Old Bones by Trudy Nan Boyce, New in Bookstores during February 2017

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during February 2017 is …

Old Bones by Trudy Nan Boyce, a Sarah Alt Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Putnam

 

During a vigil calling for police reform, students from Spelman College, a historically black women's institution, are assaulted by rifle fire from a passing vehicle. On her way to interview witnesses, Detective Sarah "Salt" Alt confronts the fleeing vehicle of the suspects, but they get away.

While other detectives take the lead on the Spelman murders, Salt is tasked to investigate the case of a recently discovered decomposed body. When she combs through the missing-persons reports, it becomes clear the victim is a girl Salt took into custody two years before, and Salt feels a grave responsibility to learn the truth about how the girl died. But before she can pursue any leads, Salt is called onto emergency riot detail — in the wake of the assault on the Spelman students, Atlanta has reached the boiling point.

In a city burdened by history and a community erupting in pain and anger, Salt must delve into the past for answers.

— Old Bones by Trudy Nan Boyce

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for February 2017. For new paperback titles, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of February 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.