Casting Bones

Casting Bones by Don Bruns

302 Pages

Publisher: Severn House, Severn House Publishers

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Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, New Orleans, VooDoo

In New Orleans, Solange Cordray is a Voodoo Priestess following in her mother’s footsteps. Quinton Archer is a detective recently located from Detroit. He and his partner, Adam Strand, were assigned the murder investigation of Judge David Lerner. His body was found shot and thrown in the river. Antione Duvay, a young juvenile offender, Lerner previously sentenced was charged with the murder although Archer did not believe him to be guilty.

Archer has his own issues to deal with. He is still trying to find who killed his wife Denise in Detroit. He had one brother arrested as part of a drug ring. Another brother is on the run and is stalking Archer. Solange is getting information from a nonverbal patient at the retirement house where she volunteers. She gives the information to Archer, but he has a hard time believing her.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. This is the first book in the series so I am sure the characters will develop more through the series. In this book, Archer has a hard time fitting in and spends a lot of time dwelling on Detroit. If you like books about New Orleans, Voodoo with a mystery, you will enjoy this book.