The Bone Road

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Can anyone outrun their past

On a mountain road in the Balkans, former Olympic cyclist Heather Bishop and her journalist boyfriend Richard race each other for fun. But when Richard disappears around a bend in the road, Heather cycles after him only to find that Richard has disappeared.

Her increasingly desperate search for him leads Heather into Richards dark past, and that of the Balkans itself. The only man willing to help her is Simo Suboti, a once influential cop whose insubordination has triggered a helter-skelter career slide into obscurity in the border town where Heather and Richard had been staying.

The Bone Road lifts the curtain on the Balkans and explores not only conflicted characters whose pasts catches up with them but also how intergenerational trauma can be passed down not just through families but entire communities.

Reviews

'NE Solomons, in a promising crime debut, has created an atmospheric tale full of menace and the echoes of war'

-- Pick of the Week * Sunday Times Crime Club *

'The Bone Road is [Solomons'] debut as a writer of thrillers ... you knew that you would get a book that was beautifully written'

-- Sue Magee * The Bookbag *

'This cleverly written thriller takes us on a descriptive journey through Serbia and the Balkans where we meet people who are still recovering from, and suffering the effects of, a war that only ended in 1995'

* LoveReading *

'The Bone Road was brilliant. Its combination of gripping plot, fascinating setting, strong characters and chilling undertones kept me enthralled until the very last page'

-- Cathy Johnson * What Cathy Read Next Blog *

'This electric novel from NE Solomons focuses on an under-represented conflict - the Bosnia/Serbia War, which provides a gripping context for the unfolding narrative... the clever, thought-provoking plot manages to bridge the gap between fiction and non-fiction.'

-- Hollie Bruce * Press and Journal *

'Precise plotting and evocative setting combined with a touch of modern history make The Bone Road well worth reading'

* Bookertalk *

Author Bio

N. E. Solomons is a screenwriter and novelist. She lives in the countryside with her husband, also a writer. She is the internationally best-selling author of six previous novels. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages. This is her first thriller.