Review: Old School Bones

Awasha Patterson is Dean of Minority Affairs and is in charge of the students at Hibernia House. Hibernia House is a residence at Tolchester-Coates, a New England prep school. Liberty Baker, a young black student, knocks on Awasha’s door and says she needs to see her but Awasha has company and turns Liberty away. Awasha does not get a chance to find out what Liberty needed because her fellow students find Liberty’s body in the bathtub. Liberty’s death is ruled a suicide but her friends refuse to believe that Liberty would take her own life.

Gracie Liu is from Hong Kong and is Liberty’s best friend. Gracie feels that Liberty’s death has to do with her race and the secret societies that she has been investigating. Tory and Justine, the other two girls at Hibernia House, have the same feelings.

Liberty had recently made some comments on her website referring to a secret society and had just received a threatening note. The girls convince Awasha that she should help them prove that Liberty was murdered. Awasha feels that if she had not turned Liberty away that the girl might still be alive. Awasha goes to Michael DeCastro and with the help of Gracie Liu convinces Michael to help them investigate.

Michael’s last case as a defense attorney did not turn out well and he has returned to the occupation of fishing with his father. Awasha and Gracie are very convincing and finally Michael agrees.

Awasha has her own demons to conquer. Awasha's brother Ronnie is drawn into the puzzle and the author tells in flashbacks about the woman from Ronnie's past that constantly haunts him.

Gracie Liu is very brave and puts herself in danger seeking proof of a secret society and something to prove that Liberty’s death was not at her own hand.

Old School Bones is a complicated book that will not fail to draw you in and make you fear for Awasha, Gracie and Michael.

Reprinted with permission. Do Not repost without permission from the author, Pat Reid - RAM

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Book Review: Old School Bones

Please Note: Books reviewed are usually provided by the publisher, author, or an agent. Reviewers usually get to keep the book.