The Bone Records
by Rich Zahradnik
January 30 - February 10, 2023 Virtual Book Tour
NY Police Academy washout Grigg Orlov discovers an eerie piece of evidence at the scene of his father's brutal murder: a disc-shaped X-ray of a skull. It's a bone record--what Soviet citizens called banned American songs recorded on used X-rays. But the black-market singles haven't been produced since the sixties. What's one doing in Coney Island in 2016?
Grigg uncovers a connection between his father and three others who collected bone records when they were teenage friends growing up in Leningrad. Are past and present linked? Or is the murder tied to the local mob? Grigg's got too many suspects and too little time. He must get to the truth before a remorseless killer takes everything he has.
My Thoughts:
Rich Zhradnik whisked me into a thrilling ride with THE BONE RECORDS a few chapters in. It's a constant flow of excitement, intrigue, and mystery, along with a pull on our country's past with the bone records. It wasn't until early college during a history class that I had ever heard of such a thing. Quite intriguing how Stalin wanted to rid the Soviet Union of any American influences - including music!
I've never been to Coney Island, but I felt immersed into the scenes as Zhradnik executes vivid imagery. Grigg has always felt like an outsider due to his diverse combination of races from his father and mother, so if you're not familiar with the area, this creates a link for you to feel and process everything that Grigg is going through.
If you love movies that are composed of Russian mobsters, corrupt government/police, along with good guys who are putting their lives on the line for the truth, you'll love this book! Grigg is full of flaws and good intentions. You can't help but hope he can make it out alive and not lose everything he's fought so hard for.
I received a complimentary copy for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Praise for The Bone Records:
"The Bone Records grabs you by the throat on the very first page, then never slows down as it takes you on a wild ride through New York City streets filled with Russian intrigue, underworld crime, police corruption and a man’s desperate quest to avenge his father’s murder. Shamus Award-winner Rich Zahradnik has written a taut, terrifically exciting and thought-provoking thriller."
"The plot is not only timely, but utterly unique—a tale of cultures colliding, often with sudden and unexpected consequences, as lonely city claims-adjuster Grigg Orlov spends his long nights chasing down leads on the mysterious disappearance of his father... This is a compelling read, highly recommended."
- LA Times bestselling author Baron R. Birtcher
"A fast-paced thriller set around Coney Island during the tumultuous lead-up to the 2016 presidential election… The Bone Records is a well-crafted mountain of intrigue and non-stop action."
"A wonderfully flawed protagonist and a complex mystery combine with current events in Zahradnik's best novel to date. The Bone Records had me hooked from page one."
Elena Taylor, award-winning author of All We Buried and the Eddie Shoes mystery series
Book Details:
Genre: Mystery Published by: 1000 Words A Day Press Publication Date: November 2022 Number of Pages: 338 ISBN: 9798985905649 Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads
Author Bio:
Rich Zahradnik is the author of the thriller The Bone Records and four critically acclaimed mysteries, including Lights Out Summer, winner of the Shamus Award. He was a journalist for twenty-seven years and now lives in Pelham, New York, where he is the mentor to the staff of the Pelham Examiner, an award-winning community newspaper run, edited, reported, and written by people under the age of eighteen.
Catch Up With Rich Zahradnik: www.RichZahradnik.com Goodreads Instagram - @rzahradnik Twitter - @rzahradnik Facebook - @RichZahradnik
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