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Publication Date: October 16, 2008


A New Home, A Loving Family, A Dark Secret

Will they stay? Will they survive? The Weavers have inherited family property in Astral, Pennsylvania, a town so small that Mrs. Weaver can find no mention of it on the Internet, save for a tiny spot on Google Earth. Hoping for a simpler, small-town existence for their young family, Steven and Tara eagerly head to Astral to see what they hope will be their dream house. As they explore their potential new home, the Weavers begin to discover secret passageways, secret rooms, and long buried family truths; some difficult truths are revealed and no longer kept in the far reaches of the closet. There are reasons for everything, and sometimes the explanations are so simple. But sometimes, simple can also be horrifying.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Delvling Press (October 16, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0615246257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0615246253
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Kimberly Raiser
Growing up surrounded by the influence of science fiction, including Raiser's grandfather Henry Kunicki who grew up with famous physicist David Bohm, it was difficult not to create worlds beyond our own for Raiser.
Raiser's debut novel "The Family Bones" is a culmination of thriller, sci-fi and mystery. On the verge of movie rights, this book is popular among teens as well as adults.
Raiser is working on several novels soon to be released, and a children's line of books as well. Look out for the Pepper Fink series.
With the support of fellow well known authors, including P.S. Gifford and Linda S. Cowden (author of Grimmie) Raiser intends on making writing not just a part time hobby, but a full-time career.
Keep an eye out for this multi-talented award winning author for future hits.
Stranded: Stories from the edge of infinity... is a collection of Raiser's published short stories that have been compared to Twilight Zone, Monty Python, Douglas Adams, and...well...the utmost bizarre, and thought provoking.

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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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The Family Bones by Kimberly Raiser

The book started with a mystery and proceeded to become more mysterious. My initial reaction was that it was going to be a "slasher" book, you know, Jason in a hockey mask kind of thing. That is a venue I am not overly thrilled with but I proceeded. Much to my pleasant surprise it wasn't the simplistic psycho running wild plot but much more thoughtful. I admit finding my self a bit uneasy in some of the scenes. The characterizations were good and I enjoyed the mysteriousness of the setting. Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, I could practically picture the locale. The introduction of an alien influence provides a nice twist to the characterizations. An entertaining book to read, my biggest complaint is that it could have been bumped up another hundred pages and maintained my interest. I recommend the book. Look for an interview with the author in January on my blog, Pick of the Literate.[...]
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Spooky Bones December 17, 2008
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I think the best way to describe this book is 'spooky'. I'm not a squeamish reader, but I had to read this book during the day. I started it early this month, during the afternoon. I'm the type of person who HAS to read in bed before going to sleep. I could not read The Family Bones before going to sleep.

There are some really great elements to The Family Bones: children in danger, disappearing/reappearing tunnels, a well. Not to mention all of the mystery and suspense. It didn't take me long to get swept up in this book.
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I'm very eclectic about what I enjoy in reading - anything from Sci-Fi to Jane Austen. I love both Mark Twain and Stephen King and how different are they? I'm not always fussy about books, either, quite often being satisfied at the end if I've been entertained even if I hadn't finished a piece of great literature. But I have to say this is probably one of the worst books I've ever read. The protagonists were not only one dimensional but not even particularly likable or even interesting. Weird new characters seemed to have been introduced at various times into a plot that was already confusing, at best. It was like the author couldn't decide if she wanted to write science fiction, horror, or a mystery and so threw all three in the mix, finishing up with none of the above. By the time it was done, I couldn't have cared less what happened to any of them. Thank goodness the Kindle version was so cheap.
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Stupid
I am embarrassed to admit I even read this. I will certainly not recommend it to anyone. One of the dumbest books I have ever read.
Published 2 days ago by sue
Ugh
I did not like it. It was a convoluted, directionless, mish-mashed mess with insipid diologue and sappy characters. I deleted it after 60 percent.
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Needs work
I will admit, up front, that I didn't make it past 20%. I think I was at 16% when I stopped reading. Read more
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Horror, sci-fi and ghostly...all at the same time
At first I thought it was a good old ghost story, but the deeper it went the more spooky and horror like it became. Read more
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a surprise
This book was a surprising read. It started off slow, but it's worth hanging in there. The book is very different from what I thought it would be about. It was actually very good. Read more
Published 7 months ago by shread
How did this manage to get published?
The best thing about this book is that it's so short it only took about three hours to read.

The characters are flat, empty, and static. Read more
Published 7 months ago by MacBean
Not what it was suppose to be
I was very disapointed with this "ghost story" It started great..even kind of spooked me at first, then turned into an alien book mid stride. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Vickie
Super Mystery = LOVE!
I loved this book! It was a true kindle page turner! I highly recommend people read it, the characters were well crafted and the plot was a fun mystery!
Published 10 months ago by Close to your heart
Excellent!! Hard to put down.
Lots of twists and turns. You never know what to expect. This book is hard to put down. I really enjoyed it.
Published 11 months ago by Brenda
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