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Old Bones by Boyce, Trudy Nan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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**A timely and penetrating mystery about the intersection of policing, racism, and the community--set in a city at its boiling point--from an author who's been in the trenches and seen it all.** *A senseless act of violence. * During a vigil calling for police reform, students from Spelman College, a historically black women's institution, are assaulted by rifle fire from a passing vehicle. On her way to interview witnesses, Detective Sarah "Salt" Alt confronts the fleeing vehicle of the suspects, but they get away.*A city in turmoil. * While other detectives take the lead on the Spelman murders, Salt is tasked to investigate the case of a recently discovered decomposed body. When she combs through the missing-persons reports, it becomes clear the victim is a girl Salt took into custody two years before, and Salt feels a grave responsibility to learn the truth about how the girl died. But before she can pursue any leads, Salt is called onto emergency riot detail--in the wake of the assault on the Spelman students, Atlanta has reached the boiling point.In a city burdened by history and a community erupting in pain and anger, Salt must delve into the past for answers. A gripping and

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Author
Boyce, Trudy Nan
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Publishing Group
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780399167270
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
True Crime, Thriller, Crime
Rating
4.4 / 5 (112 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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