The Gideon Oliver Mysteries: Old Bones (Paperback)

from chibitika

History, France, Forensic Anthropology All In One Masterpiece June 29, 2019 Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase Aaron Elkins delivers another stellar whodunit with twists and fascinating history and science all blended into one great read. I couldn't put it down! It got to be 4:30 am and I fi...

from Greymowser

My favorite Gideon Oliver mystery. Well worth the price. Elkins' Oliver books are classic mysteries and enjoyable.

from auntieknickers

Anthropology professor and "Skeleton Detective" Gideon Oliver is participating in an international police conference in Brittany when he gets a chance to help investigate some old bones found in a cellar. The cellar belongs to a manoir, which belongs to an eminently dysfunctional extended family,...

from smik

Members of the du Rocher family have been "summoned" to a meeting at which it's oldest member Guillame intends to make an important announcement. But before they can all get together he is dead, accidentally drowned on the flats of Mont St. Michel, caught by the galloping tide. Guillame's nephew ...

from Krumbs

I loathed the beginning, but really only because it was so well done. I was just so horrified--an old man struggling and trying to escape an incoming tide but no hope in sight! Gah!But getting past that, the mystery was entertaining enough. It was fairly simply to figure out the "twist" (if it wa...