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The Bone Garden (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

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Read By: Carolyn McCormick Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2007 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780739343258

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

81

Longest Chapter Length:

05:12 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:10 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

03:46 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

44

Publisher Description

Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. Boston, 1830: In order to pay for his education, medical student Norris Marshall has joined the ranks of local “resurrectionists”–those who plunder graveyards and harvest the dead for sale on the black market. But when a distinguished doctor is found murdered and mutilated on university grounds, Norris finds that trafficking in the illicit cadaver trade has made him a prime suspect. With unflagging suspense and pitch-perfect period detail, The Bone Garden deftly traces the dark mystery at its heart across time and place to a finale as ingeniously conceived as it is shocking.

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"This is a fictional mystery about murders occuruing in the 1830's. It moves from the present when a body is found buried on a new home-owner's land to the time when the ancestors of the property are living in Boston experiencing medical school, grave robbing, poverty and MURDER! It is a very interesting read. I certainly glad that I live in the day of modern medicine!!!"

— Susan (4 out of 5 stars)

The Bone Garden Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.857142857142857 out of 53.857142857142857 out of 53.857142857142857 out of 53.857142857142857 out of 53.857142857142857 out of 5 (3.86)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I, too, loved the historical fiction portion of this book. The early days of the science of medicine were quite fascinating. One thing that does annoy me a bit is how tightly Gerritsen tied up her novel & how cliche the modern day love story was. Not my thing. Too "Lifetime" made for TV movie-esque... "

    — Selena, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Good for the first 3 quarters. Awful 4th quarter. What happened? "

    — Alvaro, 2/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I loved this book so much that I couldn't put it down - or make that I didn't want to put it down but children demand attention and to be fed! However, I was fortunate to have a couple of decent blocks of time to read it and read it very quickly as it was such a great read. "

    — Just, 2/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I picked up this book in the drugstore while I was waiting for a prescription. Took it home, spend a pleasant afternoon sick on the couch with this book. So good. It's one of those books that I can't read fast enough, yet I don't want it to be over. Perfect for what I needed: a good book to lie down and read, relaxing and resting. "

    — MaryAnn, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This was a good mystery. A couple of times it was a little hard for my mind to focus between the past and present day. All in all a good read. "

    — Keri, 1/22/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Great read-good characterization, good sense of time, and exceptional example of switching back and forth between two times. "

    — Maureen, 1/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " My 1st book I read of hers, absolutely fascinating plotlines within past and present and written so well, impossible to put down. having done an english degree it takes a lot to get me to really love a book - could not put this down-finished it over 2 days!! "

    — Wordsrthoughtsok, 11/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " title got my interest, was disappointed in the story. "

    — Linda, 11/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I loved the switching back and forth in time and the mystery aspect of the plot. "

    — Kathryn, 11/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Interesting story line, but pretty gruesome details of early medicine. "

    — Laura, 9/22/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Every so often, I really enjoy reading something of the crime/thriller genre, and this one was really well done. A definite page turner towards the end, with great characters and a very satisfying plot throughout. "

    — Cecelia, 9/4/2013

About Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen, a former phyisican, is the internationally bestselling author of Harvest, Life Support, The Silent Girl, and The Surgeon, a work for which she won the RITA Award and the Nero Award. She also wrote a screenplay, Adrift, which was made into a movie for television in 1993. Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles is the inspiration for the TNT television series Rizzoli & Isles. Gerritsen currently lives in Maine.

About Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick has appeared in the films A Simple Twist of Fate and Enemy Mine. She has appeared on television as Dr. Olivit in Law & Order for more than a decade and as a guest on The Practice and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her Broadway credits include roles in The Dinner Party and Private Lives. Her audiobook narration has won her three AudioFile Earphones Awards.