Ink and Bone: A Novel by Lisa Unger (Epub)

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Twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery is rarely alone. Visited by people whom others can’t see and haunted by prophetic dreams she has never been able to control or understand, Finley is terrified by the things that happen to her. When Finley’s abilities start to become too strong for her to handle–and even the roar of her motorcycle or another dazzling tattoo can’t drown out the voices–she turns to the only person she knows who can help her: her grandmother Eloise Montgomery, a renowned psychic living in The Hollows, New York.

Merri Gleason is a woman at the end of her tether after a ten-month-long search for her missing daughter, Abbey. With almost every hope exhausted, she resorts to hiring Jones Cooper, a detective who sometimes works with psychic Eloise Montgomery. Merri’s not a believer, but she’s just desperate enough to go down that road, praying that she’s not too late. Time, she knows, is running out.

As a harsh white winter moves into The Hollows, Finley and Eloise are drawn into the investigation, which proves to have much more at stake than even the fate of a missing girl. As Finley digs deeper into the town and its endless layers, she is forced to examine the past, even as she tries to look into the future. Only one thing is clear: The Hollows gets what it wants, no matter what.

User’s Reviews

Review “Ink and Bone is like The Sixth Sense on steroids — a dark, dazzling tale in which the light manages to shine through on things that really do go bump in the night.”-The Providence Journal”Lisa Unger is building a sense of place for The Hollows that rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.”-The News & Observer”I experienced something pleasantly heartbreaking while reading Ink and Bone, Lisa Unger’s latest mystery-thriller. This horrific, fast-paced novel succeeded in drawing me in by taking possession of my senses and controlling the emotions I thought were mine. Literally… a true nail-biter.”-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Unger makes the spectral realistic because anything can happen in The Hollows, and does. In her storytelling, the supernatural jump starts a story about fragile families seeking peace and fulfillment…Without overt violence, Unger delivers a frighteningly real villain who is able to hide in plain sight. INK AND BONE is a welcomed return to the haunting The Hollows.”-Sun Sentinel”A gut-wrenching tale of horror and mystery…Strong characters and stellar writing make this a wonderful mix of small-town life with the supernatural.”-Associated Press”Unger builds the tension to high intensity…Little by little, the truth is revealed to Finley and to the reader — a dark side that winds through the Hollows like the long-abandoned mines that snake beneath its surface…Ink and Bone takes the reader into dire places, but into the light as well. And Finley? My psychic vibes predict she’ll be back.”-Tampa Bay Times”Those voices appear on the page, and without much prompting become the interesting, dimensional characters that make her books so thrilling.”-Sarasota Herald-Tribune”For those who like intense psychological mystery at its best. Unger provides.”-The Florida Times-Union”Lisa Unger has written the sort of novel that fans of Stephen King and Peter Straub used to eagerly anticipate. Many of her previous books have been dark, but this one is a full-fledged dive into the deep end of the horror pool. The result is an effective and unsettling supernatural tale that will leave you reeling.”-Bookreporter.com”Lisa Unger takes you to dark places then shows you the light. The universe she has created in The Hollows — the dead and the living, the haunted and the haunting, the lost and missing — resonates so deeply, it’s a world I want to go back to again and again and am always a little heartbroken to leave. In INK AND BONE, we return to The Hollows once more, and Unger weaves a story that casts a captivating spell, and will leave you feeling haunted long after you turn the last page.”-Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Sister”This is as chilling a tale as any the ingenious Lisa Unger has ever come up with. I’ve still got shivers!” -Robert Masello, #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Einstein Prophecy”Bestselling author Lisa Unger knows a thing or two about building suspense, and she piles on the twists in her latest thriller, Ink and Bone.” -BookPage”Another terrific novel from one of today’s best thriller writers, period.”-Literary Hub (The Book Maven)”From Harlan Coben to Lisa Scottoline to Lisa Gardner to the team here at Suspense Magazine, we all say that Lisa Unger should be on your bookshelf. “-Suspense Magazine”In a narrative as well told as this, and as robustly linked to a believably created world, populated with memorably crafted characters; Unger’s tale will give even the most skeptical of readers, a chill down their spines. It is worth checking all doors are firmly locked before starting this unsettling thriller.”-Shots Magazine

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ I debated between 3.5 and 4 stars on this one but decided I could justify a 4 based on my overall enjoyment of the book and ignore the few parts I didn’t love.SYNOPSISLisa Unger brings us back to The Hollows, a quintessential New England small town not far outside of NYC. The town has a mix of long time residents with roots from as far back as the 1600’s and new residents, mostly families leaving NYC searching for a more tranquil life. This mix gives the town a mostly cohesive yet fairly economically diverse population. Jones Cooper ( former Hollows police officer and current private detective) is back investing a missing child case. Eloise (a psychic who he often partners with) isn’t feeling a connection to the case but her 20 year oldgranddaughter Finley (who seems to have developing gifts’ similar to Eloise’s), is picking something up so she introduces them and hopes a new partnership develops.As they search for the missing child, they discover a couple other missing persons cases which may or may not be related. In the meantime, the family of the missing child struggles to make it through each day of not knowing what happened to their sweet, spunky girl. Finley works on coming to terms with her ‘gifts’ as well as other nagging issues such as what to do with her ex boyfriend Rainer and a troubled relationship with her mother. Eloise has her own issues; what may be next for her and her love interest Ray (also a returning Hollows character) and how to help Finley learn to manage her abilities..All this plus a search of an old mining tunnel system, a possibly haunted woods and an intriguing mix of technology, modern life and centuries old superstition makes a winning combination.WHAT I LOVEDInk and Bone has all my favorite elements of a thriller: a potentially haunted setting, flawed yet mostly decent characters, lots of hidden agendas, a good plot and a nice dose of creepy. Yes, there is most likely something wrong with me…I loved the combo of Finley and her grandmother Eloise. They were kindred spirits and were a great support for each other. Eloise brings out the best in Finley.This book has strong female characters. Gotta love that.I like my thrillers with a lot of action but I also think they are best when they explore what is going on inside the characters heads. It makes it all the more interesting, this book delivers on both.WHAT I DIDN’T LOVEI guess my only real complaint was near the end when everyone ‘just happened’ to converge at the same place at the same time. It seemed a bit contrived but it was necessary for the plot resolution so I decided to pretend not to notice and just enjoy my reading experience.OVERALLGreat book of you’re a Lisa Unger fan. If you’ve never read Lisa Unger, still a great read.

⭐ This is a much better book than ‘Crazy Love You’ because though Unger is still making it difficult for the reader to follow the plot because Unger loves to give you more informationthan you need to follow the plot and you can be irritated by the digression ,but her ability toconvey a tense situation in prose is superb. Also the psychic element with the lost girls issomething which is like McMahon you either enjoy or you stop reading. Unger is still sometimes not clear as to who is talking to whom but its the digressions which still are too much for my taste. Unger is not an ordinary thriller writer .

⭐ ******SOME SPOILERS******Abbey Gleason is taken after a savage attack while hiking with her father and brother. Where is she? Who has her? Is she still alive?Finley Montgomery moves in with her grandmother, Eloise. Finley goes to college and Eloise helps her to understand the ghosts that come to her and with her dreams of events that have occurred. Eloise is a psychic and works with the police department at times.Finley keeps hearing this sound in her head and she has to fight to get it out. It’s connected to things that are not so good in The Hollows where they live. There is evil in The Hollows.Merri and Wolf Gleason are the parents of Abbey and her brother Jackson. Merri wants to try to hire a detective one last time to find Abbey. It seems everyone has given up hope after 10 long months. Merri wants detective Jones Cooper and psychic Eloise Montgomery on the case. Eloise decides that Finley needs to do this case and with trepidation, she does.This is a hard one for Finley. She hasn’t done anything like this before and the things she sees has her crazy with worry. She wants to find Abbey, but what she and Jones eventually find is worse than what they could have ever imagined.Finley finds a lot of ghosts in those woods. But will she find Abbey?I really enjoyed this book! I was on the edge of my seat many times yelling “Go, Go, Go! Hurry.”It was a tough and sad revelation all around. There was a twist that I should have seen, don’t they always do that? When they find out the whole story though, it’s just so very sad. But don’t let that stop you. If you want to read a great murder/mystery/thriller, give this book a try. It’s all that and a little bit more.

⭐ When I started reading Ink and Bone, I honestly didn’t have an idea what to expect. Well, maybe that’s not right. Having read Lisa Unger’s In the Blood, my first book of hers, I knew I’d be getting a very well-written and thought out story with compelling characters and possibly a story twist somewhere along the way. So in that respect, I knew what I was getting into. However, the psychic aspect of the book was the one element that I was unsure of going into this read, wondering how Unger was going to approach and incorporate it into the book. I guess I didn’t need to worry.I really enjoyed how the book was really a blend of psychological thriller, crime mystery, and paranormal. Unger managed to make everything cohesive, without feeling as if things in the story were forced especially where the psychic element is concerned. As a whole, the thing that glues everything together is the human component. As much as the action and drama are occurring, she focused on the characters themselves and examining their mindset, how they’ve been affected by their circumstances. Unger never lets you forget that in the end, it’s about the people and having a connection with them that drives the story. You see how Finley is conflicted about her abilities. You read how Merri and Wolf’s marriage and family have been affected by Abbey’s abduction. You are there with Penny as she struggles to survive her horrible situation with Momma, Poppa and Bobo. In a book such as this, if you are not compelled by the characters and their circumstances, how can you care about what happens to them?I was impressed by how Unger approach the psychic storyline involving Finley, Eloise and Agatha. While it’s acknowledge that it’s of the paranormal realm, there’s a realist quality to it. You didn’t feel like this story’s aspect was out of place. Instead it added an extra layer of intrigue to the story. And like everything else in the book, the thing that made it cohesive with the rest of the book is how it really was about the people instead of the ability itself. Through Finley and Eloise (and Agatha to an extent), you get the idea how the ability is as much of a burden as it is also a gift. It was a nice change of pace having this “gift” or “ability” portrayed in a less than desireable way instead of oftentimes being “omnipotent”.Unger’s book had a little bit of everything: drama, suspense, thriller, mystery and paranormal. While it did have the psychic element, it never took focus away from the main story and the human aspect of the story. And this was where Unger succeeded with the book: keeping the story about the people themselves. This was the glue that made everything cohesive and flow smoothly, making for a wonderfully entertaining and engrossing read.

⭐ This book was purchased in advance of Unger, the author, doing a public meet and greet in our town. I wanted to read it before meeting her – and it did not disappoint! Getting to talk to her about it in person was even more exciting, as – spoiler alert – I was SHOCKED by who dies in the end of this book. Won’t say more.The writing was concise, dramatic and emotionally captivating. I fell in love with all the characters and have bought older books featuring them. Ink and Bone is a dark thriller, with one foot in another world and the other foot, agonizingly, stretched into the minds of those experiencing pain, loss and even madness.For those who enjoy a richly drawn glimpse into the world of mystery and suspense, Ink and Bone is a must read.

⭐ I tripped over this book when I was browsing through titles. It seemed like a likely thriller with some spooky undertones. That was the understatement of the millennia. The characters of Finley and Abbey were especially well written. They had real depth. The story was carefully crafted. I completely missed two big twists and several small ones. I also found the character of Wolf great. He was the perfect foil for my dislike. Having a character who is both a protagonist and a scumbag is unusual. Even at the end, he was not fully redeemed. That takes a certain amount of writing integrity. All in all, this was an excellent read.

⭐ This is my first book by Ms. Unger and now I’m wondering what took so long for me to read her books, after this one you can be sure I’ll be reading more.Finley is a psychic who is living with her grandmother, Eloise, a psychic who is training Finley to use her gifts while Finley attends a local college. Rainer, her former boyfriend and one of the reasons she moved from Seattle has followed her to The Hollows (the family’s hometown) because he can’t give Finley up. Merri and Wolf are a couple whose daughter, Abbey has been abducted. Merri is convinced Abbey is still alive and she comes to the Hollows in a last ditch effort to find her. She meets with Jones a private detective who sometimes works with Eloise. But Eloise says this case isn’t for her, it’s for Finley.Finley is a strong, smart character who has enough brass to keep everything on edge. I enjoyed the relationship between her and Rainer. Eloise and her friend Agatha (anyone catch that one?) are that voice of wisdom – exactly what you would imagine a grandmother and her friend to be. There were lots of clues in the story but it was like looking at a bunch of fun house mirrors – all distorted and not what you would expect so you had to think a bit.

⭐ Holy Crap!! Excellent read…not too creepy or gratuitous in the violence/sexual, but definitely disturbing…. Definitely a page turner..however, the culmination in the last building chapters was a little too jumping around for me to follow at times, to the detriment of the story for me. Like a scene ending in a ..”wait a minute, how did we get here?” kinda thing and then it not being explained until the very end. Which thankfully it was finally explained, because I read things over a few times and finally moved on and felt a bit lost. So I have to say that the ending wasn’t completely up to the lead up, however, NOT to the detriment of the story. I’m seriously looking forward to the next installment, as the ending would imply a continuation of two characters, so yay there. I’m actually looking at something else from this author, who in my humble opinion is a very good writer. I found myself noticing sentences or a particular description of something and thinking, “wow, that was good.” Well done Lisa!

⭐ This is the first book I’ve read by Lisa Unger, but not my last. Apparently it’s the end of a series. I know I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the whole series, but after some confusion I did catch up. There were a lot of characters to remember that were introduced in earlier books.I usually don’t read books with psychic characters so that was new for me, too. I didn’t expect to like it but it wasn’t over the top. The author made it believable and acceptable. These weren’t superficial characters.I’ll read the rest of the series now, but wish I had read the books in order.

⭐ I am a huge fan of Lisa Unger, having read her work for the past decade. Starting with Beautiful Lies I have read everything of hers I could find. That said, I may be a bit biased. Ink and Bone almost slipped by me- I had no idea we were gearing up for another novel (though I ought to have considering the novellas about the Hollows came not too long ago, along with Crazy Love You). Unger owns a piece of my heart because her writing style is always spot on. Every time I think I know the answer… I missed something. The characters are always interesting and the plot is always unique and slightly twisted. I love it! In Ink and Bone you get to revisit some of the characters in other books- Eloise Montgomery, the town Medium, her mentor Agatha, and PI Jones Cooper. Eloise’s granddaughter takes center stage in this one. Finley has come to live in the Hollows with her grandmother to go to school, and to get a hold of her gifts. It doesn’t work the way Eloise’s does, and Finley isn’t even sure she wants it to work at all. All she knows is she has to get a hold of her powers and her life. She wasn’t making good decisions back home, and one of them decided to follow her here. She loved Rainer, always would, but were they right together? Sometimes it just seemed like they brought out the worst in one another. When Cooper comes to Eloise for help on a case he has taken about a missing girl it isn’t Eloise that has the answers, but Finley. Working together, they uncover a terrible crime and with the help of friends they are able to bring peace to a family. There isn’t a completely happy ending, there is loss and pain. Forgiveness. The Hollows takes what it is owed, whether we want to pay the price or not. Let’s talk about what I loved! I loved Finley, and her idea behind her ink. I truly love Rainer, the once bad boy that is trying to reform for her. If I were to do a “man crush Monday”, it would be him. He is imperfect, but loving. He listens and he cares. He would do anything, go anywhere for Finley. He owns to his mistakes and I feel like he is a great man, or if not yet he will be soon. I loved all the different plot twists. I really liked that much of the time I had it all wrong. (Maybe that’s just me?) There isn’t really anything I didn’t love here. I thought that the story was great and I loved the parts that Finley and Eloise played in it. I cannot wait for the next book (as we already kinda set it up, there better be one). Obviously this is a five star book for me. The book is out- go get it! On the adult content scale, there’s rather a lot. I am going to say a seven. Violence, substance abuse, language, sexual content… the works.

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