Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Thriller and Suspense
ASIN: B076H9C28F
File Size: 1707 KB
ISBN-10:1978161948
ISBN-13: 978-1978161948
Pages: 308

Bad To The Bones by James Harper is a superb crime thriller. The protagonist, Evan Buckley became a PI after his wife went missing five years ago. To pay the rent, he becomes a “peeper” photographing cheating marriage partners. When his latest case lives he feeling hopeless, he seeks to find comfort in helping others by solving closed cases.

To this end, he tries to find out why Linda Clayton’s son disappeared from school, and then why her husband went missing. The cops seem to have given up on this 10-yr-old case. As Evan Buckly snoops around he steps on toes and gets into problems.

The story moves quickly. Evan blunders and gets into lots of trouble–and pain. Will he be able to solve the mystery? This quick read will keep you guessing till the end.

I liked this story, but I found it implausible that Evan could withstand the beatings he receives and continue so quickly. Otherwise, I would have given Bad to the Bones five stars.