When the Bones Sing

Romance, secrets and mystery and a teenage girl who hears the bones of the dead... Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson, Adalyn Grace and Delia Owens'' Where the Crawdads Sing 17-year-old Dovie doesn''t believe in magic even though she comes from a long line of women who can hear the bones of the dead sing, and for the past few years the bones have been crooning nonstop, calling out to Dovie to dig them up. Because there is a killer on the loose - someone is snatching hikers from the miles of tracks, leaving their mutilated bodies for Dovie to find. And the body count grows ever higher. Some of the old-timers believe that it''s the monstrous Ozarks howler snatching people off the Aux Arc Trail. Well Dovie doesn''t believe in the howler, and she doesn''t believe her best friend - the gorgeous Lo - when he tells her he is being haunted by dark shadows. All she believes in is her talent that guides the local sheriff to the bones when they begin their song, then reuniting the dead with their families to give them some peace. But the truth of their deaths isn''t buried with their bones; it''s hidden somewhere deep in the hills. And Lo and Dovie must unearth it before anyone else is killed...

About the author

Ginny Myers Sain is the New York Times bestselling author of Dark & Shallow Lies and Secrets So Deep. She lives in Florida and has spent the past twenty years working closely with teens as a director and acting instructor. Having grown up in deeply rural America, she is interested in telling stories about resilient kids who come of age in remote settings. One Last Breath is her third novel for young adults.

Product details

• Authors: Ginny Myers Sain
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9780008626716
• ISBN: 978-0-00-862671-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 14 years, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, US Midwest, North Central & Mid-West States, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage: Crime & mystery fiction