Seven Bones: Two Wives, Two Violent Murders, A Fight For Justice

Written by Jason K. Foster and Peter Seymour

Narrated by Richard Dillane

We have a dead second wife and a missing first wife…we've got a huge problem here.' Detective Peter Seymour

Seven Bones is the story of one of the more bizarre murder investigations in Australia's history. Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, ‘bad luck'?

Three years after Thomas Keir alleged his first wife Jean deserted him and her young son for another man, his second wife Rosalina, Jean's cousin, lay scorched and strangled on her bed. Arriving on the scene, Detective Peter Seymour realised he was either dealing with the world's unluckiest husband, or a serial wife killer.

While Keir was remarkably found ‘not guilty' of Rosalina's murder, despite a clear-cut case, her death unlocked the mystery of Jean's disappearance. A subsequent police investigation lead to the discovery of seven small fragments of Jean's bones – fingers, knuckles and toes – buried deep under the same house in which Rosalina died.

Keir's ‘grieving husband' act was suddenly in question. The investigation revealed Thomas Kier was a man so jealous he hated even his own baby son touching his wife, Jean. A man so possessive he threatened he would cut her up and feed her to the dogs if she ever left him. A man who thought he could commit the perfect crime and publicly taunted the police through the media.

Written through the eyes of Detective Peter Seymour, Seven Bones follows his relentless pursuit of justice and his own family sacrifices, through the drama of the police investigation into Jean's death, and the three trials, convictions, and appeals that would take fifteen years to reach their final conclusion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Dec 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781004073146

Jason K. Foster

Jason Foster is an author, poet, journalist and secondary school history teacher. He holds a Masters Degree in History and a Diploma in Languages (Spanish). He has taught in Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain and Argentina. He has been published in Amer

Reviews for Seven Bones

[KatyM · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was a joy to listen to. It's Australian, and the narrator has a lovely Aussie accent and never goes overboard with emoting. The book itself is an Insiders view of two fascinating cases, and while it follows a police procedural format, it is always warm and very human. I highly recommend it.

[Ged Bee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you like true crime stories you will be absolutely enthralled by this one. It is the story of one man’s dogged determination to see justice done for a helpless victim. The twists and turns will keep you fully engaged for the full duration of the story, and even if you know how this one ended, you will still enjoy it.

[Melanie Baldwin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved the narrator for this book kept me listening to every word!

[Julie Evans · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well written, easy to follow what was an long and intensive quest to bring a murderer to justice. Really enjoyed listening to the audiobbok