Mr. Bones I: From out of the Darkness

by Jeff Wright

The year was 1910. Location; Ironbark, New York - a small out post carved out of the forest by settlers, fur traders and Native Indians on the banks of Lake Ontario.As winter gave way to spring, children of the town began disappearing. The first child abducted was Jamie Chamber. His body was recovered. As panic swept through the town, Jamie's childhood sweetheart cried out for him to come back. From out of the darkness the ultimate Apex Predator appears. It has no fear. It cannot be stopped from what it's searching for.It's now - 2011, New York City.The city is crumbling from the grip of a child serial killer. Detectives David Bradshaw and his partner, William Hall must find the killer before he strikes again. While combing through one of the crime scenes, David discovers a bootbrint he had seen before. His mind unravels. A lump grows inside his throat staring at the deep impression left in the mud.Come on a terrorizing journey with David and William as they wade through unspeakable horror, which ultimately unlocks David's memory to where he had seen the print before. But be warned - that bootprint will lead David and William straight into the twilight zone where they come face to face with Mr. Bones.

265 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2013

Reviews

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Wright at the Oscoda Craft Show in 2015. He was very passionate about his self-published trilogy of Mr. Bones and convinced me to try them out. I wasn't too disappointed in the first installment...although I'm always over-skeptical of self-published works. Mr. Bones 1: From Out of the Darkness deals with a case of child abductions and murders. Two detectives work on the case as they start to uncover similarities from a case from nearly 60 years ago. It takes a supernatural turn with the introduction of Mr. Bones himself, with the face of a monster but the intentions of an angel. It was pretty fast paced and held my interest up until the flashback portion which dragged and at that point in the novel wasn't offering much progression. It was definitely worth a shot though and I will be reading book 2 soon.