Bone Pendant Girls - by Terry S Friedman (Paperback)

About the Book

Short Summary: When a bone pendant carved into the likeness of a girl's face calls to Andi at a gem show, she can't resist buying it and a sister piece. When she discovers the girls are missing runaways and the pendants made of human bone, Andi is drawn into a mystery that will force her to confront her gifts, her guilt, and the ghosts haunting her.

Book Synopsis

A 2025 Foreword INDIES Award Finalist

A 2025 IBPA Book Award Silver Medal Winner

"Friedman's lyrical style will lure you in and scare you senseless." --Annette Dashofy, USA Today bestselling author of the Zoe Chambers Mysteries

"Heart-pounding and heart-wrenching." --Library Journal, audio starred review

Beware the Fisherman.

Andi Wyndham has communicated with spirits since she was a kid. When a bone pendant carved into the likeness of a girl's face calls to her at a gem show in Pennsylvania, she can't resist buying it and a sister piece. When she discovers the girls are missing runaways and the pendants are made of human bone, Andi is drawn into a mystery that will force her to confront her gifts, her guilt, and the ghosts haunting her.

Pendant Girls Mariah and Bennie urge Andi to find a man they call "Fisherman," a master of disguise. Teaming up with a handsome private eye and a South Carolina sheriff, Andi must find the girls' bodies and put their souls to rest, before the Fisherman casts his deadly net to trap Andi.

Review Quotes

"Wow! Terry S. Friedman's page-turner debut kept me up late into the night and continues to haunt me long after finishing this ghostly tale of murdered girls who speak from the grave. Beautifully written, Friedman's lyrical style will lure you in and scare you senseless." --Annette Dashofy, USA Today bestselling author of the Zoe Chambers Mysteries

"Bone Pendant Girls ripples with suspense." --Nancy McKinley, author of St. Christopher on Pluto

"Friedman did a skillful job of giving just enough description mixed with dialogue, humor, and viewpoints that intricately bound the story together in a real page turner. It made me laugh, tear up, and cry at the end." --C. C. Scharon, author of suspense thrillers Murder Me Too, Blood Never Washes Out, and Scottish historical romance series Highland Legends

"Full of paranormal twists, Bone Pendant Girls is a supernatural thriller about trust and acceptance." --Foreword Reviews

"VERDICT: Friedman's fast-paced thriller is both heart-pounding and heart-wrenching. Share with fans of paranormal psychological suspense in the vein of Karen Brown's The Clairvoyants." --Library Journal, audio starred review

About the Author

Terry S. Friedman began her writing career freelancing for a small newspaper outside Philadelphia. While raising her daughters, Jessica and Shelley in West Chester, PA, she taught English for decades and traveled abroad with students. Terry earned an M.F.A. from Wilkes University and also graduated from the FBI Citizens Academy. Thirteen of her fiction and non-fiction pieces have been published, and she co-edited Delaware Valley Mystery Writers' short stories anthology, Death Knell V. She is a Pennwriters Board member and a member of Sisters in Crime. Currently, Terry writes paranormal thrillers from coastal South Carolina.