My thoughts: This is definitely a whodunit mystery, with the author displaying a great sense of humor. I got a copy of the audiobook from the author and iReadtours, but was not required to give a good review.
The narrator did an outstanding job as the elderly Doctor Noah, who tells a reporter of the day he was a suspect in another man’s murder. His storytelling and regression make the novel entertaining and unique. However, it takes away from the quick pace expected of a suspense novel and reads more like a male version of a cozy mystery. I love stories set in my state of Texas. A fair warning that there’s profanity in English and Spanish, but otherwise quite a delight with great plot twists and ending. I give it a 3.5 star review.
Book Description:
In this enigmatic follow up to his critically acclaimed debut novel The Cuts that Cure, Arthur Herbert returns to the Texas-Mexico border with this saga of a small town’s bloody loss of innocence.
Amoret, Texas, 1982. Life along the border is harsh, but in a world where cultures work together to carve a living from the desert landscape, Blaine Beckett lives a life of isolation. A transplanted Boston intellectual, for twenty years locals have viewed him as a snob, a misanthrope, an outsider. He seems content to stand apart until one night when he vanishes into thin air amid signs of foul play.
Noah Grady, the town doctor, is a charming and popular good ol’ boy. He’s also a keeper of secrets, both the town’s and his own. He watches from afar as the mystery of Blaine’s disappearance unravels and rumors fly. Were the incipient cartels responsible? Was it a local with a grudge? Or did Blaine himself orchestrate his own disappearance? Then the unthinkable happens, and Noah begins to realize he’s considered a suspect.
Paced like a lit fuse and full of dizzying plot twists, The Bones of Amoret is a riveting whodunit that will keep you guessing all the way to its shocking conclusion. BUY THE BOOK:
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Meet the Author:
Arthur Herbert was born and raised in small town Texas. He worked on offshore oil rigs, as a bartender, a landscaper at a trailer park, and as a social worker before going to medical school. He chose to do a residency in general surgery, followed by a fellowship in critical care and trauma surgery. For the last eighteen years, he’s worked as a trauma and burn surgeon, operating on all ages of injured patients. He continues to run a thriving practice.
He’s won multiple awards for his scientific writing, and his first novel, The Cuts that Cure, spent ten days as an Amazon #1 Best Seller. His second novel, The Bones of Amoret, will be released on April 1, 2022 through Stitched Smile Publishers. Arthur currently lives in New Orleans, with his wife Amy and their dogs.
connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ goodreads
Giveaway:
Enter the Audiobook Tour Giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of THE BONES OF AMORET (three winners / USA only)(ends May 20) https://gleam.io/l8kM0/bones-of-amoret-audiobook-tour-giveaway
Jessy 
Oh dear. I hate it when Noah is a suspect.
Dave
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