In the Bones
by Tessa Wegert

The arrival of a celebrity athlete on a remote peninsula in New York’s Thousand Islands unearths dark and deadly buried secrets in this heart-pounding blend of suspense and mystery, the first in the new North Country series—Agatha Christie meets Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley

It’s almost summer in Cape Vincent, and as the heat rises, ex-professional ice hockey superstar Mikko Helle arrives, ready to move into his extravagantly renovated waterfront home. Mikko is 30, handsome, and wealthy. He’s a stranger in town. There’s no reason to suspect he’s anything other than he seems.

Local married mother-of-two Nicole Durham works her connections hard to get hired as his cleaner. She needs this job—and not just because of the money. Nicole is desperate to expose a secret, and she’s running out of time.

But when Nicole disturbs an intruder while cleaning, New York State Police Investigator Tim Wellington discovers that the luxury mansion is hiding its own unthinkable truth. Deep in the basement lie the bones of a young woman, identity unknown.

The celebrity athlete. The local. The thief. Everyone is hiding something—but someone in the North Country’s a ruthless killer, and one of the three knows exactly who it is.

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Reviews

“No one today is writing locked room mysteries like Tessa Wegert – claustrophobic, heart-stopping, twisting like the frozen surface of the St. Lawrence. Put this book on your must-read list”

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING, New York Times bestselling author of Hid From Our Eyes, on The Coldest Case

“Luscious prose and non-stop action”

JULIA BARTZ, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat, on The Coldest Case

“A chilling and propulsive addition to one of the most bingeable detective series going”

VANESSA LILLIE, bestselling author of Blood Sisters, on The Coldest Case

“The stakes have never been higher, and Tessa Wegert has never been in finer form. With her trademark blend of chilling, atmospheric suspense, scalpel-sharp wit, and lush, elegant prose, Wegert treats readers to the kind of riveting, deeply felt narrative found in the very finest thriller fiction. Don’t you dare miss it!”

E.G. Scott, international bestselling author of The Rule of Three, on The Coldest Case

“Tessa Wegert is at her absolute best in this stirring, atmospheric whodunnit set on a remote island in the dead of winter. Ice-pick sharp and superbly sneaky, the jaw-dropping reveal will leave you breathless!”

SUSAN WALTER, bestselling author of Good as Dead, on The Coldest Case

“An atmospheric triumph, THE COLDEST CASE is a must-read for crime fiction lovers”

The Big Thrill

“Suspenseful and terrifying”

Booklist on The Coldest Case

“Atmospheric . . . Wegert effectively shifts between the island case and the Manhattan investigation, taking both to surprising places”

Publishers Weekly on The Coldest Case

“Will leave most readers gasping – and not from cold”

Kirkus Reviews on The Coldest Case

“An extremely well-written crime novel . . . fans of the series will not be disappointed”

Booklist on Devils at the Door

Tessa Wegert

Tessa Wegert is the author of the Shana Merchant series of mysteries. A former freelance journalist, Tessa has contributed to such publications as Forbes, The Huffington Post, Adweek, The Economist, and The Globe and Mail. Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives with her husband and children in Connecticut, where she studies martial arts and is currently at work on her next novel.

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Editions

In the Bones by Tessa Wegert is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483150624th November 2025144 X 222mm256$29.99
Hardback97814483150624th November 2025144 X 222mm256£21.99
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