Book Review: Bone Hunter

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Sarah Andrews
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Scientific based   Ethnic
Series: Emily Hansen # 5
St. Martin’s Minotaur, Sep 1999, $23.95, 340 pp.

Internationally renowned paleontologist Dr. George Dishey invites Em Hansen to speak at the annual Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Utah. Though not an expert on dinosaurs, Em accepts seeing this as a learning experience. Rather than reside at the Snowbird Resort where everyone else takes temporary lodging, Em stays at George’s Salt Lake City home. However, her sojourn grimly ends when someone brutally murders her host and the police feel Em is the prime suspect.

Not one to sit idly back, Em begins to make her own inquiries. Only police officer Thomas Raymond reluctantly helps her because he finds himself attracted to the number one suspect. Em also likes Ray, but worries about their religious differences. As she digs deeper into the case, an unknown assailant threatens her life.

The fifth Em Hansen novel is a fabulous blending of science and sleuthing that readers will fully relish. The story line focuses on Em’s investigation, but several subplots enrich the overall tale. Fans will find the science Vs religion debate very absorbing, entertaining, and educational. Em’s enthusiasm for learning continues to hook the audience to want to gain knowledge even as readers enjoy a wonderful mystery. Sarah Andrews may be writing the best scientific mysteries this side of the medical thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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