The Bone Thief

Roshaven #3

by Claire Buss

The Spice Ghosts have descended on Roshaven accusing Jenni of stealing their sacred bones and are threatening to destroy the city if they are not returned but Jenni the sprite has no idea what they’re talking about.

With the help of her boss, Chief Thief-Catcher Ned Spinks, Jenni promises to find and return them however the skeletal trail leads them into the dark and dangerous waters of the dread Sea Witch.

Ned is out of his depth and frantically treading water while Jenni must fight to avoid becoming catch of the day.

271 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2021

About the author

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Claire Buss is a multi-genre author and poet based in the UK. She wanted to be Lois Lane when she grew up but work experience at her local paper was eye-opening. Instead, Claire went on to work in a variety of admin roles for over a decade but never felt quite at home. An avid reader, baker and Pinterest addict Claire won second place in the Barking and Dagenham Pen to Print writing competition in 2015 with her debut novel, The Gaia Effect, setting her writing career in motion.

~Writing passionately and hopelessly addicted to cake~

Claire's Books:

The Gaia Effect, a hopeful dystopian novel and winner of the 2017 Raven Award for favourite Scifi/Fantasy novel, was published in 2016.

The Gaia Project, the sequel to The Gaia Effect and second book in The Gaia Collection, published in October 2018.

The Gaia Solution, the third book in The Gaia Collection, is on Kindle pre-order right now and will be published in paperback and ebook on 8th November 2019.

The Rose Thief, a humorous fantasy inspired by Claire's love of Terry Pratchett and set in Roshaven was published in November 2017. It won the Raven Award for best Sci-fi/Fantasy book in 2019.

The Silk Thief, Roshaven Book 2.

The Bone Thief, Roshaven Book 3.

The Interspecies Poker Tournament, a humorous fantasy novella, set before The Rose Thief in the city of Roshaven, published in May 2019.

Ye Olde Magick Shoppe, a humorous fantasy short story from the world of Roshaven, published 2019.

Tales from Suburbia, a collection of humorous plays, blogs and short stories was published in July 2017 *available as an audiobook*

Tales from the Seaside, winner of the 2018 Best Indie Book, is a collection of humorous short stories inspired by life at the seaside with two small children, published in July 2018 *available as an audiobook*

The Blue Serpent & other tales, a collection of flash fiction stories, published in March 2018.

Flashing Here & There, a second collection of flash fiction stories, published in July 2019.

Claire has had two short stories published in 2017. 'Underground Scratchings' can be found in the sci-fi and fantasy anthology Tales from the Underground, published by Inklings Press. 'Patient Data' can be found in the sci-fi anthology The Quantum Soul, published by SciFi Roundtable. A joint short story, A Christmas Badger, was written with CH Clepitt and published in the Sparkly Badgers' Christmas Anthology. Dress Like An Animal flash fiction and Afraid of the Dark poem can be found in Haunted - The Sparkly Badgers' Anthology.

She has also published a series of poetry books - Little Book of Verse, Little Book of Spring, Little Book of Summer, Spooky Little Book, Little Book of Autumn, Little Book of Winter, Little Book of Love & Little Book of Christmas.

You can follow her on Twitter @grashopper2407, Facebook.com/busswriter and visit her website www.clairebuss.co.uk for more information about Claire and her writing.


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Reviews

[Roger Weetch · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thoroughly enjoyable book from the series about the Roshaven thief-catcher force, a group of disparate magical beings united by a love of tea and cake. Each of these books can be read on its own but is much more fun if each is read in order with the characters and situations developing. This story introduces the Spirit Ghosts, who maintain the gap between the living and the dead. They rely on magical bones to carry this out but these have been stolen. It is up to the thief takers to retrieve them or the Spirit Ghosts will destroy Roshaven. The story reaches an exciting and satisfying conclusion, with just enough questions at the end to suggest that another episode might be in the offing.... I hope.

[Abi Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved jenni! Such an amazing little sprite, the way magic was talked about an how different Jenni is to her father norm, two completely different people, I'm glad momma k raised jenni right!

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

A further adventure for the thief catchers, with all your favourites. It's dark, it's magical, it's escapism, it's fun! What more could you want!

[Marlene Burrows · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once upon a time

In the fae world, different folk live and work together pretty well. This is a story of the Thief Catchers. These are the facts. The Spice Ghosts bones are missing. The world is in jeopardy. What is a Sprite to do?

[Sue Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bone thief by Claire Buss.
The spice ghosts bones have been stolen? Who is it? Can Ned Jenni Willow Griff Fingers Fred Joe And Sparks find them? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love this series. I loved Rose too. I hope there is more to come. 5*.

[Daphne Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The powerful and forbidding Spice Ghosts are descending on Roshaven and accusing one the top thief catchers of stealing some of their most sacred items.  Jenni (the accused), Ned (her boss), and a team that includes their dysfunctional fathers need to figure things out quickly because the Spice Ghosts are threatening to destroy the city and are more than capable of doing so.  This adventure takes us deep into Roshaven and to new lands full of danger and mystery.  We also meet our most devious and dangerous villains yet.  As with all her stories Clair Buss gives us a wild ride filled with unexpected creatures good and evil alike.  

[Joyce Hertzoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this third book in the Roshaven fantasy series, the Spice Ghosts’ bones have been stolen. A series of people are found to have had them at one time, but even though the Spice Ghosts accuse Jenni of stealing them, they ask chief thief catcher Ned and sprite Jenni to find them. A series of adventures, with their fathers, Ned’s new wife and others, eventually leads them to a final confrontation. Jenni, my favorite character in the series, has to make decisions mostly concerning magic. The danger in this one is heightened, increasing the tension from start to finish.

[Lynn Mccarthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The spice ghosts bones have been stolen can the gang find out who stole them because Roshaven is not safe. We meet Jennies father who is completely different from her.
Another great book I really enjoyed it.

[W.C. Quick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A darker, spookier story in the series

A joy to read. With a real threat to the beings of Roshaven, especially tough on my favorite magical Sprite.

[Donna Tyrrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author takes the adventures of Ned and team up a notch in this novel. Definitely a great read for the spooky time of year. Your favourite Fae in peril, get ready to meet the witch!