Jupiter's Bones

So back when I was pregnant I randomly picked up a few mystery/crime type novels. Not usually the sort of thing I read but I figure it was a pregnancy craving. So far I've read one and gotten rid of it, read one and kept it, and haven't touched the other. The one I read and kept was Sanctuary, by Faye Kellerman. It was actually really, really, really good. So at other used book sales when I saw her books I bought them up, since the book I'd read was #7 of a series. I believe there's something like 18-20 books in the series. I now have 4 of them. So I figured I'd go ahead and read another just to see if they're all good or if the one I read was just her best book or something. The one I just finished reading is #12 in the series (I also own #13 and #18, at used book sales you really can't be picky and choosy over getting your series in order). It is Jupiter's Bones, by Faye Kellerman. The cover variant I have is not the one shown. Mine is like black with a window and the page inside is a tree.

So, the story is there's a scientist who has some crazy ideas, disappears, comes back as a cult leader. He dies. As they're investigating it some of the cult members disappear. So now they have to investigate that while they're still trying to figure out if the cult leader committed suicide or if he was murdered. It boils down to a standoff at the cult's compound, where a bunch of kid's lives are at stake.

I don't think it would be appropriate to say that I consumed the book, I think it'd be more accurate to say the book consumed me. I couldn't put it down. I'm glad I read it because now I know that I should definitely keep an eye out for more of these books! I may even see about picking them up on amazon. This from someone who's not really into that genre.

My one and only complaint is that I was a little lost since I had not read the rest of the series. This fault is mine alone. I was able to get the idea about things well enough. I have no complaints about how little or how much information from previous books was given. I have read other books in series that have spent pages recapping. For someone who read all the other books the recaps are annoying. So from that perspective I am content with the amount of recap given.