Bone Maker

A Will Finch Mystery Thriller

D.F. Bailey

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VINCI
04 November 2025

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Conspiracy theories

Series: Will Finch Mystery Thriller Series

A death in the wilderness.

A woman mourns alone.

A reporter works a single lead.

In the heart of the wilderness, a chilling secret waits to be unearthed. Will Finch, the relentless San Francisco crime reporter, is on the hunt, and he's about to uncover a conspiracy that could shake the nation.

Haunted by personal tragedy, Finch is determined to resurrect his life and his career. But when he's thrust into the twisted aftermath of a multimillion-dollar bitcoin scam, he'll realize that some stories aren't just headlines - they're a one-way ticket into darkness.

In the wilds of Oregon, Finch stumbles upon a cryptic crime scene: a deserted Mercedes-Benz, a wounded bear, and a town ruled by a merciless cop. And at the center of it all, the fiancée of the murder victim - a senator's daughter who senses a sinister secret lurking in the shadows.

""Bone Maker"" is a pulse-pounding thriller inspired by true events, launching a gripping noir crime trilogy that spans from the foggy coastlines of Oregon to the gritty streets of San Francisco, and beyond to Moscow, Honolulu, and the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. Here, the worlds of international finance, cryptocurrency, and political corruption collide in a deadly dance of deception.

By: D.F. Bailey
Imprint: VINCI
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
ISBN: 9781036703325
ISBN 10: 1036703320
Series: Will Finch Mystery Thriller Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

In 2015 D. F. (Don) Bailey published The Finch Trilogy — Bone Maker, Stone Eater, Lone Hunter — three novels narrated from the point-of-view of a crime reporter in contemporary San Francisco. Following the trilogy’s success, Second Life (2017) launched a new saga based on the characters introduced in the first three books. The series prequel, Five Knives, came out in 2018. The Finch chronicle continues with Open Chains (2019), Run Time (2020), and White Sphere (2022). His first psychological thriller, Fire Eyes, was a W.H. Smith First Novel Award finalist. His second novel, Healing the Dead, was translated into German as Todliche Ahnungen. The Good Lie (2008) is set in his adopted hometown, Victoria. His fourth novel, Exit from America, appeared in 2013. Following his birth in Montreal, Don’s family moved around North America from rural Ontario to New York City to Mississippi and New Jersey. “After years of seeking the ideal place to live,” he says, “I finally landed on my feet on Vancouver Island — where I live next to the Salish Sea in the city of Victoria.” For twenty-two years he worked at the University of Victoria where he taught creative writing and journalism and coordinated the Professional Writing Cooperative Education Program — which he co-founded. From time to time he also freelanced as a business writer and journalist. In the fall of 2010, Don left the university so that, “I could turn my pre-occupation with writing into a full-blown obsession.” An Amazon bestselling author, he’s also a ManyBooks.com Book-of-The-Month Award winner and a Whistler Independent Book Award finalist. • Click the “Follow” button above to receive news about his next novel. • Sign up for his free new reader book bundle ➜ https://bit.ly/DFBailey • Visit his website ➜ https://dfbailey.com • Send an email ➜ don@dfbailey.com