The Diabolical Bones

Move over, Jane Austen, for the latest literary ladies who snoop in this... lively series debut.Kirkus Reviews on The Vanished Bride Haworth Parsonage, February 1846: The Bront sisters Anne, Emily, and Charlotteare busy with their literary pursuits. As they query publishers for their poetry, each sister hopes to write a full-length novel that will thrill the reading public. Theyre also hoping for a new case for their fledgling detecting enterprise, Bell Brothers and Company solicitors. On a bitterly cold February evening, their housekeeper Tabby tells them of a grim discovery at Scar Top House, an old farmhouse belonging to the Bradshaw family. A set of bones has been found bricked up in a chimney breast inside the ancient home. Tabby says it's bad doings, and dark omens for all of them. The rattled housekeeper gives them a warning, telling the sisters of a chilling rumour attached to the...