BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- How would you compare Cab Bolton to the detective in Brian’s Duluth-based books, Jonathan Stride?
- This is a book about trust, faith, and doubt. Do you trust Mark Bradley? Do you believe anything happened between him and Tresa? Between him and Glory?
- Are people too quick to leap to assumptions about someone’s guilt? Are men in particular considered guilty until proven innocent?
- Why do you think Brian chose remote Door County as the setting for this book? How does it add character to the story? How is it different from Duluth?
- Was Harris Bone wrong to take the blame for the fire? Could you protect a family member who did something horrific?
- There is obviously some sexual tension between Hilary and Cab. Talk about the nature of their attraction, even though both are involved with other people.
- How does the “stand alone” nature of The Bone House differ from Brian’s series books? Do you want to see Cab Bolton return in a future book?
- Could you ever move to a small town as an outsider? How do you think you would be accepted?
- Talk about the teenagers and their relationships in this book. Is a small town environment different for young people?
- How does Cab’s journey to Door County change him? What’s next for him?
