I found it a pleasant enough read, but I don’t know about the believability of some of the mystery solving clues. I did think it was a clever enough solution, but there wasn’t a ton of drama or suspense to it, it felt more like an anthropologist travel log than a mystery in need of solving, but maybe that’s to be expected when the main character looks at bones which probably are almost always cold case related more than really recent/urgent issues.

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The "Skeleton Detective", who is really creation-anthropology professor Gideon Oliver, goes to Mexico with his wife, Julie, for a little vacation at her family's expat relatives. What was to be spent reading, eating and visiting old ruins turns into mystery solving. Not just one possible murder but three! section label=”Media Left Large” bg_color=”rgb(247, 247, 247)” bg_overlay=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85)” padding=”0px”] The plot moves along with a good number of clues and hints, but I was still not ready for the end result. I will keep my eye out for further books by Aaron Elkins and his Skeleton Detective. Don't forget to look at our chic girlfriend jeans as well. The ultimate casual cool for off-duty days, we have them in various colours to spice up your denim collection. Team them with a plain white tee and simple accessories for an instant glam look. Most upsetting, these seemingly disparate events all point in disturbing ways to the Gallaghers. What Gideon and Marmolejo ultimately discover is more surprising, more unexpected and more bizarre than anything that the Skeleton Detective could have possibly imagined."

section label=”Media Right Large” bg_color=”rgb(247, 247, 247)” bg_overlay=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85)” padding=”0px”] Aaron J. Elkins AKA Aaron Elkins (born Brooklyn July 24, 1935) is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'. The fourth Oliver book, Old Bones, received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Novel. As Oliver is a world-renowned authority, he travels around the world and each book is set in a different and often exotic locale. When it comes to Halloween, I am at the peak of my creativity. So when Hobbycraft set me the challenge to give these ceramic skulls which are actually tealight holders tea light holders a makeover, I decided to show off my personality and bring the rainbow out in full force. Although it’s Halloween, it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom, especially when there are bright paint, glitter and a blank canvas to play with. In another series, the protagonist is museum curator Chris Norgren, an expert in Northern Renaissance art. With his wife, Charlotte Elkins, he has also co-written a series of golf mysteries about LPGA member Lee Ofsted. They shared an Agatha Award for their short story "Nice Gorilla".

col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″ padding=”10% 10% 10% 10%” align=”center” max_width=”520px”] Getting started on the skulls Then his old friend Javier Marmolejo, now a colonel with the Federal Preventive Police, asks from Gideon's help in the cold-case investigation of the killing of a child, dead some thirty years, whose skeletal remains had been discovered in an abandoned mine not far from Teotitlan. Once again, Gideon's expert analysis turns things topsy-turvey; nothing is as the police had believed. Then, a cursory look at the skull of a Zapotec princess, 1,000 years old, in a local museum of curiosities produces similarly perplexing results. The 'she' is a 'he', the age of the skull is closer to thirty years than to a thousand, and the cause of death is ... murder.

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How all these scenarios tie up is intriguing. Along the way, the "Skeleton Detective" explains how he is able to "read" the bones and the body of the deceased and bring to life what may very well have been the cause of death. The fact that he is involved in forensic cases for law enforcement along with his academic life adds to the knowledge. The great thing about decorating a blank canvas (or skull in this case) is that you get to create your vision and make the ideal piece for your home.