About the Book:

Deputy Griffin Black has been called back from a brief vacation to discover a grizzly scene. The bones of five unidentified and decomposed individuals have been discovered in his small desert town with a sixth unconscious person barely hanging onto life partially buried with them.

Having recently been promoted to the homicide unit of his sheriff’s substation, his first major investigation promises to expose unexpected truths that will impact the lives of those he has come to love.

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My Review:

Dry Bones Calling by Sherri Kukla
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 323
Published: February 11, 2024
Series: Dry Brook

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

This second book in Sherri Kukla’s Romantic Suspense series packs quite a punch! After reading Suspicious Minds, I was excited to see some familiar faces in this follow-up. This time deputy Griffin Black is the main character. After helping his friend in the previous book, it’s interesting to get to see the story from his perspective as he returns to work and his new role as the local Homicide Detective.

Dry Bones Calling takes readers on a wild-ride with some surprise twists along the way! This book is a bit heavier than the previous one, although murder is pretty bad, and might make some readers uncomfortable. It does deal with trafficking (organs), and while the author does a good job in her attempt to keep it as ungory and vague as possible, there are still mentions of the trade and some of the things that go on as a part of the vile cycle.

I ended up enjoying this one even more than the previous book, although both were interesting and refreshing in a genre that can at times start to feel stale and overdone. The dialogue is a little stilted, and sounds strange or less-than-natural at times. It’s only really noticeable from time to time, and seems to be mostly when the main characters interact with certain other characters. There were also plot holes, nothing that affected the main story over much, but still there for readers like me that tend to notice those. These two things kept it from reaching it’s full potential, but we still have a fun story and a twisty mystery to solve!

I can also see some encouraging improvement from the writing of the first book and this one, and I’m interested in seeing if that trend continues in the next book. I’m also kind of excited since they take yet another approach to the genre, and while this one is different from the first as well, the next one sort of flips it all on it’s head? Fun times!

I’m so glad I found this series, and really enjoyed seeing how this story was going to play out. The characters were good, the plot kept me guessing, and I really enjoyed the last several chapters as we get to see what happens. It was a lot of fun seeing how all the pieces were going all fit in the end. The romance in this one was also different from the norm, and I liked seeing the characters grow in their faith as they navigate this difficult aspect of their lives along the way.

Other books in the series:
(Below is a list of the other books I’ve read & reviewed for this series)

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