Bones Bonebrake Adventures Books in Order
Part ofDavid Wood Books in OrderSee the Bones Bonebrake Adventures by David Wood in order, with summaries, reading order, and background on these cryptid-packed treasure hunts.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
Primitive
by David Wood
2015
Bones takes on a Florida legend when Joanna Slater hires him to investigate a mystery with deep local roots. Solo work suits him, right up until it gets deadly.
The Book of Bones
by David Wood
2016
Bones Bonebrake is drawn into a mystery involving ancient remains, old legends, and whispers that humanity is not alone. It is a solo adventure with big conspiracy energy.
Skin and Bones
by David Wood
2017
Bones's Monaco vacation dies quickly when he sees the preserved body of a giant woman and the dig team vanishes. Curiosity turns into a frantic hunt for the truth.
Lost City
by David Wood
2020
A satellite image reveals a legendary city in the Congo, and Bones leads the push to reach it first. The ruins hold wonders, but something alive still guards them.
Alamo Gold
by David Wood
2021
Bones Bonebrake follows the trail of a lost fortune tied to the Alamo and a long-buried coverup. What starts as treasure hunting turns into a very personal showdown.
Lair of the Swamp Witch
by David Wood
2023
Bones tracks a missing ghost hunter into Burnt Swamp, where legend says a witch guards pirate treasure. The problem is that the witch is not a legend at all.
Series background & context
Bones Bonebrake has always been one of the great pleasures of the Dane Maddock books, so it makes sense that David Wood eventually gave him room to operate alone. These stories keep the action-adventure bones of the main series, but they tilt a little stranger, a little funnier, and often a little more intimate.
Bones is a whole mood by himself.
As a lead, he changes the temperature of the page. He is quicker with a joke, quicker to poke the danger with a stick, and just reckless enough to make every investigation feel like it might turn into a fistfight, a sprint, or both. The solo books use that well. Primitive throws him at a Florida legend. The Book of Bones pushes toward ancient remains and conspiracy. Skin and Bones turns a Monaco vacation into a mystery involving giants. Lost City sends him into the Congo. Alamo Gold chases hidden history in Texas. Lair of the Swamp Witch makes good on its title in the messiest possible way.
What links the series is not a single villain or master plot. It is the style of trouble Bones attracts. Cryptids, treasure lore, local legends, weird history, missing people, all of it lands differently when filtered through his voice. The books are still fast, but they are often a touch rougher and more playful than the main Dane-led novels.
There is also a nice scale shift. Instead of every story feeling like it might crack open the whole world, some of these are powered by one town, one ruin, one swamp, one expedition gone bad. That makes the tension feel close to the skin.
If Bones is your favorite part of the main series, this line is an easy recommendation. You get more of his humor, more of his impulsive courage, and more proof that he can carry a mystery without Dane beside him.
And yes, he still manages to make everything worse before he makes it better.
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