Love Lies Bleeding has a unique premise: investigator Frank Conley is called to the scene of the unearthed remains of a woman he discovers is the aunt who disappeared seventy years before. The story follows his investigation as he’s determined to find out what really happened on this very cold case. He has a personal interest, a mystery to solve, and his own demons to work through. The action cuts from the present—Ithaca, New York in the year 1986—to Ithaca, 1916 in the months preceding his aunt’s disappearance.

I found myself immersed in the story of Frank’s Aunt Libbie. The attention to detail was phenomenal with Giles providing vivid images. (I even learned a few things.) This book kept me up until two in the morning as I was determined to finish it and find the answers. It’s a page turner, which good mysteries usually are. Highly recommended.
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