Bone Walker

by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Book Overview

W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, award-winning archaeologists and international bestselling authors, break extraordinary new ground in the riveting sequel to their bestselling The Summoning... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312877420
• ISBN13: 9780312877422
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

2 Excellent Stories For the Price of One

This was an excellent book. There were two stories interwoven within each other. Both followed right along each other. The characters were outstanding. Both of these stories had a great deal of suspense and murder and of course with the Gear's writing the excellence of past history was there for all to see. The Gears have an awesome touch of allowing the reader to see and feel the history of the Anasazi. I could not put the book down and I thoroughly recommend it for anyone who likes a good murder mystery and a love for the past. Kathy Riley

Wonderful mystery series

This is a great series, and I think this will be the last in this particular trilogy. This is a great series because it melds the past and the present so seamlessly. There are two entirely different stories, but they are both connected by the past and the book weaves in and out so effortlessly. I really enjoyed the story, and the mystery (both past and present) was also gripping. The characters are so real(even the ones from the past). There is no other mystery series out there like this one, and all lovers of mystery and folklore should read this series.

Great Book in a Great Series!

The Anasazi mystery series by the Gears is tremendous fun to read and teaches one a lot about archeology and the Anasazi culture. Don't start with this one. Begin with The Visitant, then The Summoning God and finish off with Bonewalker. I'm reading them for the second time which I find enjoyable due to the complexities of the mysteries and the Anasazi cosmology. If you have ever been to Chaco Canyon you'll really appreciate the detail and, like us, perhaps plan to a trip back to hunt down all the magic places referenced in the books.

Jackpot once again!

I absolutely love the Gear's style of writing. They make you feel as if you are right there with the characters. I can see and hear them as I am reading. I have read all of their other novels and can say that this is my favorite series of them all. I anxiously look forward to the next one. Who knows, maybe we'll see Dusty's mom again! If you have never read a book by the Gears be sure to start with the very first novel in this series. Once you meet Dusty and his eclectic group of friends you'll never look back. Enjoy!!

Fascinating mystery

In the thirteenth century, the once majestic Anasazi Empire is in a rapid state of decline. A nasty drought has led to a food shortage, which exacerbates the religious disputes and inter-clan genocide becomes the norm. War chief Browser and his trusted aide Catkin want to kill the witch Two Hearts, who burned their home to the ground. Two Hearts covets an amulet Browser wears because the witch believes that will extend his life. At the same location, but in the twenty-first century, the FBI asks archeologists Dusty Steward and Maureen Cole to help on a homicide investigation. Someone killed a mutual friend Dr. Dale Emerson in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico with the evidence pointing towards a witch. Dusty and Maureen have the knowledge to see what the Feds might miss because the proof lies outside their belief system. The alternating chapters between the thirteenth and twenty-first centuries keeps the readers on full alert as they try to connect the link between the eras. There are many fascinating mysteries contained within BONE WALKER, but it is the vibrant and perceptive panorama on the Anasazi culture that makes this novel stand out amidst the crowd of archeological who-done-its. The audience feels the decline of this mighty civilization and wonders if history will repeat itself with the United States.Harriet Klausner