A Bone to Pick by Melinda Leigh

3 hours, 5 minutes first pub 2018 (view editions)

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Readers who enjoy tightly woven, fast-paced mysteries that balance personal stakes with tense investigations.

Description

Deputy Tessa Black gave up her career as a detective with the Seattle PD and returned to the Pacific Northwest island she calls home to care for her ailing mother. Tessa thinks her mother’s illness is the worst thing she’ll face—until she responds...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 816 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

tense: 33%

emotional: 30%

dark: 23%

adventurous: 20%

challenging: 13%

hopeful: 10%

reflective: 6%

sad: 6%

funny: 3%


Pace

90% of readers chose fast
6% of readers chose medium
3% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

31% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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