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The Bone Curse

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Pub Date Mar 27 2018 | Archive Date Oct 09 2019

ScienceThrillers Media | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles


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Description

Medicine has no cure for evil. 

Ben Oris, a pragmatic med student from Philadelphia, gets cut by an old bone while touring the Paris catacombs. His companion Laurette, a public health student from Haiti, senses danger and worries an evil curse now runs through him.

Ben scoffs at the idea—he simply has a wound that won’t heal—and back home he returns to his stressful clerkship at the hospital. But when people close to him succumb to a grisly illness and a dark priest pursues him, his skepticism waivers. Could a bone from an 18th-century skeleton with a frightening history really cause modern-day disease?

With the help of Laurette, he scrambles to find a cure through Vodou before more of his loved ones die. But first, he must battle the mysterious priest who’s bent on vengeance and determined to have Ben’s blood as his own.

Medicine has no cure for evil. 

Ben Oris, a pragmatic med student from Philadelphia, gets cut by an old bone while touring the Paris catacombs. His companion Laurette, a public health student from...


A Note From the Publisher
Also available in hardcover for $24.99 (ISBN 978-1-940419-97-8) // ebook for $3.99 (ISBN 978-1-940419-99-2)

Also available in hardcover for $24.99 (ISBN 978-1-940419-97-8) // ebook for $3.99 (ISBN 978-1-940419-99-2)


Advance Praise

“A tense, perceptive tale of an investigation into a terrifying threat.”

—Kirkus Reviews 


“A teeth-grinding story of ancient curses and mystical remedies … The Bone Curse will keep even the most skeptical reader awake long past midnight.”

—Andra Watkins, New York Times bestselling author of Not Without My Father and author of the Nowhere Series


“From the first page to the last, the tensions never let up … Bravo to Rubin for creating another fast-paced medical thriller that both keeps you turning pages and opens a window into a world most of us have never considered.”

—Audrey Kalman, author of What Remains Unsaid and Dance of Souls

“A sizzling slice of Vodou served alongside methodical medical science. What's not to love? Unique characters, a plot that galloped along, and some damn fine writing, too.”

—G. M. Barlean, author of The Rosewood Series

“A tense, perceptive tale of an investigation into a terrifying threat.”

—Kirkus Reviews 


“A teeth-grinding story of ancient curses and mystical remedies … The Bone Curse will keep even the most...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781940419985
PRICE $14.99 (USD)

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