Bones Don’t Lie by Melinda Leigh

[Jonetta]

Private investigator Lance Kruger was just a boy when his father vanished twenty-three years ago. Since then he’s lived under the weight of that disappearance—until his father’s car is finally dredged up from the bottom of Grey Lake. It should be a time for closure, except for the skeleton found in the trunk. A missing person case gone cold has become one of murder, and Lance and attorney Morgan Dane must face the deadly past that’s risen to the surface.

For Lance, the investigation yields troubling questions about a man he thought he knew. But memories can play dirty tricks. For Morgan, uncovering each new lie comes with a disquieting fear that someone is out there watching, because someone is killing every witness tied to this decades-old crime. Morgan and Lance follow in the shadows of a relentless killer and walk right into the cross fire.

Setting
Scarlet Falls, New York

52 Chapters

Character List
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Morgan Dane: Stella’s older sister, a widow with three children. She’s a former assistant district attorney. She’s 5’9” with black hair and blue eyes.
Lance Kruger: Former Scarlet Falls Police Department patrolman who’s now a private investigator working for Lincoln Sharp. He’s 6’2” with blond hair and blue eyes.
Ava Rogers: Morgan’s six-year old daughter.
Mia Rogers: Morgan’s five-year old daughter.
Sophie Rogers: Morgan’s three-year old daughter.
John Rogers: Morgan’s husband who was killed in action in Iraq.
Art Dane: Morgan and Stella’s grandfather. He’s a retired homicide detective.
Stella Dane: Morgan’s younger sister. She’s a Scarlet Falls Police Department rookie detective and is in a relationship with Mac. She has black hair and blue eyes.
McClellan (Mac) Barrett: Youngest of the Barrett siblings. He was a biologist studying wildlife all around the world and is now a professor at the University. He’s in a relationship with Stella. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
Brody McNamara: Detective with the Scarlet Falls Police Department. He’s engaged to Hannah.
Hannah Barrett: Grant, Lee and Mac’s sister. She’s a former corporate attorney and junior partner for a large, New York City law firm, Black Associates. She has her own firm now in Scarlet Falls and is engaged to Brody.
Victor Kruger: Lance’s father who disappeared 23 years ago.
Jennifer (Jenny) Kruger: Lance’s mother who suffers from anxiety and agoraphobia.
Bryce Walters: District attorney.
Anthony Esposito: New ADA Bryce hired.
Lincoln Sharp: Private investigator. He’s a retired Scarlet Falls Police Department detective.
Carl Ripton: Scarlet Falls Police Department patrolman.
Dave Horner: Scarlet Falls police chief.
Paul King: County sheriff.
Cecily: Horner’s secretary.
Marge: King’s secretary.
Frank Jenkins: Medical examiner.
Gianna Leone: Stella’s former informant, no longer addicted to drugs but is on dialysis. She’s now Morgan’s live-in nanny.
Eric McCain: One of the boy’s on the hockey team Lance coaches.
Nina McCain: Eric’s mother.
Tyler Green: Deadbeat father Morgan served a court order. He’s out on bail.
Stan Adams: Victor's friend.
Brian Leed: Victor's friend.
Mary Fox: Young woman who disappeared 23 years ago.
Crystal Fox: Mary's mother.
Elijah Jackson: Crystal's nearest neighbor.
Ricky Jackson: Elijah's grandson.
Abigail Wright: Crystal's employer.
Warren Fox: Crystal’s estranged husband.
Owen Walsh: Former detective who arrested Eric Ford the night Victor went missing.
Lou Ford:
Rocket: Lincoln’s dog, a stray that adopted him. He’s a bulldog mix.
Snoozer: Morgan’s dog.
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Spoiler Info
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Brian was also Mr. Joshua, a frequent customer of Mary Fox at the hotel.

Sheriff King murdered Victor and Mary. He also killed Crystal and the owner of PJ’s. He tried to kill Jenny, then Lance and Morgan. They were able to escape and when he was later surrounded by law enforcement, he committed suicide. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Can't wait .

[Charlene]

Have it ordered from library!