Brooklyn Bones

Triss Stein

Feb 2013 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Xe Sands

About this audiobook

Unburying history can have unintended consequences.

In Brooklyn Bones, a crime of the past comes much too close to home when Erica Donato's teenage daughter Chris finds a skeleton behind a wall in their crumbling Park Slope home. Erica—a young widow, overage history PhD candidate, and product of blue-collar Brooklyn—is drawn into the mystery when she learns that the skeleton is of an unknown teenage girl and that it was hidden there within living memory. Erica and Chris are both touched and disturbed by the mysterious tragedy in their own home.

With her daughter's dangerous curiosity and her own work at a local history museum, Erica follows leads about the mysterious skeleton right back to her own neighborhood in its edgy, pregentrification days, the period when the age of Aquarius was turning dark. Now she finds that a cranky retired reporter wants to share old files, the charming widow of a slumlord has some surprises for her, and the crazy old lady who hangs around her street keeps trying to tell her something. Finally, there are some people—including ones she is close to—who know the whole story and will stop at nothing to make sure it stays buried forever.

Ratings and reviews

law-enforcement, investigation, murder, greed, cozy-mystery, Brooklyn, family-dynamics, friendship Sometimes there's a real advantage to reading series out of order! I read a later one recently courtesy of NetGalley and made tracks over to Audible to get this one. Very glad that I did. The newest one did just fine as a stand alone but I enjoyed it that much. This one is obviously set in Brooklyn, and the main character is a PhD candidate working at a Brooklyn history museum and revitalizing her home in (where else?) Brooklyn. The first victim is found in the walled up fireplace, but the second is a beloved family friend. Lots of family angst, convoluted connections, red herrings, and plot twists! A fine read! Xe Sands gives her usual moving audio performance.

About the author

Triss Stein is a small-town girl who has spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she is the author of three mystery novels. She lives in Brooklyn.

Xe Sands is an award-winning narrator known for her authentic characterizations and intimate delivery. She has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo, The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro, and Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Sands has also been recognized for her engaging romance narrations and was named Most Impressive Narrator Discovery for titles such as Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins and On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart.