The Skeleton's Knee
1993 • 294 pages

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A hermit dies in the hospital of a bullet he received twenty years earlier. At his mountaintop home, a skelteton with a bullet hole and a metal knee is found buried in the yard. But Joe Gunther is not alone on the case. He's picked up a shadowy presence as eager as he is to unmask the person who buried the skeleton with the metal knee.


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Joe Gunther is a 26-book series with 26 released primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Archer Mayor and Archer Mayor Tri.

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Open Season
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Borderlines
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Scent of Evil
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Fruits of the Poisonous Tree
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The Dark Root
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The Ragman's Memory
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Bellows Falls
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The Disposable Man
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Occam's Razor
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The Marble Mask
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Tucker Peak

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I liked this mystery featuring Vermont detective Joe Gunther and his experiences in Chicago. I liked how he noticed discrepancies in the crime scenes and how he worked on identifying all the players in the murder.

January 6, 2011

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