Close to the Bone (Widow's Island Novella Book 1)

Close to the Bone (Widow's Island Novella Book 1)

by Kendra Elliot

4.2 (36,322)

4.2 stars from 36,322 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You want FBI procedurals with real emotional stakes, not just crime-solving theatrics.
  • You're drawn to stories set in moody Pacific Northwest settings where the landscape feels like another character.
  • You appreciate mysteries that dig into small-town secrets and the people who've been keeping them buried.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You need a full-length novel to feel satisfied. At novella length, this is a taste, not a feast.
  • You prefer your mysteries pristine and solved. This one deliberately leaves threads loose for the series.
  • You're looking for cosy mysteries or light crime fiction. This has real darkness and disturbing content.

About this book

FBI Special Agent Cate Wilde returns to her remote Pacific Northwest island home when skeletal remains of a teenager are discovered on a nearby island. She teams up with Tessa Black, a childhood friend now working as a local deputy, to investigate the death despite difficult weather and limited leads. As Cate works the case, she becomes distracted by the coroner involved in the investigation and by memories from twenty years earlier. The remains bear striking similarities to those of Samantha, a friend of Cate and Tessa's who disappeared at age fourteen. Cate must navigate uncooperative locals, long-buried town secrets, and her own conflicted feelings as she works to uncover the truth behind the death and find justice for the missing and deceased.

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