The Bone Jar

Detective Lew Kirby, Book 1

By: S W Kane

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award

Two murders. An abandoned asylum. Will a mysterious former patient help untangle the dark truth?

The body of an elderly woman has been found in the bowels of a derelict asylum on the banks of the Thames. As Detective Lew Kirby and his partner begin their investigation, another body is discovered in the river nearby. How are the two murders connected?

Before long, the secrets of Blackwater Asylum begin to reveal themselves. There are rumours about underground bunkers and secret rooms, unspeakable psychological experimentation, and a dark force that haunts the ruins, trying to pull back in all those who attempt to escape. Urban explorer Connie Darke, whose sister died in a freak accident at the asylum, is determined to help Lew expose its grisly past. Meanwhile Lew discovers a devastating family secret that threatens to turn his life upside down.

As his world crumbles around him, Lew must put the pieces of the puzzle together to keep the killer from striking again. Only an eccentric former patient really knows the truth - but will he reveal it to Lew before it’s too late?

©2020 S W Kane (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Way too many characters

The story was good but it had too many characters. It was very hard to keep up with them all. It was confusing trying to remember who they were and what they had to do with anything. I had to force myself to continue with the book.

Had potential

The story would have been interesting if it wasn’t so confusing. I couldn’t keep all the characters straight and remember who was who. The narrator was good at doing different voices but the volume of his voice would fluctuate a lot and go so low you couldn’t even hear what he was saying.

Good book

A murdered elderly woman found at an abandoned asylum raises more questions than answers. A secret room in the bowels of the asylum contains the cremated remains of unclaimed residents in jars. As DI Kirby looks further into the defunct asylum, he discovers that the doctor in charge used to conduct experiments on residents. Someone doesn’t want the truth exposed.

liked!

Great writing, looking forward to more in the series . Cozy , not too gory or corny.

humor/a lot

Then book has that since of humor that really had me laughing but it was a lot of characters to keep up with and they are doing so much.