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Sarah Andrews (1) (1949–2019)

Author of Bone Hunter

For other authors named Sarah Andrews, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Sarah Andrews

Bone Hunter (1999) 140 copies
Fault Line (2002) 115 copies
A Fall in Denver (1995) 113 copies
Mother Nature (1997) 113 copies
Only Flesh and Bones (1998) 106 copies
Tensleep (1994) 105 copies
Dead Dry (2005) 105 copies
An Eye for Gold (2000) 102 copies
In Cold Pursuit (2007) 100 copies
Earth Colors (2004) 86 copies
Killer Dust (2003) 82 copies
Rock Bottom (2012) 30 copies

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rabck from JennyC1230 via abc bookbox; light "who dunnit", 9th in a series, but read just fine as a standalone. Em is studying in Utah to be a forensic geologist. A friend introduces her to Tert, who wants her to authenticate a painting to determine if it's fake or not, confidentially of course. Paint pigments are just ground up minerals, and she needs a master's thesis after all. Her investigation takes here from Wyoming, where she's living with a friend to DC to meet with the FBI and Art Museum, and finally near my stomping grounds of Lancaster County, which has a fascinating Mennonite history, where she meets with some Pa experts. Artist paints, before synthetics, were made from heavy metals, which are toxins (and that's why there are so many superfund sites in this area - because the minerals were mined with no precautions and metals dumped into the water). A good read.… (more)
 
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nancynova | 1 other review | Nov 14, 2021 |
This falls into the good, definitely not great category. I was ready to give it 3-1/2 stars because I really liked the paleontology and geology and science-speak parts. But the ending was fairly atrocious. The story more-or-less plodded along and then turned stupid. In the finale the good guys go charging ahead doing stuff no one would ever do, and half end up dead... and rightly so. Then the heroine and hero stumble around for probably 10 hours being chased by the bad guys and gals and children and dogs, but cold and beaten and hypothermic and thrashed within an inch of their lives by cactus and all the other spiny things every living organism that inhabit in the desert possess they come out the other side intact. Which is good because all that death and near-death was the ticket to finding blissful and eternal happiness.

The main character Emily Hansen is reminiscent of Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon. I like the Anna Pigeon character, but Emily Hansen is a mess. This book was more about her soul searching and self-exploration than murder mystery... unless the mystery is who is Em Hansen? The other characters were okay, but all maybe a bit too sketchy.

Anyway, like I said above the story just kind of plodded along and a lot of various things happened like people being killed, people being chased, homes being ransacked and stuff being stolen, people being shot at, people being followed, and a child bride suddenly appearing and disappearing. It all makes some sense and it all makes no sense, but fortunately at the very end the heroine and hero overhear the bad guys talking about their crimes and tie it all together for us. You know, that’s how most crimes and mysteries are solved. Then the book just ended. The bad guys were still on the loose, but apparently would be rounded up and the dead collected, but for our purposes the story was fini.
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Picathartes | 1 other review | Sep 1, 2021 |
The geology and water discussions were interesting... but a bit too much information that had nothing to do with the story. I find the idea that the police would even have such a person as a forensic geologist on their staff, let alone want her to get involved in solving a mystery...somewhat unbelievable. Another disturbing thing was the way the men in Em's life talked and speculated about her. This seemed to be sexual harassment and not professional on either her part or theirs. The murder was an interesting one in all it's "goriness"...hence the 3 stars. It could have easily been a 4 star, or even a 5 for some, if more time had been spent on the mystery itself.… (more)
 
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Carol420 | 2 other reviews | Apr 1, 2020 |
Maybe it was that I started with the forth book in the series because my library didn't have the first, but I was very disappointed with this book. Characters are not believable and just highly disappointing and cut-short ending.
 
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KatelynSBolds | 2 other reviews | Nov 12, 2018 |

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