Overview
McInerney expertly sets the pace in scene after scene, driving listeners ever closer to the complicated answers at the heart of this mystery.” —AudioFile on A Borrowing of Bones
The sixth Mercy Carr Mystery in which Mercy and Elvis must prove the innocence of a new friend accused of murder.
Record snow and sleet and rain are pummeling Vermont and a wild boar has escaped from an exclusive hunting club nearby—but that won’t stop a very pregnant and very bored Mercy Carr from hiking her beloved woods with her loyal dog Elvis. She’s supposed to be decorating the nursery and helping her mother plan the baby shower, but she’d much rather be playing Scrabble with Homer Grant, a word-loving, shotgun-toting hermit living deep in the forest. But when she and Elvis drop by Homer’s cabin for their weekly game, they arrive to find an unknown dead man—and no sign of Homer.
As they search the woods, Mercy discovers a patch of devastation that could only be left behind by wild boar. She’s relieved when Elvis tracks Homer, injured but alive. But Homer’s troubles are far from over, as he’s still the number one suspect and he remembers nothing of the attack. When another corpse with a link to Homer is found, Mercy is determined to help her friend, an effort complicated by the unexpected arrival of her young cousin Tandie, sent by Mercy’s mother to keep an eye on her until the baby is born.
As the floods worsen, Troy and Susie Bear are called out with all the other first responders, and Mercy finds herself alone at Grackle Tree Farm with a concussed Homer, Tandie, and Elvis. As waters rise and the wild boar rampages, Mercy realizes that the murderer is out there ready to strike again, this time much closer to home.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
Review
Record snow and sleet and rain are pummeling Vermont and a wild boar has escaped from an exclusive hunting club nearby—but that won’t stop a very pregnant and very bored Mercy Carr from hiking her beloved woods with her loyal dog Elvis. She stops by her friend and local hermit Homer’s cabin where she finds a body and no Homer. This sends her on a hunt for her friend in very precarious conditions.
I really enjoy Mercy! She is no nonsense and she definitely beats to her own drum. And have I mentioned….I really like her husband too. Then there is Tandie. She is the 16 year old daughter of Mercy’s cousin Ed. And she is a mess!
There are a lot of moving parts to this tale but the author does a good job weaving them together and keeping you entertained.
I have read another in this series, Home At Night . I liked it a bit more than this one. This one is good, it just seemed to move a bit slower (but it could be me!). It is not necessary that you read these in order. The author definitely keeps you in the loop
The narrator, Kathleen McInerney, is wonderful with the characters!
I received this novel from the publisher for an honest review.
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