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Jane Thistle and Phoebe Twigg are as different as two best friends can be. Phoebe has never seen any reason to leave her small Southern hometown, while Jane, the urbane widow of a career military officer, has traveled all over, only recently putting down roots in Tullulah, Alabama.At times, Tullulah can be a sleepy little town, but no one sleeps through the thunderstorm that knocks down a tree on Jane's property and uncovers a pile of skeletal remains buried underneath. Jane has some show more archaeological experience, thanks to all her travels, and knows a few experts. She invites an old friend to come down to Tullulah to have a look and catch up on old times. When tests discount their best theories and point to a far more recent death, Jane and Phoebe find themselves in the midst of some strange happenings.Mary Saums's Mighty Old Bones, the second in this delightful series, rattles Alabama with two of the newest and unlikeliest sleuths throughout the southlands. show lessTags
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Second in the Thistle and Twigg series, this one is a worthy successor. Jane Thistle, military widow with some secret skills of her own, is settling in to her inheritance of a wilderness in northwest Alabama. Cal Prewitt, the aged recluse who left her the land, has also left her boxes of information about it, and after opening Box #2, she is lead to the discovery of some old bones and other artifacts. She calls in Michael, an old friend and archaeologist, to help with the "dig," and of course Phoebe Twigg gets involved too. Unfortunately, some not-so-nice folks are also interested in the site. Jane and Phoebe, with some supernatural help, foil their plans. The book is set at Hallowe'en time, with fun provided by Phoebe's library show more Hallowe'en party and also by the Lhasa Apso Phoebe's irresponsible sister has left with her. The characters of Jane and Phoebe continue to develop and the author's love for the land and people of northwest Alabama shine through. Excellent for people who like traditional mysteries with a bit of "woo-woo." show less
too cutesy for me
Almost as good as the first one in this series.
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- Canonical title
- Mighty Old Bones
- Original publication date
- 2008-05-27
- People/Characters
- Jane Thistle; Phoebe Twigg
- Important places
- Tullulah, Alabama USA (fictional)
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- Members
- 103
- Popularity
- 312,897
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.70)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 3
