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  • Below the Bones

  • Widow's Island Novella, Book 5
  • By: Kendra Elliot
  • Narrated by: Christine Williams
  • Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (767 ratings)

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Below the Bones

By: Kendra Elliot
Narrated by: Christine Williams
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Publisher's summary

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

A former FBI special agent must come out of retirement to solve a murder in the fifth novella in the Widow’s Island series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot.

Former FBI special agent Cate Wilde is a new bakery and bookstore owner - and retirement is now complete with a doctor boyfriend. Although she struggles with PTSD, the sweet life she’s living is a far cry from the gruesome work she left behind six months ago.

But when skeletal remains turn up on Widow’s Island - and the MO of the killer is too familiar to Cate - the dream comes to an abrupt end. What if the case she solved eight years ago isn’t as closed as she thought? Her hometown needs her, and despite her mental health and her boyfriend’s protests, she has no choice but to return to her dangerous past life.

Soon Cate is in a desperate race to stop a cold-blooded murderer from killing again, once and for all…only this time, she’ll have so much more to lose.

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Below the Bones

Short and just right amount of suspense for an afternoon listen while crafting. Cate has settled on Widow's Island and runs the Bakery/Bookstore and is as far from the FBI as she can get after leaving since suffering from PTSD. That is until skeletal remains show up and she is drawn into the investigation when all the clues lead to someone she put away years before. Definitely a good addition to this series.

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great

love these but wish they were longer. Great narrator and story. always twists n turns.

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Connections

Discoveries of bones on the island connect to an old FBI case. This causes Kate to reconsider her recent decisions and explore how the cases are connected to her.

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Love Widows Island

These are great short stories by Kendra Elliot & Melinda Leigh! Love them so much. The narrator though, isn’t one of my favorites. They’ve always had great narrators in the past.

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Great Seriea

I'm really enjoying this series! The friendships and the mystery and the little bit of romance gives this book everything!

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Great mystery

I have enjoyed this series and this book has been a wonderful addition to it. I hate waiting between books though! Suspenseful and puzzling, the answers to other previous mysteries are further revealed. I am looking forward to the next book!

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Lots of drama

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I’ve reviewed the previous audiobooks in this series with this narrator and I’m not a fan. However, I have forced myself to continue and while I still do not care for her performance, I am adjusting to it enough to be able to somewhat ignore those things that annoy me.

Wow! This one had a lot going on. With a past case pushing Cate back into “action” to some degree and her struggle to determine what she wanted in her life as far as her job goes, this just barely hit on the drama that unfolded within these pages.

I really liked that Henry was so supportive to her. The romance takes a far back seat, but his quiet presence added a touch so sweet I ached. This also has a mystery that extended itself through years and I never saw the end result until it was revealed. I love when that happens.

Although these tend to feel the same, and I should probably allow some time to hibernate in between books, I am enjoying each one of them.

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Another great case

I really enjoyed this case. It had twists and turns as they tried to find the connection with the serial killer behind bars and what the connection is between the victims and Widow’s Island. The story definitely pulled me in from beginning to end and I can’t wait to see what is coming next.

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Great job

Wonderfully written, interesting and the narrator did a great job with this story. I enjoyed the plot and the characters. I would recommend this story.

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Short and good

I like these Widows Island short stories. They have mystery, humor and love all in a quick whodunit that gets solved. Fun!

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