Bone Key

By Les Standiford

Its tough being a small-time hustler in Key West, FL. When this hustler is being beaten by a cop, John Deal steps in to stop it, but it is only a temporary rescue: the hustler turns up dead only two days later. The cops are claiming ignorance and the locals arent saying a word. Could the dead man be somehow connected to a seventy-year-old tale of piracy, murder, and greed? No one knows what really happened on that storm-swept night. But something about the legend and the recent murder are haunting John Deal to the bone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Jul 31, 2012
• ISBN: 9781615953097

Les Standiford

Les Standiford is the bestselling author of twenty books and novels, including the John Deal mystery series, and the works of narrative history The Man Who Invented Christmas (a New York Times Editors’ Choice) and Last Train to Paradise. He is the director of the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his wife, Kimberly, a psychotherapist and artist. Visit his website at www.les-standiford.com.

Reviews for Bone Key

[mattaponimammy · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Definately a guy's novel. A killing in every page. A good mindless read for the beach. Bought it at a second hand bookshop in the Keys.

[ikeman100 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was my first novel by Standiford and I quite enjoyed it. It's written in the John D. McDonald style and this good author knows how to tell a story. It could have been a much longer and more interesting book but his "stick to the plot" style moves the book at a brisk and interesting pace. I will be reading more books by this author. I'm told his history books are very good so I will be reading those also.

[hagelstein_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Miami construction contractor John Deal is in Key West to discuss a project when he stumbles into a mystery involving a different kind of treasure, but one that still inspires murder.