Interred with Their Bones

Interred with Their Bones

Author: Jennifer Lee Carrell
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewer: Lydia

Jennifer Lee Carrell’s debut book was an instant bestseller when it was released, and even after a few years it is still a thrilling read. The story contains an intriguing mystery surrounding history’s greatest playwright, the highly prolific yet extremely enigmatic William Shakespeare.

Dr. Kate Stanley is a Shakespearean scholar who left academia to stage theatre productions in London. However, she is pulled back into her former life when her best friend reveals a secret and gives her a mysterious object mere hours before she is brutally murdered.

Spurred on by her friend’s untimely death and the prospect of finding a lost play by Shakespeare which no one has ever seen, Kate must navigate a treacherous world where her friends may be her enemies, and a ruthless killer will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless artifact.

Carrell’s book is a fascinating look at the life of Shakespeare, and she manages to teach her readers a lot without compromising the fast-paced plot. While the writing isn’t spectacularly vivid or creative, I overlooked this minor detraction because I was so engrossed in the man behind the mystery.

Carrell has also written and released another Shakespearean mystery featuring Dr. Kate Stanley and Shakespeare’s chilling play Macbeth titled Haunt Me Still.