The Bone Fire: A Mystery
Language: English
Crime & Thriller Crime & mystery Detective Detective and mystery stories Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Investigation Murder Murder - Investigation Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths Mystery And Suspense Fiction Mystery fiction New Mexico Police Police - New Mexico Police Procedural Santa Fe (N.M.) Suspense Women Sleuths Women journalists
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: Aug 15, 2010
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Christine Barber is new to the Southwest in the sense that *The Replacement Child* is her first novel. But she has a great feel for the territory and for the family connections that enforce its strong community bonds." —*THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW* Every year, the people of Santa Fe gather together for the burning of a four-story-tall figure called Zozobra, a local custom that that takes place during the Fiesta de Santa Fe. Early the next morning, as the sounds of the Fiesta celebration still echo through the streets, skull is discovered in the ashes of Zozobra. As Detective Sergeant Gilbert Montoya starts to investigate the case, disturbing displays of human bones begin appearing at religious sites around the city. With a possible psychopath on the loose, Gil goes to newspaper editor Lucy Newroe for help to find the person responsible in a case that will take them into the highest and lowest levels of Santa Fe society. Christine Barber was highly praised for her first book, *The Replacement Child*, which won the first annual Tony Hillerman Prize and was named a *New York Times* Notable Book. An intriguing, impressive new mystery, *The Bone Fire* captures the colorful New Mexican landscape and the unique world of Santa Fe.