Jane Bone - by Julia Heaberlin (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A ten-year-old girl finds the bone of a young woman in a murky creek, beginning a twenty-year obsession to find the rest of her, from the bestselling author of We Are All the Same In the Dark.

It was a wild and fascinating trial, a rare "no body" murder case. The stakes hinged on a single bone, and no one knew the victim's name or could find another speck of her. The child in the witness chair led the jury through dark and rushing water to a conviction.

Two decades later, Ana is an emergency room doctor focused on the traumas in front of her. But she's still inextricably linked to the unidentified bone she called Jane.

No one knows that better than the man who sits in prison, who writes Ana every year. He's holding on to something she still desperately wants: A name. A location. As their secrets pull them together again, and old ghosts come to life, it becomes clear someone else out there wants to make sure Jane remains buried - and maybe bury Ana, too.

Running out of time, Ana is torn between seeking comfort from a childhood friend-turned-cop who knows the girl she was, and a trauma surgeon who knows who she's become. In the end, only Ana can save herself.

Led by a protagonist full of poetic heart, Jane Bone is a psychological thriller that reads like The Pitt meets Bones.

Review Quotes

Praise for Jane Bone:

"I love all of Heaberlin's books, and Jane Bone is her best yet. Gorgeous prose, a gripping mystery, and an irresistible protagonist--I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Put this one at the top of your to-read list."
--Laura McHugh, bestselling author of The Weight of Blood and All But One

"Breathtakingly real, intimate and full of suspense--this is a book that will keep you up all night without regret. Julia Heaberlin writes with a heartfelt understanding of crime, trauma and the path towards justice. What a devastatingly good read."
--Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Talking Bone

"Jane Bone is a haunting, fiercely compelling novel about the things we bury, the things we cannot forget, and the terrible hold the dead have over the living. With a sharp eye for the darkness lurking beneath ordinary lives, Julia Heaberlin delivers a thriller as emotionally complex as it is suspenseful. Unsettling, deeply human, and impossible to shake, Jane Bone reminds us that the most enduring mysteries aren't simply about who died, but about those left behind."
--Ivy Pochoda, LA Times Book Prize-winning author of Ecstasy and Sing Her Down

Praise for the work of Julia Heaberlin:

"One surprise twist follows another. . . . Heaberlin's writing walks the line between plain speech and poetry."
--The Dallas Morning News

"Haunting, heartfelt, chilling, and beautifully told . . . I adored it."
--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author

"Heaberlin writes with such aching beauty I found myself pausing to relish her words and then racing ahead because I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. A must-read!"
--Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author

"Psychologically absorbing, original, and atmospheric. I could not turn the pages fast enough."
--Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Tense, darkly atmospheric . . . Gracefully written, with characters that leap off the page and into your imagination, this takes your breath away with its sudden twists."
--Daily Mail

"A tense, slow-burning, beautifully written novel of survival and hope. Highly recommended."
--William Landay, New York Times bestselling author

"A masterful thriller that shouldn't be missed . . . brilliantly conceived, beautifully executed . . . Heaberlin's work calls to mind that of Gillian Flynn. . . . Don't miss it."
--The Washington Post

About the Author

Julia Heaberlin is the internationally bestselling author of six thrillers, including Night Will Find You, We Are All the Same in the Dark, Paper Ghosts, and Black-Eyed Susans. Her books have sold in more than twenty countries. Before writing novels, Heaberlin was a journalist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, and The Detroit News. She currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with her family, where she's working on her next psychological thriller.