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Synopsis
An Amazon Charts bestseller. From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes the first novella in the thrilling Widow’s Island series. FBI Special Agent Cate Wilde is back home on a remote Pacific Northwest island when she gets the call: a teenager’s skeletal remains have been found on a nearby island. Together with Tessa Black, a childhood friend turned local deputy, Cate confronts dreary weather and bleak leads to make sense of the death. The complications pile up as Cate is distracted by the coroner on the case—and by nagging memories that draw her twenty years into the past. The remains suggest eerie similarities between this victim, and Cate and Tessa’s friend Samantha, who disappeared when she was fourteen. Cate finds herself up against closemouthed locals, buried town secrets, and even her own heart. As the case unravels, will she be able to cut through the fog and find justice for the missing and the dead?
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Is Close to the Bone appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This romantic suspense novella involves the investigation of a teenager's skeletal remains and references to a past disappearance, with moderate crime scene content and mild romantic tension between the FBI agent protagonist and the coroner. No graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy mystery-solving with atmospheric settings and slow-burn romance will appreciate this investigation into past secrets.