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Moonlight Bones
Dark secrets. Devastating lies. Truths that must never be told.
The chilling discovery of a body at a romantic beauty spot shakes the village of Gilsland. Everybody knows everybody in the tiny hamlet on the Scottish boarder. And everybody has a secret that outsiders must never know.
When Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow and her team are called in, tight lipped locals become agitated. Threats escalate. And it becomes clear Fenella must wade through a chaotic thicket of jealousy, betrayal, myths, and lore in pursuit of the brutal truth.
Soon Fenella is plunged into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a mysterious killer who locals claim is a ghost roused from an ancient grave. A phantom that smites the unrighteous and disappears without a trace. A phantom of many faces. A phantom that can never be caught.
And the deeper Fenella digs, the more frightening are the signs unearthed. Signs of a powerful presence. Signs of a potent menace intent on keeping its secrets buried deep in the soft soil of the scenic borderland village.
Moonlight Bones is another thrilling British police procedural mystery novel from NC Lewis's bestselling Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller series. If you like traditional detective mysteries with a touch of psychological thriller, complex characters and shocking twists, you'll love Moonlight Bones .
Set against the backdrop of beautiful coastal Cumbria, an ancient land of legend, folklore and myth, these detective books are page-turning crime thrillers that will keep you hooked until the very end.
The chilling discovery of a body at a romantic beauty spot shakes the village of Gilsland. Everybody knows everybody in the tiny hamlet on the Scottish boarder. And everybody has a secret that outsiders must never know.
When Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow and her team are called in, tight lipped locals become agitated. Threats escalate. And it becomes clear Fenella must wade through a chaotic thicket of jealousy, betrayal, myths, and lore in pursuit of the brutal truth.
Soon Fenella is plunged into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a mysterious killer who locals claim is a ghost roused from an ancient grave. A phantom that smites the unrighteous and disappears without a trace. A phantom of many faces. A phantom that can never be caught.
And the deeper Fenella digs, the more frightening are the signs unearthed. Signs of a powerful presence. Signs of a potent menace intent on keeping its secrets buried deep in the soft soil of the scenic borderland village.
Moonlight Bones is another thrilling British police procedural mystery novel from NC Lewis's bestselling Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller series. If you like traditional detective mysteries with a touch of psychological thriller, complex characters and shocking twists, you'll love Moonlight Bones .
Set against the backdrop of beautiful coastal Cumbria, an ancient land of legend, folklore and myth, these detective books are page-turning crime thrillers that will keep you hooked until the very end.
474 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2026
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February 23, 2026
not up to the past
This needed a good editor. This should have been half the size it was. There was too much repeating of stuff. There was too much character filling . Apparently we needed constantly to be told about Guy’s past, Gut’s failures In script writing or Louise’s haughty and elite tastes.
This needed a good editor. This should have been half the size it was. There was too much repeating of stuff. There was too much character filling . Apparently we needed constantly to be told about Guy’s past, Gut’s failures In script writing or Louise’s haughty and elite tastes.
February 18, 2026
Rather convoluted
These are usually great stories, but this one, with all its twists and turns, became tiring. The twists were interesting and surprising. It just took too long to get there. Plus, the only likable people were Fenella and her team.
These are usually great stories, but this one, with all its twists and turns, became tiring. The twists were interesting and surprising. It just took too long to get there. Plus, the only likable people were Fenella and her team.
February 22, 2026
Good story but bad lay out
The story was good, kept you guessing until the end. I did not care for the way the chapters were laid out. It kept breaking up the story so it did not flow smoothly.
The story was good, kept you guessing until the end. I did not care for the way the chapters were laid out. It kept breaking up the story so it did not flow smoothly.
February 15, 2026
Fine police thriller. Very interesting and fun. The author gets better each book.
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