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DI Giles #7
Bone Dancer
“Shall we dance?”
The bones clacked together as he grabbed both wrists and hoisted them. He whirled his macabre partner round the room, polythene crackling beneath his feet, his hands sweaty inside latex gloves. The humming, louder and more off-key. His glazed eyes wide and unblinking. The skull of his dance partner, angled backwards. Her bones clacking time with the music in his head.
He continued for several minutes in this fantasy. A room full of people. Admirers of a couple at one and in motion. All staring at them. Wanting to be them.
He whirled her around, her backbone against his torso, his voice taking on a menacing growl. “You're stepping on my toes? Why are you stepping on my toes?” He twisted one wrist behind her back with his right hand, whilst he rammed his left forearm into her throat. “You watching him? Is that it? I’m not good enough? I’m never good enough for you.”
He turned her back around to face him, his gloved hand gripping her lower jaw. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re imagining. Don’t think I don’t know you’ve been there in your head.”
A dark and haunting, serial killer thriller set in Wales.
"This starts an intriguing mystery which spans years and different counties... This book has a darker feel to it than some of the others by this author... the crime scene is really unusual, original and terrible... but, unlike other books of this genre, the reader is told enough to understand the horrific nature of this crime without pages and pages of graphic detail and description. In some ways, this allows your imagination to really take over... I zoomed through this in an afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it."
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2018
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November 5, 2018
Bone Dancer is the next instalment in the DI Giles series. Knowledge of the previous books isn't essential as it stands alone, but to best enjoy it and understand the relationships between the characters, its best to have that prior knowledge. Yvonne Giles isn't as hardened as one might expect from someone in her position and a reader can best appreciate this with knowledge of her back story.
The book starts with what Police originally think is a prank... a Skeleton, dressed up by the side of the road. Only this is no prank, the skeleton is real, but the evidence suggests this body has buried a long time. So, why is it now next to the road? This starts an intriguing mystery which spans years and different counties.
This book has a darker feel to it than some of the others by this author... the crime scene is really unusual, original and terrible... but, unlike other books of this genre, the reader is told enough to understand the horrific nature of this crime without pages and pages of graphic detail and description. In some ways, this allows your imagination to really take over.
In this book it feels like the relationships between the characters is stronger and more familiar - there is humour between them which I enjoyed. Yvonne isn't your typical DI - she's very human, jumpy and nervous while at the same time is determined and confident. We get some reminder of her past in this story which is important in understanding her better.
As with all books by this author, the pace is fast but not overly complex or difficult to read. I zoomed through this in an afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I received an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The book starts with what Police originally think is a prank... a Skeleton, dressed up by the side of the road. Only this is no prank, the skeleton is real, but the evidence suggests this body has buried a long time. So, why is it now next to the road? This starts an intriguing mystery which spans years and different counties.
This book has a darker feel to it than some of the others by this author... the crime scene is really unusual, original and terrible... but, unlike other books of this genre, the reader is told enough to understand the horrific nature of this crime without pages and pages of graphic detail and description. In some ways, this allows your imagination to really take over.
In this book it feels like the relationships between the characters is stronger and more familiar - there is humour between them which I enjoyed. Yvonne isn't your typical DI - she's very human, jumpy and nervous while at the same time is determined and confident. We get some reminder of her past in this story which is important in understanding her better.
As with all books by this author, the pace is fast but not overly complex or difficult to read. I zoomed through this in an afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I received an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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September 19, 2025Never saw that coming
Wow did not see that coming, what a total shock. The author certainly knows how to lead you down the rabbit hole and you end up at the mad hatter's tea party so many twists that make the story flow and a total page turner.The series gets better with each book .
Wow did not see that coming, what a total shock. The author certainly knows how to lead you down the rabbit hole and you end up at the mad hatter's tea party so many twists that make the story flow and a total page turner.The series gets better with each book .
November 10, 2018
Bone Dancer
Another great read in this series,even though I had worked out the culprit very early on it didn't spoil the story for me.Just think its about time the main character D I Giles had a life apart from her work.
Another great read in this series,even though I had worked out the culprit very early on it didn't spoil the story for me.Just think its about time the main character D I Giles had a life apart from her work.
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