Murder in the Queen's Armes: The Gideon Oliver Mysteries Book 3

The Skeleton Detective puzzles over the theft of an ancient bit of boneamp;mdash;and a student's murderamp;mdash;in this novel by the Edgar Awardamp;ndash;winning author of Switcheroo.

Anthropology professor Gideon Oliver would prefer to keep his mind on his beautiful new bride Julie during their English honeymoon, but one intrusive question will not stop nagging at him: Who would want to steal a thirtyamp;ndash;thousandamp;ndash;yearamp;ndash;old parietoamp;ndash;occipital calvarial fragment?

Yet someone has lifted this chunk of prehistoric human skull from a musty museum in Dorchester. Then, thirty miles away, an archaeology student is murdered, increasing tension and suspicion at a dig that had already seethed with suspicion, rivalry, and mistrust. Could there be a connection between a hot bone and a coldamp;ndash;blooded murder? Gideon is called on by the police to apply the unique skills for which the media have named him "the Skeleton Detective," and he reluctantly agrees. Before he is done, his sleuthing will lead him to another murder and willamp;mdash;in the most literal and terrifying manner imaginableamp;mdash;sic the dogs on him, putting Gideon himself, and Julie as well, in mortal danger . . .

Murder in the Queen's Armes is a suspenseful, funamp;ndash;filled whodunit by the author of the Alix London and Chris Norgren seriesamp;mdash;a celebrated master who "thoroughly understands the art of the murder mystery" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).