Dry Bones Calling: Dry Brook: Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance Book 2

by Sherri Kukla

Deputy Griffin Black has been called back from a brief vacation to discover a grizzly scene. The bones of five unidentified and decomposed individuals have been discovered in his small desert town with a sixth unconscious person barely hanging onto life partially buried with them.

Having recently been promoted to the homicide unit of his sheriff's substation, his first major investigation promises to expose unexpected truths that will impact the lives of those he has come to love.

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 12, 2024

About the author

Sherri Kukla is is a fan of mysteries, both reading them and writing. She is the author of MotoMysteries, a faith-based mystery series for middle grade kids and the Dry Brook mystery series for adult readers. She is also the co-founder and publisher, along with her husband, Steve, of S&S Off Road Magazine.

Sherri and Steve met and married as teenagers. They're not sure where the time went, but over 50 adventurous years have passed. They have four children and three grandchildren. Sherri and Steve reside in a small desert community in Southern California.

Reviews

[Jana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! I’ve read everything from this author and I have to say that this is the best one yet. She did such a great job of keeping us involved while not revealing who the culprits really were until the very end. I thought I knew two or three times before she finally gave us the answer. She did wonderful and twisting and turning to keep us guessing.

I did receive an advance copy of this book so I could read and review it.

[Evelyn Foreman · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the first word to the last, the intensity of this storyline held me captive! So many vividly described characters, so many pieces of the puzzle, each waiting to be put in it’s place, one can’t help but expel a long breath, thinking that finally the big picture is evident. But wait! There’s more? Oh yes, more suspicion, more danger, more accelerated heartbeat, and yes, even a bit of romance intertwined through it all! What a story! I eagerly await this author’s next endeavor!

[Alisa Mcgrath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

This was a great Christian based mystery. All the characters make you think about choices in life. All without making it over the top. The mystery was really good. I read it in 2 days. Gotta sleep sometime.

[Susan Spraker · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good book

I really liked this book. It has great characters that get thrown together for greed and good. It has a great ending that I didn’t see coming. It was well written and edited.

[Deanna Mosier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the Suspense and surprises!!

I really enjoyed this book! Lots of suspense, surprises, clear faith message, and romance! Old friends, new friends, and then there were the bad guys, but who could they be? I didn’t figure it out! This is the second in a series, but it can be read as a stand-alone. I can’t wait to read the next one!

[DONNA LUDWIG · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, but found it a little hard to follow. I was never really sure where the characters lived or how the children fit into the story. The subject was interesting and kept me involved. I liked that the characters supported each other with prayer. Good story!

[Karin Lynn-Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Story

Excitement and intrigue…I gasped, shed tears and became involved with the characters. Thank you, Sherri, for this book. Bless you.

[judy hersom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good

Suspense and drama presented in a nice clean format. Kept you wondering till the end wile presenting prayerful thoughts. Enjoyed

[Grandma Murphy · Rating 2 out of 5]

good story line but too much religion included, became fake sounding

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read

Faith based mystery. The Gospel was woven thru out, people prayed for Godly wisdom. It was a genuinely good suspenseful "who done it"

[Beverly Duell-Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

T book!

[Stephanie - Books Less Travelled · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second book in Sherri Kukla's Romantic Suspense series packs quite a punch! After reading Suspicious Minds, I was excited to see some familiar faces in this follow-up. This time deputy Griffin Black is the main character. After helping his friend in the previous book, it's interesting to get to see the story from his perspective as he returns to work and his new role as the local Homicide Detective.


Dry Bones Calling takes readers on a wild-ride with some surprise twists along the way! This book is a bit heavier than the previous one, although murder is pretty bad, and might make some readers uncomfortable. It does deal with trafficking (organs), and while the author does a good job in her attempt to keep it as ungory and vague as possible, there are still mentions of the trade and some of the things that go on as a part of the vile cycle.


I ended up enjoying this one even more than the previous book, although both were interesting and refreshing in a genre that can at times start to feel stale and overdone. The dialogue is a little stilted, and sounds strange or less-than-natural at times. It's only really noticeable from time to time, and seems to be mostly when the main characters interact with certain other characters. There were also plot holes, nothing that affected the main story over much, but still there for readers like me that tend to notice those. These two things kept it from reaching it's full potential, but we still have a fun story and a twisty mystery to solve!


I can also see some encouraging improvement from the writing of the first book and this one, and I'm interested in seeing if that trend continues in the next book. I'm also kind of excited since they take yet another approach to the genre, and while this one is different from the first as well, the next one sort of flips it all on it's head? Fun times!


I'm so glad I found this series, and really enjoyed seeing how this story was going to play out. The characters were good, the plot kept me guessing, and I really enjoyed the last several chapters as we get to see what happens. It was a lot of fun seeing how all the pieces were going all fit in the end. The romance in this one was also different from the norm, and I liked seeing the characters grow in their faith as they navigate this difficult aspect of their lives along the way.

*I was given an ecopy of this book from the author. This does not affect my review. This review is voluntary.*