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The Lost Bones

Widow's Island #8 / 10
by Kendra Elliot
The Lost Bones (Widow's Island #8) by Kendra Elliot
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From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes the story of a former FBI agent who tackles an unsolved kidnapping in the eighth installment of the Widow’s Island Novella series.

When former FBI agent Cate Wilde moves back to Widow’s Island, she envisions a simpler life than the one she had in law enforcement. But Cate’s past has a habit of catching up with her. When she receives a mysterious package containing a child’s mandible, she finds herself thrust back into action.

The mandible leads Cate to an unsolved case she worked seven years ago—the kidnapping of a three-year-old girl. At the time, Cate suspected the girl was kidnapped by her overprotective father. But after they both vanished, the case went cold.

At the urging of the girl’s mother, Cate dives back into the case and learns her prime suspect may still be a threat. Armed with new clues and a fresh perspective, Cate must confront the possibility that the kidnapper is poised to strike again. But can she save his new child from the same fate before it’s too late?

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RomanceThrillerMysteryCrime FictionSuspense ThrillerNovella
Release date: October 26, 2021

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Kendra Elliot

Kendra Elliot

In the rain-soaked shadows of the Pacific Northwest, Kendra Elliot crafts the kind of suspense that lingers. Her thrillers don’t just keep readers turning pages—they wrap them in a fog of tension where every detail feels crucial and every silence might be hiding something. With over ten million books sold and a steady presence on bestseller lists, she’s carved out a distinctive place in modern crime fiction, balancing tightly woven mysteries with emotionally resonant characters.

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Elliot didn’t plan on becoming a writer. Raised in Oregon, she spent years working as a dental hygienist, where long hours and quiet routines gave her time to imagine lives far more dangerous than her own. It wasn’t until a deep love of romantic suspense and forensic science collided that her first novel, Hidden, came to life. That book launched the Bone Secrets series, a gripping blend of murder, secrets, and forensic intrigue that set the tone for her future work.

Her stories often explore the thin line between safety and danger, home and horror. Whether it’s a body uncovered in a remote forest or a detective haunted by the past, there’s always something unsettling beneath the surface. Elliot has a knack for tapping into the psychology of her characters—flawed, driven, sometimes broken, but never without fight.

With series like Callahan & McLane, Mercy Kilpatrick, and Columbia River, she has built interconnected worlds that feel both intimate and expansive. Fans return not just for the crimes, but for the continuity—familiar faces reappear, past wounds reopen, and justice is never as simple as it seems. Her writing leans heavily on mood and setting, often letting Oregon’s wild terrain shape the narrative just as much as her characters do.

Kendra Elliot’s success has been recognized with multiple Daphne du Maurier Awards and a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, though it’s the loyalty of her readers that truly defines her career. She writes for those who crave suspense that cuts deep—not just in what’s happening on the page, but in the questions that linger after the last chapter ends.

For Elliot, storytelling isn’t about heroes or villains. It’s about what people do when the world goes sideways, and who they become when the lights go out.

Widow's Island

Widow's Island consists of ten books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Close to the Bone (Widow's Island #1)
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A Bone to Pick (Widow's Island #2)
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Whisper of Bones (Widow's Island #3)
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Bred in the Bone (Widow's Island #4)
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Below the Bones (Widow's Island #5)
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A Broken Bone (Widow's Island #6)
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Buried Bones (Widow's Island #7)
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The Lost Bones (Widow's Island #8)
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Bone Deep (Widow's Island #9)
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The Wrong Bones (Widow's Island #10)
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