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Where Bones Sleep by Loreth Anne White Narrator: Carly Robins
Series: Munro & Quinn #2
Published by Brilliance Audio on November 10, 2026
Genres: Mystery
Length: 5 hours, 10 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: NetGalley
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When a woman’s skeletal remains are found sealed inside a barrel at the bottom of a long-forgotten well, cold case detective Jane Munro is tasked with solving a murder committed decades ago.
Eight months pregnant, grieving her missing fiancé, and under mounting pressure to step away from the job, Jane should be preparing for motherhood, not chasing ghosts. But the dead woman wore a locket engraved with a message of love, and someone went to great lengths to silence her.
What Jane and her team uncover is a heart-wrenching story of a mother who walked into the forest on a frigid winter’s day in 1945 and was never seen again, leaving behind a husband and two children. But why? As they close in on the truth, the case collides with a far more recent one—and a killer who may not be history.
I was so excited to get a new book Where Bones Sleep about Jane Munro! These stories as well as The Black Orchid are based on true stories that happened. Jane is close to having her baby now, and still worried about what happened to her fiancé.
But a cold case begins when a body is found in a barrel when gas tanks are being removed to start some new construction. It’s a woman and the clothes are somewhat preserved. She was wearing a red wool cape, from the 1940s. They start looking at who owned the property and what sort of buildings were there. Even before the gas station, there was a caretaker’s cabin there. There are also stories of the caretaker’s wife going missing around that time.
The property was owned by a wealthy attorney. His wife committed suicide leaving two young girls. The “girls” are around 80 now. The older one wrote books and seems to vaguely remember a woman in a red cape.
Jane also catches someone breaking into her fiancé, Matt’s truck. She chases them but the license plates on their car were stolen. She finds a burner phone down between the seats. As she works the case, she sees a couple men and feels as though she is always being followed.
There are some real twists in who the dead woman might be and also why she was murdered. Jane does solve the case. It’s a rather tragic situation.
Jane also gets some information on Matt as she starts to figure some things out and connect his previous work to a murder case that happened near that lodge. She is moving in with her mother to live after having the baby. Both because she can’t afford her apartment and her mother will help with child care so she can continue to work. I’m very much looking forward to The Bone Takers next March.
Narration:
Carly Robins continues as the narrator for this series. Most of the story is told in Jane’s thoughts. Jane and her team had the most dialogue, and in their interviews. I enjoyed the performance with its emotional tones. I listened comfortably at my usual 1.5x speed.
Listen to a clip: HERE
About Carly Robins
Carly Robins is an actress and voice-over artist. She can be heard on commercials, video games, and promos. Carly comes to narration with a passion for performance along with the capability to span several genres, from romance to children’s literature and thrillers.
About Loreth Anne White
Loreth Anne White is an award-winning, bestselling author of romantic suspense, thrillers, and mysteries.
A three-time RITA finalist, she has also won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Romantic Crown for Best Romantic Suspense and Best Book Overall, in addition to being a Booksellers’ Best finalist, a multiple Daphne Du Maurier Award finalist, and a multiple CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award winner.
A former journalist and newspaper editor who has worked in both South Africa and Canada, she now resides in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest with her family. When she’s not writing, you will find her skiing, biking, or hiking the trails with her Black Dog.
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I need to read the firs book! Glad you enjoyed.
These are so good I really liked them.
Oh, glad this one was so exciting. Sometimes the second book can be a let down.
I need to read this series. I’ve enjoyed her older books.
Gotta love a good twist!!!
Maybe I’ll branch out into more mysteries next year. I have liked some based on or related to real life events.
I enjoyed the first audiobook and will listen to this soon. Great review!