The Legacy of the Bones

 

The Legacy of the Bones by Dolores Redondo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Redondo has a lot of plates in the air in this installment--and amazingly she doesn't drop any of them. Amaia is now a mother and juggles two investigations with the demands and guilt of returning to work and trying to breastfeed her baby; she is by turns dismissed and disrespected as a woman, and aggressively flirted with by her superior; she is dealing with her past and discovers more secrets; she and James decide to move to Baztan to her grandmother's house; more mystical creatures appear to help Amaia as she tracks down a master manipulator. Redondo skillfully navigates all these issues and moves the story forward purposefully. One of the best paced mysteries I've read with the added pleasure of seeing Amaia's brilliant detective skills while navigating all of the expectations and preconceived notions of a woman's (and mother's) role and responsibilities--both from others and herself.

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