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A Harvest of Bones

A Harvest of Bones, September 2009
Chintz 'N China Mystery #4
by Yasmine Galenorn

Berkley Prime Crime
Featuring: Emerald O'Brien
288 pages
ISBN: 0425207269
EAN: 9780425207260
Paperback (reprint)
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"Tempting plot twists keep this mystery exciting."

Fresh Fiction Review

A Harvest of Bones
Yasmine Galenorn

Reviewed by Jory Reedy
Posted November 16, 2005

Mystery Amateur Sleuth | Mystery Woman Sleuth

Early autumn brings forth a burst of color before the earth lies dormant awaiting the rebirth of spring. It's also the time of spirits. Emerald O'Brien, shop owner and psychic, shares a real kinship with this time of year. Not only is her birthday on Halloween, but she has the ability to see and communicate with those within the spirit world. And it's this ability that sends chills down her spine while helping her boyfriend, Joe, clear the brambles and thorns from the vacant lot he just purchased next door to Emerald's house.

Discovering what looks to be the remains of a foundation, they uncover a basement that's been hidden for over 50 years. Emerald begins to have disturbing dreams and visions, which in many ways is normal for her, but the fact that the source is next door is too close for comfort. Among her visions is that of Samantha, their missing cat. There seems to be an unspoken message from the cat that Emerald is having difficulty understanding.

Emerald recruits friends both living and in the beyond to help her solve the mystery next door and that of the missing cat. The basement reveals a hidden room with a journal, a photograph and a beautiful mural. Then a grave is located under a tree. Whom do the remains belong to? The answers to the mysteries come from an unlikely source.

A HARVEST OF BONES is another wonderful installment in Galenorn's Chintz 'n China mystery series. The story is filled with flavorful and tempting plot twists that keep the pages turning.

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SUMMARY

Tea shop owner and psychic Emerald O'Brien has stumbled onto the ruins of a 50-year-old house rife with supernatural bounty, including a ghost and whispering plants. Now it's up to Em and her friends to delve into the past and lay the secrets of the dead to rest.

It's harvest time in Chiqetaw, Washington; Emerald O'Brien's favorite season. But this year, nature yields a most supernatural bounty. When Em and her sweetie, Joe, stumble over a bramble-covered foundation that has remained hidden for fifty years in the lot next door, strange events begin to occur. The cat vanishes. Will o' the Wisps threaten to harm Emerald and her loved ones. And the ghost of a woman named Brigit and her beloved calico make themselves at home in the backyard. Now it's up to Em and her friends to delve into the past, reveal the secrets of the dead and lay them to rest as they ring in the autumn with a harvest of bones.

Original printing August 2005


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