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Bones of the Redeemed (A Southwestern Mystery) by Kari Bovee {Book Review}

November 24, 2020 by Leila | Leave a Comment

Bones of the Redeemed kept me intrigued, kept me wondering, and kept me turning pages!

Disclosure: I received this book to review through iRead Book Tours, I have volunteered to share my review and all the opinions are 100% my own.

Bones of the Redeemed (A Southwestern Mystery) by Kari Bovee {Book Review}A pit of corpses. An ancient cult. A quest for redemption that could leave her dead…

New Mexico, 1952.

Archaeology grad student Ruby Delgado is plagued by guilt after losing her son. So when her latest excavation drops her down a sinkhole filled with suspiciously mutilated bodies, she’s driven to bring the murderer to justice. But when digging deeper brings her dangerously close to a sinister religious sect, she could be their next sacrifice…

Discovering some of the victims were crucified, Ruby pushes hard to give the evidence to the authorities. But when her trail crosses the path of a beaten man left for dead in the desert, she realizes she may be the only person who can save the community.

Can Ruby stop the sacrifices and slay her inner demons, or will hers be the next body laid to rest?

Bones of the Redeemed is a hair-raising standalone Southwestern mystery. If you like complex heroines, cult conflict, and hard-won redemption, then you’ll love Kari Bovee’s grisly tale.

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This is the first book I have read by this author and I must say, it did not disappoint!

The ‘thrill’ and mystery was definitely different than I am used to, but not in a bad way. I don’t want to say it was slower, because I really did not feel like it was slow. It was definitely more detailed than most mysteries I read, but the mystery was quick to appear and definitely kept pulling me through the book trying to put everything together.

The thrill and chase of finding out the “who done it” is always a favorite of mine and I felt there were a lot of “who” in this book that kept me guessing. It was immediately clear there was something going on and people were definitely not being truthful, but it kept me intrigued, kept me wondering, and kept me turning pages.

I enjoyed reading Bones of the Redeemed and look forward to reading more by Kari Bovee.

About the Author
Author Kari BoveeWhen she’s not on a horse, or walking along the beautiful cottonwood-laden acequias of Corrales, New Mexico; or basking on white sand beaches under the Big Island Hawaiian sun, Kari Bovee is escaping into the past—scheming murder and mayhem for her characters both real and imagined, and helping them to find order in the chaos of her action-packed novels.

Empowered women in history, horses, unconventional characters, and real-life historical events fill the pages of Kari Bovée’s articles and historical mystery musings and manuscripts.

An award-winning author, Bovée was honored with the 2019 NM/AZ Book Awards Hillerman Award for Southwestern Fiction for her novel Girl with a Gun. The novel also received First Place in the 2019 NM/AZ Book Awards in the Mystery/Crime category, and is a Finalist in the 2019 International Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Awards and the International Chanticleer Goethe Awards, as well as the Next Generation Indie Awards.

Her novel Grace in the Wings is a Finalist for the 2019 International Chanticleer Chatelaine Awards and the International Chanticleer Goethe Awards.

Her novel Peccadillo at the Palace is a Finalist in the 2019 International Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Awards and the 2019 International Goethe Awards, as well as a Finalist in the 2019 Best Book Awards Historical Fiction category.

Bovée has worked as a technical writer for a Fortune 500 Company, has written non-fiction for magazines and newsletters, and has worked in the education field as a teacher and educational consultant. She and her husband, Kevin, spend their time between their horse property in the beautiful Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, and their condo on the sunny shores of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

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