The Bone Jar
The Bone Jar Detective Lew Kirby by SW Kane
327 Pages
Publisher: Amazon Publishing UK, Thomas & Mercer
Release Date: July 1, 2020
Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller, Murder
Blackwater Asylum has held its secrets for decades. Ena Massey, 84 years old is found dead in a bed in one of the abandoned buildings at the asylum. She was a nurse there during the 1960s. Raymond Sweet was a former patient that continued living on the facility grounds after the asylum closed. Since he has been squatting there for more than 20 years, he is awarded ownership of the property. Connie is looking for her friend Ed Blake. He has been missing for several days. Detective Inspector Lew Kirby oversees the murder investigations. He is trying to find the links to all the people and the two deaths. All the while, he is working about his mother who is acting strangely about the snowy weather.
The story has a fast pace, the characters are very developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. There are so many points of contact, I do not know how the author was able to weave all the stories together. Bravo! This book has so much in it, twists and turns, murder, human remains in jars, adoptions, and stolen property. If you like murder mysteries, you will enjoy this book. One of the best I have read so far this year. I’m sorry I waited so long to read it.
