Though he shares his home with Abigail, she knows little about him as a person. Secrets are a recurring theme in the series, but particularly in this text - Jackaby himself is a mysterious figure who reveals little of his personal life and maintains an evasive persona. Readers are treated to shapeshifting kittens, mysterious creatures, a lovable trapper, and the return of Charlie, the policeman with a secret from Jackaby. Jackaby are needed, along with those of his capable assistant, Abigail - who conveniently has a background in paleontology. The services of intrepid paranormal-investigator R.F. Beastly Bones maintains the enigma, sly social commentary, and dynamic plot of Jackaby, but occasionally feels like a slightly less-driven effort - the author may be suffering from the dreaded Second Novel Syndrome, curable only by writing a third.īeastly Bones takes the reader from late-19th-century New Fiddleham, the setting of Jackaby, and into the wilds of Gad’s Valley, where the discovery of a new fossil has the town abuzz, and so does the tragic death of a farmer’s wife at the site of the find. While Abigail finds herself drawn to Jackaby’s keen intelligence and his sensitivity to phenomena others barely perceive, her feelings are confused by the presence of Charlie, a handsome young policeman willing to help Jackaby and Abigail on the case.Ritter’s follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed Jackaby lacks some of the quixotic zest of the author’s first novel, but it’s still an enjoyable young-adult read. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain the foul deeds are the work of the kind of creature whose very existence the local police seem adamant to deny. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose.
Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary-including the ability to see supernatural beings. Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. Jackaby, investigator of the unexplainable, and his new assistant, Abigail Rook, against a supernatural serial killer. The first book in the New York Times bestselling paranormal mystery series pits R.F.
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