Dust Off the Bones

By Paul Howarth

A SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Sunday Times, Book of the Month

‘Howarth has been compared to Cormac McCarthy; this pair of books shows the comparison is deserved’ The Times, Book of the Month

‘[An] accomplished depiction of a brutal and violent age’ Observer

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Death follows young Tommy McBride everywhere. Five years ago his family was murdered; soon after, he and his brother Billy witnessed the reprisal massacre of the Indigenous Kurrong people – and they haven’t seen each other since.

After an official enquiry is launched into the massacre, Billy is forced to set off in search of his long-lost brother. But the man with perhaps the most to hide, the chilling Inspector Noone, is on their trail as well…

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‘Terrific… highly recommended’ Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain

‘Vivid, page-turning, unlike anything else you’ll read this year’ Gabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted

‘Gripping… one of the most compelling villains in recent fiction’ Chris Lloyd, author of The Unwanted Dead

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES

• Language: English
• Publisher: ONE
• Release date: Jul 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781911590545

Paul Howarth

Paul Howarth is a British-Australian author and former lawyer who holds an MA in creative writing from University of East Anglia, where he was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Scholarship. In 2018 his debut novel, Only Killers and Thieves, was published to international acclaim, winning the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for best fiction, and appearing on numerous other awards and books of the year lists.

Reviews for Dust Off the Bones

[norinrad10 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dust off the Bones is set in Australia in the late 1800s. As such it begins as a familiar yarn, two brothers face a tragic event that sets them off on different life paths. It's a story that has been told for a thousand years, in a thousand ways. The writing is crisp and the characters engaging, and thus the reader is drawn in. Somewhere about 2/3 through the book. there is a subtle shift and the book becomes something else. Instead of coming to the surface to wrap up the story, it dives deeper. Deeper into the implications of the past. Deeper into the role of guilt in our daily actions. Deeper into the role violence plays in our society. Deeper into the characters themselves. Author Paul Howarth has constructed q captivating morality story located in a world few of us are familiar with but is not much different from the one we inhabit. Part thriller, part family saga, and part historical fiction, Dust Off the Boners should be at the top of every readers list.