Book Review: ‘Dust Off The Bones: A Novel’ By Paul Howarth

This sequel novel to Only Killers and Thieves. takes place starting in 1890 in Queensland, featuring the brothers of Tommy and Billy McBride. They’re both still trying to come to terms about what happened to their familes in the previous books. Billy is now married and Tommy is on the run after he killed his boss by accident. Fast forward to 1897 and an inquest is being undertaken looking into the deaths of the McBride family and the Kurrong killings years ago by Police Inspector Edward Noone, a horrible man that knows a lot more about what happened in those incidents. Now Billy must find Tommy and work together before Edward Noone takes matters into his own hands.

I didn’t read the first book but was able to follow along here and it’s a solid story of family, revenge and moving forward set in the lands of Australia and the outback. I really enjoyed it.

You can pick up Dust Off The Bones in stores on Tuesday, June 8th from Harper.