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The Frank Hollander Mysteries #3
Dry Bones
How do you solve a murder spree that has lasted for sixty-four years? When you’re Frank Hollander, you tackle it with the power of prayer and tenacious zeal to get to the truth. What links the Battle of the Bulge, a sleepy little Illinois river town and a pit full of murder victims together? Find out in Dry Bones.
- GenresMystery
242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 3, 2014
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July 13, 2022
Two 50+ age guys decide to open a Detective agency on the side. They decide to take on cold cases that have been left untouched for many years because leads dried up and the police dont have the man power to keep working on them. A lawyer decides to hire them to find out what happened to his brother who has been missing for many years, the lawyer is holding onto a smidgen of hope that he may still be alive.
The guys do some research and start looking and what they find is a gruesome scene that goes beyond their wildest imagination.. Inside this hidden cavern underground were 65 bodies lined up shoulder to shoulder, each one in different decomposition. what they also discovered was each of these were children that were abducted and there was one for every year going back to the early 1940's.
They need to find this killer before he adds another body to the pile.
This was a great murder mystery that had me turning pages as fast as I could read them. Greatly enjoyed this story and would read another from this author.
The guys do some research and start looking and what they find is a gruesome scene that goes beyond their wildest imagination.. Inside this hidden cavern underground were 65 bodies lined up shoulder to shoulder, each one in different decomposition. what they also discovered was each of these were children that were abducted and there was one for every year going back to the early 1940's.
They need to find this killer before he adds another body to the pile.
This was a great murder mystery that had me turning pages as fast as I could read them. Greatly enjoyed this story and would read another from this author.
August 21, 2018
Great first novel
Dry Bones is a really good novel. I was surprised to find out that it was the author's first. It would be heard to follow the great adventure. Super job and a wonderful, suspenseful story
Dry Bones is a really good novel. I was surprised to find out that it was the author's first. It would be heard to follow the great adventure. Super job and a wonderful, suspenseful story
August 4, 2018
Dry Bones (Book 3)
If you have a deep seated love of GOD and truly believe he answers Prayers and punishes EVIL. THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Evil has gone on for almost 70 years . Now GOD HAS sent help for his true believers. This is an inspiring book I RECOMMEND HIGHLY. YOU WON'T WANT IT TO END. BUT IT A SURPRISING ENDING. ENJOY!
If you have a deep seated love of GOD and truly believe he answers Prayers and punishes EVIL. THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Evil has gone on for almost 70 years . Now GOD HAS sent help for his true believers. This is an inspiring book I RECOMMEND HIGHLY. YOU WON'T WANT IT TO END. BUT IT A SURPRISING ENDING. ENJOY!
July 24, 2016
Bob and Frank are hired to look into a cold case missing person.The missing person is the brother of the D.A. of their town and he has been missing since he was thirteen. Frank has "visions" of things that help solve cases. Frank also relies heavily on his faith and prayer to guide him and keep Bob and him safe. During one of his visions, Frank sees an opening of a cave. Once they go looking they find it, and with it 64 bodies. Law enforcement isn't really buying into Frank's vision story, but they decide he is telling the truth. Can Bob and Frank figure out who is killing all these children? Why in January? How many more must die before he is found? Will Frank's faith be tested and who will win?
August 12, 2016
Well it started out a bit unexciting for me , I wasnt sure I was gonna read it. But then the story of the book finally started out in the middle section of the book. Lots of dead bodies mostly children are found in the tomb like area under ground. There were 2 friends who were investigators who were trying to find some missing children. God gave one of them some insight and helps along the way. It took them and the police and FBI a few years to find out the why and who done it of all these children and it took a long time to identify them all . One each year for many many years. Almost 70 of them in all. The story got kinda weird to me when this dark creature enters into the story. But all that matters at the end is they found what they needed to - all from the grace of Gods help.
June 12, 2016
Frank Hollander and Bob Mosley are partners as private investigators. When Frank and his wife are on vacation at the Greek Isles, Frank has a vision. Returning home, Frank gets the aid of his partner Bob to investigate the area of the vision that won't stop haunting him. Maybe there's a good reason the vision won't leave, what the two discover is the burial site of a horrendous crime of a killing a year for 64 years.That is just the beginning of this mystery thriller. The author takes readers down a twisted path of history, horror and mystery in a great story.
August 7, 2018
Dry Bones
by Jay Tepe
Ooof.
Okay, let's talk about what I did like. The book had excellent pacing and flow. The main characters were easy to like. The editing and proofing wasn't bad. No misspellings. There was a very good mystery involved in this paranormal work.
Now for what I didn't like.
The text was a bit too sugary sweet for my taste, as this passage at 243 on my Kindle shows: "The Hollanders were complete empy nesters now, having married off their younger son Ayden the previous summer to his cute little wife, Melissa." Sigh. Cute? Little? How about just to his sweet wife, Melissa (and even that would be a bit much for me. I think there are a few commas missing in that sentence as well.
And at 887, at the end of Chapter 8, the forensic anthropoligist, Kate, says: It's good to be back in the field, fellas. I just wish it wasn't under such macabre circumstances." Now, I agree that finding 60plus bodies in a cave is very macabre. But she's a forensic anthropologist, nothing she does concerns anything that isn't macabre.
And at 1400, the use of the word "diablerie." Yeah, I know what it means and that it is used correctly. However, the average non-word-nut probably wouldn't and why would an author use this word, one not usually seen in non-academic settings, in a novel that for the most part was written using simplified and unsophisticated language? It sure stopped my progress.
But most of all, I am not a fan of work that can't give credit where credit is due. I doubt the author sees this as a "paranormal" novel, but that's just what it is. The main character is unable to do anything good that isn't credited to prayer or God's direct instruction/intervention, and the final climactic scene is literally (see what I did there?) taken over by the intervention of an angel. We aren't talking about an humble man who doesn't see himself as a hero. We're talking about an evidently bumbling idiot who can't put clues together or get himself out of a dangerous situation without divine intervention. Just take a look at the real world, Tepe. It doesn't work like that. Don't get me wrong, I didn't mind a bit of divinity vs. evil, complete with those paranormal characters. What I minded was the total reliance on the the religious aspect to find, escape, solve. Neither the "good guys" nor the "bad guya," displayed free will.
So, the book gets 3 stars on the basis of it containing a good mystery, having good pacing and flow and likeable characters. If that hadn't been the case, the heavy-handed religiosity would have gotten it a) put on my threw it at the wall shelf, and b) earned it a 1-star rating. I doubt I'll be reading any more books by this author.
by Jay Tepe
Ooof.
Okay, let's talk about what I did like. The book had excellent pacing and flow. The main characters were easy to like. The editing and proofing wasn't bad. No misspellings. There was a very good mystery involved in this paranormal work.
Now for what I didn't like.
The text was a bit too sugary sweet for my taste, as this passage at 243 on my Kindle shows: "The Hollanders were complete empy nesters now, having married off their younger son Ayden the previous summer to his cute little wife, Melissa." Sigh. Cute? Little? How about just to his sweet wife, Melissa (and even that would be a bit much for me. I think there are a few commas missing in that sentence as well.
And at 887, at the end of Chapter 8, the forensic anthropoligist, Kate, says: It's good to be back in the field, fellas. I just wish it wasn't under such macabre circumstances." Now, I agree that finding 60plus bodies in a cave is very macabre. But she's a forensic anthropologist, nothing she does concerns anything that isn't macabre.
And at 1400, the use of the word "diablerie." Yeah, I know what it means and that it is used correctly. However, the average non-word-nut probably wouldn't and why would an author use this word, one not usually seen in non-academic settings, in a novel that for the most part was written using simplified and unsophisticated language? It sure stopped my progress.
But most of all, I am not a fan of work that can't give credit where credit is due. I doubt the author sees this as a "paranormal" novel, but that's just what it is. The main character is unable to do anything good that isn't credited to prayer or God's direct instruction/intervention, and the final climactic scene is literally (see what I did there?) taken over by the intervention of an angel. We aren't talking about an humble man who doesn't see himself as a hero. We're talking about an evidently bumbling idiot who can't put clues together or get himself out of a dangerous situation without divine intervention. Just take a look at the real world, Tepe. It doesn't work like that. Don't get me wrong, I didn't mind a bit of divinity vs. evil, complete with those paranormal characters. What I minded was the total reliance on the the religious aspect to find, escape, solve. Neither the "good guys" nor the "bad guya," displayed free will.
So, the book gets 3 stars on the basis of it containing a good mystery, having good pacing and flow and likeable characters. If that hadn't been the case, the heavy-handed religiosity would have gotten it a) put on my threw it at the wall shelf, and b) earned it a 1-star rating. I doubt I'll be reading any more books by this author.
October 7, 2019
A very interesting murder mystery, spanning over 60 years. I found it well written with very good character development. Best of all, it was a very good story. It held my attention even though it was not really dynamic or super fast. At times it moved quite slowly, but the dialogue held my interest and kept me turning pages.
I think I would have to say this was a very gentle mystery with a compelling story. There was no blood, guts or gore. But any story where 65 children are systematically murdered, over a period of 65 years, I just had to know why. I was not really impressed with the "why" of it all, once I got there. That was OK because everything leading up to it made the time spent reading well worth it. A very good read, IMHO.
I think I would have to say this was a very gentle mystery with a compelling story. There was no blood, guts or gore. But any story where 65 children are systematically murdered, over a period of 65 years, I just had to know why. I was not really impressed with the "why" of it all, once I got there. That was OK because everything leading up to it made the time spent reading well worth it. A very good read, IMHO.
June 4, 2022
Wonderful end to the series. Or, is it?
Great story. Work on the grammatical errors. Frank, Mary, Bob and Paula are people of faith. They show that we may not always understand but must always follow GOD'S calling. Maybe if more people who call themselves Christians practiced this, the world would be a better place. Look forward to more Frank Hollander adventures.
Great story. Work on the grammatical errors. Frank, Mary, Bob and Paula are people of faith. They show that we may not always understand but must always follow GOD'S calling. Maybe if more people who call themselves Christians practiced this, the world would be a better place. Look forward to more Frank Hollander adventures.
April 28, 2022
Crime Solving Christian PI’s Solving Closed Cases
Two middle aged men take on closed cased that others have no time for and discover they have quiet a knack for solving the cases. The character are written well as is the storyline.
Two middle aged men take on closed cased that others have no time for and discover they have quiet a knack for solving the cases. The character are written well as is the storyline.
October 5, 2019
Wow, first novel and it is and awesome read. A new kooky PI is following visions from GOD and stumbles into a 70 years old killing spree.
July 7, 2022
Dry bones
I enjoyed this because there were not any curse words and the author was still able to get his message across to the readers.
I enjoyed this because there were not any curse words and the author was still able to get his message across to the readers.
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