The Bone Shroud

By: Jean Rabe

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Winner of the 2019 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project, adult fiction category The Bone Shroud Irem Madigan’s wedding trip to Rome turns into a desperate search for historical relics, and a struggle to stay ahead of a killer. Irem, an archivist at the Chicago Field Museum, flies to Italy to be the “best man” in her brother’s wedding. He’s marrying an archaeologist who lures Irem into a centuries-old mystery. Unfortunately, there are other players in the game, and some of them are playing deadly. Can she survive and uncover the ancient secrets? Strong characters, shady dealings, ruthless villains, a beautiful setting, an ancient mystery—The Bone Shroud has 'em all. Don't miss it! New York Times bestselling Richard Baker, author of Valiant Dust Jean Rabe uses her mastery of flowing prose to immerse you in a world of archaeological intrigue. From the art world to the underworld, keep your mind sharp as the bread crumbs she leaves are there to find if you read with your eyes wide open. With an intrigue reminiscent of Michael Crichton, I expect you'll like this book as much as I did. Internationally bestselling author Craig Martelle Intrigue, romance, and danger amid the relics of Rome's storied past, with compelling characters and building tension that will keep you turning pages! Gail Z. Martin, bestselling author of Vendetta

Intriguing story

When I got the title, I understood that it was read by a virtual voice, or AI generated text to Voice and decided to try the title anyway because I was intrigued by the title description.
The story was not disappointing. It had a good flow. The characters were captivating enough to want to continue, however, the author uses multiple languages in the story as it is set in Rome. The translations into Italian and Latin are awful. If the virtual voice could take into account the non-English portions, it would actually be a pleasant listen. The things in English flow really well but when it switches languages, it’s so hard listen to! If you are at all familiar with what it should sound like, it sounds butchered.
I did listen all the way through and I’m not sorry, but there were times it was a real struggle.