she had to butt out and she was determined with Eric's help to find the killer!
    • 3/5
      It's billed as a "haunting thriller that walks the line between reality and impossibility." On the plus side, the main characters (apparently leads in a new series) are likable enough. The author also has a talent for writing comedy, on the evidence of the Prologue and some sequences in the book. In fact, I'd say most of the book is rather tongue-in-cheek. But as for impossible: the blurb is no doubt referring to the apparently supernatural elements in the story, but the plot as a whole is preposterous.
    • 3/5
      I was sent this book from the publisher/publicity team. My ratings and reviews will be my own personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may have sent me books to review.When this was sent to me I put it to the side thinking it was one that I was most likely not going to pick up. I am so glad I gave this a chance. I would have finished this in one sitting if I did not start it at night. The story itself was addicting.This is not a fast paced thriller, but it will keep you guessing from the very first pages. It is more of “what is happening” thriller than a heart pounding one. I liked it though as it kept my attention until the end. The ending lost me a little bit. There was just never that moment that took it over the top. It was pretty predictable and not climatic enough for me. This is told within dual narration between Susan and Eric. I was wondering how the stories were going to come together. I like Eric and his back story around his brother and his wife. He is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, but is able to live a pretty normal life. His storyline was a little more interesting than Susan. Susan is a detective so that makes sense as that is not my favorite type of character to read about. I also did not feel the romance brought anything to the story (and that is coming from a romance lover).I can also see where others will see this story as problematic. The characters make statements around mental health such as those being psycho, living on the streets, and smelling. Just an FYi if you do not like that kind of thing,This also has a paranormal aspect involving ghosts. I did not think I was going to like those parts, but they really worked. They brought a creepy factor to the story. I actually wanted a little more of this. Some parts of this story just hit service level and I wanted more.