The Lovely Bones

Name: The Lovely Bones
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (16975 reviews)
Author: Alice Sebold

by Alice Sebold

Mystery Thriller Literary Fiction

4.3 (16,975)

4.3 stars from 16,975 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

349 pages~5.8 hr readPublished by Picador USAPublished 2009-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to stories that blend grief with hope, where the emotional weight feels real but the ending leaves you lighter than before.
You appreciate unconventional narrators and settings that let you see familiar emotions from an unfamiliar angle.
You want a mystery that matters because you care about the people searching for answers, not just the answer itself.

Maybe not for you if...

You need your crime fiction to focus tightly on the investigation and the perpetrator's capture.
You prefer stories where the emotional stakes stay contained rather than ripple outward through an entire family.
You're looking for fast-paced plotting over character depth and introspection.

About this book

Susie Salmon is fourteen when she is murdered on December 6, 1973. The novel follows her as she adjusts to her new existence in heaven, a place unlike what she anticipated, while observing life continuing on earth without her. Her friends spread rumors about her disappearance, her killer attempts to conceal his crime, and her family struggles with grief. From this tragedy and loss, the story incorporates elements of hope, humor, suspense, and joy.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 75% off peak. Price has dropped 13 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 177 days. Typically stays discounted for 20 days.

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Currently #8,712 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 21% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 16,975 reviews

Gaining approximately 100 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has remained stable at 4.3 over the tracking period.

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