The Bone Garden, by Tess Gerritsen

[Maureen]

The Bone Garden, by Tess Gerritsen

ISBN 978-0-553-81835-2

When 38 year old Julia got divorced, she bought an old house with a garden which she needed to renovate. Whilst digging up the garden she found a skeleton buried there. The forensics assured her that the body was very old, a female, and skull fractures suggested foul play. So Julia decided to dig up the past as well, and to try and find out as much as possible about this person.

The book moves from the present day to the past - Boston in the 1830s. I was shocked to read that at that time doctors examined and handed patients without washing their hands between one patient and the next, more often then not being the cause of what was known as childbed sickness - the sudden sickness and death of women who had just given birth.

Norris Marshall, a student at this time, was a suspect in the death of two nurses. He tries to clear his name by tracking down the killer - which he himself saw after he had just killed his victim.

I enjoyed this book - could not put it down in fact. Would recommend it.

　

[Coffin Nail]

I read this novel about a month ago. I couldn't put it down. Really entertaining.

Two thumbs up from me.

[Peacefield]

I loved this one as well, Maureen! I'd love to read more like it .

[rachel2210]

I read this book a few months ago and I always think about it. Something about it really got to me. I love it so much and I would like to read more books like this.