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Burnt Bones
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Burnt Bones

On a remote island off the coast of Seattle, a man lies buried alive. Miles away, his captor – the elusive killer known only as Mephisto – listens through a transmitter to his victim's dying screams, waiting for him to reveal a secret only he knowns. But learning the secret is only the beginning of Mephisto's manical game...

Tracking the madman are two detectives. In Canada, Superintendent Robert DeClercq, a man who has experienced horror up close. In America, Jenna Bond, a young detective who has never known true horror – until now.

Together they will uncover a trail of clues that will lead them to Mephisto, and into the bloody past in which he exits. Because there the most terrifying secrets are buried, lying amidst the bones of the dead...

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Michael Slade

Michael Slade (born 1947) is the pen name of Canadian novelist Jay Clarke, a lawyer who has participated in more than 100 criminal cases and who specializes in criminal insanity. Michael Slade writes novels on three concentric levels. At the center of each story is a whodunit or howdunit. Around that is psychological…

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