A Thousand Bones by PJ Parrish

Age Level: Adult
Format: Book

Yes, I do have reading glasses, and my bifocals, of course, but I save them for driving and reading the newspaper. Thanks to the Large Print Collection that the young folks who manage the Adams County Library System maintain, we Baby Boomers and our elders have a great collection of easy-on-aging-eye fodder from which to choose. As a volunteer at the Harbaugh~Thomas Branch I regularly snatch up the best looking items that come across my check–in-desk. Last week I found a gem, especially for this Michigan born and bred boomer girl. As a matter of fact, I think I read it before, but one of the advantages of aging is the pleasure of discovering old things to be new again!

A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parish took me back to my Michigan home and the many summer days I spent enjoying the Water Winter Wonderlands; from boonies on the beach to the west of Western Michigan University during my school days at Kalamazoo and thirty five years of family camping around the Lower and Upper Peninsulas.

If you have never spent time around northern Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula, you will be eager to plan your next summer vacation in this scenic historic region before you read the first clue in a string of tragic murders that occur in the vicinity of Charlevoix, Petoskey, Mackinac Island and the Great Sleeping Bear Dunes.

PJ Parrish has described the best of the northern lower peninsula, Lake Michigan culture, flora and fauna, and especially its cooling summer breezes and freezing crystal winters.

Curl up by the fireplace this winter with this picturesque mystery then call your travel agent to plan next summer’s vacation near Petoskey. Neither will disappoint!

Reviewed by Gail