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Fractured Truth
Fractured Truth
Fractured Truth
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Fractured Truth

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When the mutilated remains of a young woman are found in an Appalachian Mountain cave, newly sworn-in deputy sheriff Brynn Callahan is forced to track down a killer driven by twisted motives . . .  
 
Not long after donning the uniform of the McCreary County Sheriff's department in Bone Gap, Tennessee, ex-Marine Brynn Callahan faces her first official homicide. On a cold February morning, a lone cross-country skier stumbles across the mutilated body of a young woman. Sent to investigate, Brynn is shocked when she recognizes the victim as a fellow Traveller, Maura Keene.
 
Maura held a solid standing both within the Travellers’ insular community and among the settled townspeople—a fact that makes her murder all the more disturbing to Brynn, who also straddles the two worlds.  After her trained K-9, Wilco, digs up human bones, and then a scrap of paper scrawled with arcane Latin phrases is uncovered, Brynn finds evidence leading her to question those closest to her—and closing the case becomes a deeply personal matter.
 
While trying to suppress local superstitions and prejudices, Brynn discovers that Maura was keeping a dangerous secret. And as the bones Wilco found are analyzed by forensics, Brynn harbors the troubling suspicion that she knows who they belong to. Still struggling with PTSD, Brynn must put her career on the line and her life at risk to find justice for a woman not unlike herself—haunted by her past, and caught in a vicious cycle she may never escape . . .
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Release dateDec 18, 2018
ISBN9781496711717
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Susan Furlong

Susan Furlong launched her Bone Gap Travellers series with the acclaimed novel Splintered Silence. Raised in North Dakota, she graduated from Montana State University. She and her family live in central Illinois. Visit her on Facebook or at www.susanfurlong.com.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “Fractured Truth” by Susan Furlong , Author, Kensington Publishing, December 18, 2018Susan Furlong, Author of “Fractured Truth” the sequel to “Splintered Truth” writes an intense, intriguing , captivating, riveting, and emotional novel. I did read both books, but I think it would be possible to read “Fractured Truth” by itself, but I think you would appreciate it more, if you read “Splintered Truth”. The Genres for this story are Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, and Fiction. The author describes the characters as flawed, complex and complicated. The timeline for the story takes place in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the characters or events in the stories.The story takes place in near the Appalachian Mountains in an area called Bone Gap, Tennessee, where the “Irish Travellers, a clan of people with special traditions and believe that ” no one forgets and no one forgives” live. The towns people tend to discriminate and have dysfunctional animosity against the “Irish Travellers” The “Travellers don’t trust the towns people or the police. They handle their problems in their own way.Brynn Callahan, and her dog Wilco are called in when a young “Traveller ” girl’s body is found. Brynn is suffering from PSTD from the military , and her handicapped dog is trained to locate dead bodies. Brynn also is one of the “Travellers” but now is an outcast as a Police Detective. As more dangerous situations arise, and another body is found, Brynn is finding tremendous difficulty in handling her responsibilities of her job and her family.Brynn is much more intense, and deeper involved in her problems in this book. Brynn is drinking more, and taking pain pills more, and is justifying that should be allowed. She is “fracturing” the truth to make the pieces fit. Will this cause a problem on her job? Will this cause more animosity from her family? Will Brynn be able to solve this case?There are twists and turns and unexpected dangers. Brynn is facing more betrayal. I would highly recommend this novel to those readers who enjoy a thrilling, suspenseful mystery.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love the setting and cultural aspects of this story. Susan Furlong beautifully captures this group of people known as Travellers. We see how prejudice works from both sides, enforcing stereotypes and ensuring the Travellers remain on the margins of society. We also see how difficult life is for people like Brynn, who straddle the middle ground of the two while not completely fitting into either.The mystery unravels at a good pace, held my interest, and kept me guessing all the way through. Brynn's relationship with Wilco is one of my favorite aspects of this series. Anyone who has ever loved an animal will appreciate their bond.The only issue I had came with Brynn's emotional unraveling and erratic behavior. She has a major chip on her shoulder, and is moody and difficult throughout the story. The reasoning is sound and it's handled well. But the book is written in first person, from her perspective, and so it becomes grating to spend the entire time with her this way. The setup for this began in book 1, but here in book 2 her problematic behavior takes center stage, often overshadowing the murder case. Consequently, while I sympathized with her plight, I found her more difficult to like. That being said, there is a profound honesty in the way her situation is handled.I think this book works fine as a stand-alone read. The author does a great job of weaving bits of the past into this story, and the plot itself is resolved with no cliffhangers. Still, I recommend starting with Splintered Silence, book 1, in order to get a firm sense of Brynn and the Bone Gap Travellers. *The publisher provided me with an advance ebook copy via NetGalley.*
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Ex-Marine Brynn Callahan and her human-remains-detection canine Wilco, are called in to investigate when a female body is found in a cave in Bone Gap, Tennessee, where the Irish Travellers (some refer them as gypsies) live in a close-knit community.The crime scene is gruesome : a symbol of pentagram marked on the entrance, dead chickens scattered around, burned-out candles surrounded the body, more blood-scrawled symbols on the rocks … looks like some sort of satanic occult has been practiced!Brynn is horrified and taken aback when she discovers that the dead girl was her neighbor, and one of her own – a Traveller! And this is her first official homicide since she has sworn in as deputy sheriff! What a fate! To further complicate the situation, there is another female body being found in the nearby water ….Through her course of investigation, Brynn is faced with intense hatred and resentment from her Traveller clan, in addition to her own struggle with PTSD. Is she fit enough to do her job as deputy sheriff to solve these homicides? “Fractured Truth” is the second book of the Bone Gap Travellers series by Susan Furlong but can be read as stand alone. Susan has done a great deal of research about veterans and the struggling of their PTSD, and has expertly incorporated these components in this crime thriller, with unexpected twists and mystery. It is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys good reads!I would like to thank Susan Furlong and Kensington Books for introducing me to this interesting Bone Gap Travellers series! I enjoy it tremendously! I personally love the characters portrayed by Brynn and her three-legged Wilco, as well as the culture and custom of Bone Gap Travellers! I am looking forward to reading the next novel of this series.

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