Dreaming of the Bones

By Deborah Crombie

Five years ago, the talented Cambridge poet Lydia Brooks apparently committed suicide. Now Victoria McClellan, is writing a biography about the renowned Lydia. However as she digs deeply into the background of the deceased poet, Vic begins to question whether Lydia actually killed herself or was murdered. She turns to her estranged former spouse, Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid for help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Nov 23, 2010
• ISBN: 9780330543699

Deborah Crombie

Deborah Crombie is a native Texan who has lived in both England and Scotland. She now lives in McKinney, Texas, sharing a house that is more than one hundred years old with her husband, two cats, and two German shepherds.

Reviews for Dreaming of the Bones

[tututhefirst_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love this series, but found this book to be my least favorite of the ones I've read so far. The intertwining of all the literary allusions, and the need to consult literature to solve this one was a bit of a stretch. Still, I enjoyed getting some backfill on Kinkaid's previous marriage, and his relationship to the young boy Kit.It's definitely worth reading in sequence, but only as a placeholder to get to the next one

[mahallett · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

disappointed. bizarre solution. she writes well but....

[carlyrose · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I had a rough start with this book--there were so many characters, but once I got them all sorted it was enjoyable.

[auntieknickers · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James face new challenges as they must solve a literary mystery involving Duncan's ex-wife. This is one of the best of the series and also a stellar example of the literary mystery (by which I mean, a mystery involving literature). Highly recommended.

[librarian1204 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One of this author's earlier books that I had not read. Very much worth the read, this is an especially good book.

[thornton37814 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Duncan's ex-wife contacts him when her research on a biography of Lydia Brooke turns up evidence that the poet may have been murdered instead of having committed suicide. When Duncan takes a look at the police reports, he notices some irregularities, but the local police refuse to reopen it. Duncan begins his unofficial investigation and is soon joined by his partner Gemma. This was a well-plotted, well-written mystery with enough suspects to make the reader keep guessing. Crombie is an excellent writer. The poetry by Rupert Brooke that headed each chapter was well-chosen, and I enjoyed it as well as the mystery itself.

[tigerlilyoz · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I like this author, I picked two suspects and was right with one. When I finished the book and knew the details I realised the different clues throught out the book. It is well written and I like the two main characters.

[mirihawk · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another fabulous mystery about Kincaid and James. Well written. I think it took me till about 3/4 through to guess the murderer. Which for me is darn good. Read these books in order to get the full character development of the main characters.

[cmwilson101 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the fifth in a British detective series centered around Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. Both are interesting and well drawn characters; Gemma is especially sympathetic (to me, anyway!) as she struggles to be accepted in a male-dominated field. The story in this book occurs as Duncan's ex-wife calls and asks him to help her with a suspected cold case. An entire cast of interesting and fleshed-out characters are drawn into the story, which is mulit-layered, complex, and interesting.

[fmrox · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Duncan Kincaid, Scotland Yard detective, gets a phone call from his estranged ex-wife of 10 plus years to investigate an unusual suicide of a local poet. He's quickly pulled into mystery and other deaths occur. It's difficult for him to investigate as it is out of his jurisdiction but his faithful partner and now girlfriend comes to his aid to help get him in trouble.This 5th installment of the series isn't nearly as brilliant as Crombie's other adventures. It starts very slow. The plot seems to talk around the mystery and the answers only come out when the two detectives evenually guess a theoretical answer. It doesn't seem very well played out, but could have been. I'm disappointed with this story. I will have to try another to see if I can continue along this journey with Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid.

[sdramsey-298717 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As engaging and engrossing as all in this series! I only gave it four stars because I was angry about the character killed off. ;)