Forensic archaeologist/bone analyst Lindsay Chamberlain knew the family of Denny Ferguson would be unhappy her testimony swung the case against him, though being verbally attacked by his co-council was a little unexpected. She didn't realise that testifying in the murder trial could imperil her own life. But when Lindsay starts having brushes with death while on an unrelated investigation, it soon becomes evident that someone has it in for Lindsay, and the Ferguson family are the only ones with a reason. Aren't they?
Questionable Remains is in many ways a better novel than its predecessor, A Rumor of Bones - the pace is brisker, the plot more convoluted (yet more believable), and the dialogue less stilted. Interspersed with the main narrative is an italicised account flashback of events some two hundred years ago, when the Spanish conquistadors and the Native Americans where sometimes able to live peacefully together.
Lindsay is still a little Too Dumb To Live - despite knowing someone's been in her hotel room (her things have been disturbed and a lamp was, unaccountably, moved from one part of the room to another), and having previously been drugged and dragged off, she still blithely meanders trustingly about. Which, unsurprisingly, lands her trapped and fighting for her life, with only her pluck and ingenuity, and the spirits of those long dead, to save her.
We have a few questions answered, including the status of Derrick (he's a "special friend... my very best friend"), and the door is opened to another book when we learn that Lindsay has an estranged brother. I think, though, that I'll pass on it. - Alex
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