Queen of Bones

Written by Teresa Dovalpage

Narrated by Cynthia Farrell

Set between Cubas twenty years apart, Havana native Teresa Dovalpage's new mystery features an unusual detective-an ex-cop turned Santeria priest and a familiar face from her acclaimed crime fiction debut, Death Comes in through the Kitchen. Juan, a Cuban construction worker who has settled in Albuquerque, returns to Havana for the first time since fleeing Cuba by raft twenty years ago. He is traveling with his American wife, Sharon, hoping to catch up with Victor, his best friend from college-and, unbeknownst to Sharon, discover what has become of two of his ex-girlfriends, Elsa and Rosita. Juan is surprised to discover that Victor has become Victoria, and runs a popular drag show at the local hot spot Caf. Arabia. Elsa has married a wealthy foreigner, and Rosita, still single, works at the Havana cemetery. When one of these women turns up dead, it will cost Padrino, a Santeria priest and former detective on the Havana police force, more than he expects to untangle the group's lies and hunt down a killer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980053996

Reviews for Queen of Bones

[Artista Hairston · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Bland. Lost interest early on. Too many questions left. Unfortunately

[auntie0nanuuq · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I was so very disappointed: I waited to read this because I loved her first book, but this fell so very very short....Juan is from Cuba, married to a successful blond real estate agent. Juan left Cuba with one of his best friends (who died on the raft), Juan's other friend, Elsa, never showed up that night to leave with them & bring the provisions she promised.Juan has an opportunity to return to Havana, he reunites with his friend Victor, now Victoria Sunshine, a well known drag queen... Victoria invites Elsa to lunch w/ her & Juan, but when Juan arrives he finds Victoria dead.Meanwhile, there is Rosita, who turned to Santeria in order to lure Juan away from Elsa....I figured out immediately who killed Victoria, but not why....Other than Victoria who loved everyone; Everyone else was shallow, selfish, & were beyond redemption.I can say that in the end, everyone except Victoria, got their just desserts!