'Moody, propulsive, and one of the most intriguing set ups I've
read in years' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'I completely lost myself to this
book for a few days' LUCY FOLEY 'Unputdownable' HEAT 'There's layer
upon layer of mystery in this frankly brilliant read' BELFAST
TELEGRAPH THIS REUNION WILL TEAR A FAMILY APART ... Summer, 2021.
Nell has come home at her family's insistence to celebrate an
anniversary. Fifty years ago, her father wrote The Golden Bones.
Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a
fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was
scattered all over England. Clues and puzzles in the pages of The
Golden Bones led readers to seven sites where jewels were buried -
gold and precious stones, each a different part of a skeleton. One
by one, the tiny golden bones were dug up until only Elinore's
pelvis remained hidden. The book was a sensation. A community of
treasure hunters called the Bonehunters formed, in frenzied
competition, obsessed to a dangerous degree. People sold their
homes to travel to England and search for Elinore. Marriages broke
down as the quest consumed people. A man died. The book made Frank
a rich man. Stalked by fans who could not tell fantasy from
reality, his daughter, Nell, became a recluse. But now the
Churchers must be reunited. The book is being reissued along with a
new treasure hunt and a documentary crew are charting everything
that follows. Nell is appalled, and terrified. During the filming,
Frank finally reveals the whereabouts of the missing golden bone.
And then all hell breaks loose. From the bestselling author of He
Said/She Said and Watch Her Fall, this is a taut, mesmerising novel
about a daughter haunted by her father's legacy . . . 'A feat of
real ambition and imagination - original, suspenseful, and with
complex characters that spring irresistibly to life on the page,
this is Erin Kelly at her finest' LOUISE CANDLISH 'Erin Kelly
excels at twisted family dynamics and toxic, compelling characters,
and this glorious slice of bohemian gothic showcases all her
strengths' RUTH WARE 'Scary, eerie, moving and compelling: a
beautifully-plotted, gorgeously-written triumph of a thriller'
NICCI FRENCH 'An intricately plotted thriller, full of detail and
invention, with impeccably realised settings and characters as
monstrous as they are believable. Above all it is a completely
addictive story of two families destroyed by success. Erin Kelly is
a genius' JANE CASEY 'A twisted treasure hunt with a fatal family
secret at its heart. Powerful, playful and deeply disturbing. I
loved it' SARAH HILARY 'A blisteringly good read. I simply couldn't
put it down' LUCY DAWSON 'A unique storyteller; impossible to
predict, impossible to put down' JOHN MARRS
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