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Jo Grant #2
Behind The Bonehouse
It wasn’t until thirty years after the attacks, and the lies, and the intricately orchestrated death, that Jo Grant Munro could bring herself to describe it all in Behind The Bonehouse. Her work as an architect, and the broodmare farm she ran with her uncle, and her husband Alan’s entire future - all hung by a thread in 1964 in the complex Thoroughbred culture of bluegrass Kentucky, where rumor and gossip and the nightly news can destroy a person overnight, just like anywhere else. It was hatred in a self-obsessed soul, fermenting in an equine lab, boiling over and burning what it touched, that drove Jo and Alan to the edge of desperation while they fought through what they faced.
388 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 10, 2016
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About the author
Sally Wright
14 books38 followersSally Sluhan Wright was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 31, 1947 to Clyde A. and Marian (Elliott) Sluhan. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1969 with a degree in Oral Interpretation of English Literature.
She authored the Ben Reese and Jo Grant series. Her first book and the first installment in the Ben Reese series, Publish & Perish, came out in 1997.
In 2001, she was nominated (finalist) for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Pursuit & Persuasion, the third Ben Reese book.
She died on June 15, 2018 at her home in Bowling Green. She was 71.
She authored the Ben Reese and Jo Grant series. Her first book and the first installment in the Ben Reese series, Publish & Perish, came out in 1997.
In 2001, she was nominated (finalist) for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Pursuit & Persuasion, the third Ben Reese book.
She died on June 15, 2018 at her home in Bowling Green. She was 71.
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June 26, 2016
I came upon the Jo Grant series after winning an ARC in exchange for my honest review. As I stated in my review of "Breeding Ground", I like to start at the beginning of a series so I purchased the Kindle edition to read before starting "Behind the Bonehouse". As often happens when setting up a series, it took a short time to get into the writing style and format as I'm used to less-complicated cozies (although I had my Patricia Cornwell period) but book two grabbed me from the beginning and I found myself staying up quite late to finish it as I HAD to know what happened!
Set in Kentucky horse country in the 1960's, Jo Wright Munro is an architect living on her family's farm with her husband, Alan. Expecting her first child and feeling overwhelmed at the thought of becoming a mother, Jo has her own business using her architectural skills primarily restoring old and historic homes. Alan continues to work at Equine Pharmaceuticals...and that's where things start to go wrong for the Munros.
Without giving away too much, I'll say that personalities and office politics create some issues between Alan and the owner of Equine, Soon things unravel and begin a story that leads to suspicion of murder, threats and danger for Alan and his family. Spencer Franklin and his family are dealing with their own issues in the aftermath of his mother's murder. Again, family disputes cause complications leading to unexpected results. Jack Freeman is here, too, and his story takes him to France to try to find the man who branded him a collaborator during WWII.
There are multiple stories in this book, some quite loosely connected, but Sally Wright makes it work. Jo tells these stories with her journal entries inserted, letting the reader inside her head and heart as she reacts to what's happening to her and those she loves. Ms. Wright's storytelling sucks you in from the get-go and has you on the edge of your seat, sometimes almost wondering if you really want to turn the page and find out what happens next.
I cannot recommend this book (and the first, "Breeding Ground" enough!
Set in Kentucky horse country in the 1960's, Jo Wright Munro is an architect living on her family's farm with her husband, Alan. Expecting her first child and feeling overwhelmed at the thought of becoming a mother, Jo has her own business using her architectural skills primarily restoring old and historic homes. Alan continues to work at Equine Pharmaceuticals...and that's where things start to go wrong for the Munros.
Without giving away too much, I'll say that personalities and office politics create some issues between Alan and the owner of Equine, Soon things unravel and begin a story that leads to suspicion of murder, threats and danger for Alan and his family. Spencer Franklin and his family are dealing with their own issues in the aftermath of his mother's murder. Again, family disputes cause complications leading to unexpected results. Jack Freeman is here, too, and his story takes him to France to try to find the man who branded him a collaborator during WWII.
There are multiple stories in this book, some quite loosely connected, but Sally Wright makes it work. Jo tells these stories with her journal entries inserted, letting the reader inside her head and heart as she reacts to what's happening to her and those she loves. Ms. Wright's storytelling sucks you in from the get-go and has you on the edge of your seat, sometimes almost wondering if you really want to turn the page and find out what happens next.
I cannot recommend this book (and the first, "Breeding Ground" enough!
June 30, 2016
I was excited to receive an advance copy of Behind the Bonehouse from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book is the second Jo Grant Mystery.
This book was most interesting to read. It is well written with well-developed characters and descriptions of what is going on; I usually felt as if I were right there with what was happening. It is about a past event that is being told by Jo Grant many years later. It switches between quotes from her diary and then a regular narrative which includes her as a character. There is a thread about a mystery throughout the book but it is truly much more than that. It takes place in Kentucky horse country and much of the book is about relationships between family, friends, and co-workers. I really enjoyed this book from first page to last, and I recommend it highly.
This book was most interesting to read. It is well written with well-developed characters and descriptions of what is going on; I usually felt as if I were right there with what was happening. It is about a past event that is being told by Jo Grant many years later. It switches between quotes from her diary and then a regular narrative which includes her as a character. There is a thread about a mystery throughout the book but it is truly much more than that. It takes place in Kentucky horse country and much of the book is about relationships between family, friends, and co-workers. I really enjoyed this book from first page to last, and I recommend it highly.
June 30, 2016
I received a copy of Behind the Bonehouse for a honest review. Here it is, what a ride. Behind the Bonehouse was one of those books that when you finish it, it stays with you. Sally Wright's characters are so well-developed that you feel you know them or they remind you of someone you know, so you grow to care about them The book has the twists I like and kept you guessing to the point you had to stop and rethink, because that just didn't seem like the correct solution. The book had everything, which made it more interesting, families with problems and problems at work with coworkers. This is a book I read in one sitting, I couldn't put it down, not only did I want to find out what happened, but also I found I got involved with the lives of the people in the story and wanted to know what happen to them. Hopefully. there will be another Jo Grant book, so I can visit with old friends and find out what and how they are doing.
June 19, 2016
I usually read cozy mysteries and this one isn't a cozy but it is a very intriguing mystery. I couldn't sleep last night until I finished reading it in the wee hours of the morning. It is very well written. It reminds me a bit of some of John Grisham's books. One character is quite diabolical. In a way, that made me cringe from wanting to read the book but I had to know how things turned out. I can see this being made into a move. I do recommend this book, it was very interesting.
I won a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I won a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
June 25, 2016
Sally Wright is a new author to me. This is an intriguing mystery set in Kentucky in the 1960's.
This story is told thirty years after the fact, with diary entries mixed in the story. This is a compelling mystery and covers a pharmaceutical company, politics and family business. There is a very strong good versus evil theme in this book.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it. I will be adding Sally Wright to my list of authors to read.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This story is told thirty years after the fact, with diary entries mixed in the story. This is a compelling mystery and covers a pharmaceutical company, politics and family business. There is a very strong good versus evil theme in this book.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it. I will be adding Sally Wright to my list of authors to read.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
October 24, 2016
I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. I learned a great deal about raising horses and the products used to treat horse aliments. The reading pace is fast and the characters are well described. You feel a connection to each character and understand their motives and feelings. Sally Wright easily slides from one event to another in moving the story plot line smoothly along. The cover is attractive, colorful, and interesting with the old building in the background.
September 23, 2017
Very entertaining.
This book was full of interesting and thoughtful characters. It is well written and holds your interest. Never Boggs Do. I will recommend to my sister's as I think they would enjoy this book.
This book was full of interesting and thoughtful characters. It is well written and holds your interest. Never Boggs Do. I will recommend to my sister's as I think they would enjoy this book.
January 21, 2019
An excellent story!
This was very well written with strong characters and interesting stories interwoven in the lives of Jo and Alan as well as Spencer and Toss. I have never been disappointed in any of her books.
This was very well written with strong characters and interesting stories interwoven in the lives of Jo and Alan as well as Spencer and Toss. I have never been disappointed in any of her books.
October 10, 2018
I found this story very boring. It dragged on forever with no compelling mysteries to be solved save one.
September 12, 2016
When I first started reading the book I was happy it involved horses some how, as I love horses. But as I read more it seemed to talk about running a business and horse medicine and things I dont know anything about so I thought well if its all like this, is there a story in it at all. Well it was then it started talking about the people involved and about living in the country on horse farms and family life and such. Men getting angry involving horse medications and who and how to make them the best and whose gonna run the business and all . Men getting jealous. then one of them dies and another is charged. A woman and child get kidnapped . Who really killed this man and why are the woman and child kidnapped . Sometime you have to do what needs to be done like it or not. Sometime what we go thru in life can change us.
February 5, 2017
This second book in the Jo Grant series was was full of suspense and twists and turns that make a mystery intriguing. Multiple story lines are interwoven throughout and are neatly tied together at the end. As in the first book, the main characters are Christian so Christian themes are present but not overwhelming. Jo and Alan's faith sustain them in the tribulations that threaten to overwhelm them. I really appreciate a mystery writer who can create an interesting plot with well-developed characters without the use of profanity or immorality. Well done.
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