It’s release day for Before There Were Skeletons and advance reviews have been amazing. Here are my five favorites (name dropping intentional).

Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mysteries: “Private Investigator Calamity (Callie) Barnstable is a character that you know you’d love to meet in real life. Smart, endearingly human, she tackles her latest complex case with energy and determination. I look forward to more outings.”

Brenda Chapman, author of the Stonechild and Rouleau police procedurals and the Hunter and Tate mysteries: “Calamity proves to be a complex and feisty protagonist with a wicked sense of humor and a dogged need to uncover the truth. I was quickly drawn into the missing persons’ cases files, working alongside Calamity and her new partner Denim as they plot their path forward, uncover clues, and work to put the puzzle pieces together. A highly enjoyable and engaging read with a memorable cast of characters.”

Winona Kent, author of the Jason Davey mysteries: “Calamity’s back! And while she investigates the cold-case disappearance of three seemingly-unrelated young women, she grapples with ghosts from her own–and her mother’s–past. A compelling page-turner with a hint of romance, a keen tech-savvy sidekick, and clever clues threaded through an old missing-persons story that resonates loudly with today’s news headlines.”