A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 2)
by Charlaine Harris
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Author: Charlaine HarrisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 0425219798
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425219799
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Book Reviews of A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 2)
Book Review: Skull Breakers
Summary: 5 Stars
A Bone to Pick (1992) is the second mystery novel in the Aurora Teagarden series, following Real Murders. In the previous volume, Roe went out to look for her half brother Phillip and was caught by the killers. They broke her collar bone and bruised a few ribs. Then Jed and Robin saved her from the killers.
In this novel, Aurora Teagarden was born and raised in the small town of Lawrenceton, Georgia, in the suburbs of Atlanta. She is the only child of Aida. Roe works at the local library.
Aida Brattle Teagarden is Roe's mother. She owns Select Realty, a very successful real estate firm. She is dating John Queensland.
Arthur Smith is a Burglary Detective in the Lawrenceton Police Department. He has been dating Roe.
Lynn Liggett is a Homicide Detective in the Lawrenceton Police Department. Roe knows her from the Real Murders investigation.
Amina Day is a longstanding friend of Roe. She has dated most of the eligible boys in Lawrenceton. Then she moves to Houston and starts dating men there.
Jane Engle is an older woman who had been a librarian. She is a friend of Roe and also a member of the Real Murders Club.
Bubba Sewell is a Lawrenceton attorney. He acts like a good old boy, but has sharp wits. He has been married twice and is now dating Lizanne Buckley.
Aubrey Scott is priest of St. James, an Episcopal church. His wife had died three years ago of cancer.
Torrance Rideout lives next door to Jane. He is married to Marcia, a homemaker.
In this story, Roe has been to three weddings and one funeral in the past year. The first wedding was for Lynn and Arthur. This had come as a surprise for Roe, who had been dating him before the engagement. Lynn is clearly pregnant at the wedding.
The second marriage was for Aida and John. Amina had come to town to attend the wedding and announced her own plans to be married sometime soon. Roe had been a bridesmaid for Amina's first wedding and is asked to do it again.
The third marriage was for Amina and Hugh Price. Although the couple live in Houston, the wedding is held in Lawrenceton. Roe is the only bridesmaid.
The funeral -- occurring between the second and third wedding -- was for Jane. Although none had known, she had been ill for a while. Jane only had one relative, her aging cousin Parnell Engle.
After the burial, Jane's attorney tells her that she is named in the will. Roe follows Bubba back to his office and rides up on the elevator with him. After rummaging on his desk -- which Roe thinks is an affection -- he finds the folder. Then Bubba tells her that Jane left everything to her.
That is, everything except five thousand dollars and the car to Parnell and his wife Leah if they take Jane's cat Madeline. Roe asks how much remains and is told that Jane has three thousand dollars in a checking account. Roe asks if that is all and Bubba tells her about the bank account with half a million in it.
When Roe reaches her townhouse, Aubrey is leaving a note on her backdoor. Roe invites him into the house and fixes him a seven and seven. Finally Aubrey asks her for a date.
The following morning, Roe meets Bubba in front of Jane's house. He hands her the keys and she opens the front door. Pillows and other items are scattered all over the floor.
Someone has broken into the house. They find that a window has been broken in a back bedroom. But nothing seems to be missing. Even the TV and microwave are still there.
Apparently no one else has keys to the house itself. Torrance has keys to the garage storeroom, but not to the house. Bubba notifies the police, tells Roe to call if she needs anything, and then leaves the house to her.
Roe takes note of the pattern of disorder. Only large drawers and cabinets and some luggage have been emptied. The intruder appears to be searching for a large object.
Torrance -- who has cut the grass while Jane is in the hospital -- comes over to offer to mow the lawn the following week. Then he mentions that someone had been digging holes in the back yard. Roe considers that a large object might have been buried in the yard.
After thinking things over, Roe decides that she knows where the object is hidden. She takes some tools with her and rips out the carpet over the window seat. She finds a skull under the hinged lid.
Then Arthur and Lynn move in across the street. Marcia passes on some neighborhood gossip. Madeline -- Jane's cat -- returns home and has kittens.
This tale has Roe boxing Jane's clothing for Goodwill, cleaning the house, and thinking about the skull. She discovers that the carpet had been installed three years ago. And she discovers two candidates for the skull.
The story leaves Roe feeling guilty and exposed. The next installment -- Three Bedrooms, One Corpse -- brings a new man into Roe's life. Read and enjoy!
Highly recommended for Harris fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of old killings, mental disorders, and inquisitive women.
-Bill Jordin
Summary of A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 2)
Death comes calling on a small-town librarian whose life is passing her by.
Aurora "Roe" Teagarden's fortunes change when a deceased acquaintance names her as heir to a rather substantial estate, including money, jewelry, and a house complete with a skull hidden in a window seat. Roe concludes that the elderly women has purposely left her a murder to solve. So she must identify the victim and figure out which one of her new, ordinary-seeming neighbors is a murderer-without putting herself in deadly danger.
Aurora "Roe" Teagarden's fortunes change when a deceased acquaintance names her as heir to a rather substantial estate, including money, jewelry, and a house complete with a skull hidden in a window seat. Roe concludes that the elderly women has purposely left her a murder to solve. So she must identify the victim and figure out which one of her new, ordinary-seeming neighbors is a murderer-without putting herself in deadly danger.
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