Bone by Bone by Carol O’Connell

Twenty years after his brother vanished without a trace, Army officer Oren Hobbs returns to his small California hometown — only to find that bones are being unearthed in the forest behind his father’s house. Each discovery brings new questions: who buried them, and what really happened the night his brother disappeared?

As Oren begins to dig into the town’s buried secrets, he uncovers a web of lies, vengeance, and long-suppressed guilt that threatens to destroy what little remains of his family. The truth — when it comes — is darker, colder, and closer than he ever imagined.

Taut, haunting, and psychologically rich, Bone by Bone is a masterclass in suspense from Carol O’Connell, weaving grief and mystery into a chilling portrait of human obsession and the shadows of the past.