A Bone in Her Teeth

Anna Wells Mystery #1

by Ann McAllister Clark

Set adrift in paradise, reluctant sleuth Anna Wells arrives in St. Augustine, Florida, to her new home, scarlet bougainvillea, Spanish moss, deception, art theft, assassins, and seemingly unrelated murders.

Genres: Mystery

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2011

About the author

About the Author

A graduate with a BA in Education from charming Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ann McAllister Clark, author of the award-winning novel, A Bone in Her Teeth: A St. Augustine Mystery, is a teacher, journalist, and former used bookstore owner. She now lives and writes in a small cottage in the Nation’s Oldest City, St. Augustine, Florida.

She has four pending novels coming up - two within the year:

Morgan's Redemption - a novel/mystery taking place in the small fictitious Michigan town of Morgans Bridge.

The Chrysalis - a historical novel of a young woman and her family in the American Civil War.

Coming in 2016:

Nights of Lights - the second in the St. Augustine, Florida mystery series

Morgan's Songs - the second in the Morgans Bridge, Michigan series.

Reviews

[Jeanne Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story takes place in St Augustine Florida on the river. By circumstances of life, Anna ends us living on a house boat in St Augustine. A bunch of rag tag people also live there. She had no intention of staying there. She was just going to sell the boat that she inherited and get on with her life. However, she got to know her neighbors and enjoyed them and her life there. And then there was a murder. How killed one of her neighbors? Plenty of suspects to go around, and was probably someone that she knew. Was it safe to stay there? She is working at a book store in town and loved the job. Loved her house boat. Loved her new cat. And then there was a second murder. It was interesting trying to solve the mystery. Boy was I surprised at the ending. Never even had 'that person' on my list of possible suspects. I loved the boat and area and am going to take a vacation there, hopefully with no murders. Enjoy the book.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot grabs the reader at the start and has lots of interesting characters. I had two problems with it. First, there are several pages of background inserted on each character throughout the book, breaking the flow of the story and not contributing to understanding the plot. It seemed like filler. Second, a good editing could eliminate repetitious descriptions; for example, the reader does not need to be told over and over that the carriage drivers wear Victorian costumes. It's also a pretty glaring error that the name of the boat Samurai changes spelling halfway through the book.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good read!