Read Series: Gideon Oliver
by Author Aaron Elkins
Dead Men's Hearts (1995)
When asked to narrate a documentary on Ancient Egypt for a university donor, Dr. Gideon Oliver declines the request. After being strong-armed into it, he accepts and packs his bags to head over with his wife Julie tagging along. When they arrive, the local American archaeological team is scrambli...
Curses! (1993)
Mayan ruins in the Yucatan...a secret room in a tomb...an ancient skeleton. To Gideon Oliver, anthropologist, this archaeological find is paradise on earth. He and his wife, Julie, have joined his old mentor, Abe Goldstein, at Tlaloc, Mexico, to make sure there are no dirty doings at the dig. Fiv...
Twenty Blue Devils (1997)
The dead man is the manager of Tahiti's Paradise Coffee plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world - the winey, luscious Blue Devil. His fall from a cliff is the latest accident in a string of mishaps, and although nothing tangible points to foul play, FBI agent John Lau ...
Murder in the Queen's Armes (2005)
Edgar® winner Aaron Elkins follows "skeleton detective" Gideon Oliver on his honeymoon, one that will prove none too sweet.
Little Tiny Teeth (2007)
A new mystery to chill the bones-from the Edgar(r) Award-winning author of Unnatural Selection. When forensics professor Gideon Oliver joins an Amazon riverboat expedition with a group of research botanists, he expects a nice vacation. What he gets is heat, corrupt officials, dangerous insects...
Fellowship of Fear (2005)
A great intro to Dr. Gideon Oliver and his somewhat academic background in a series sure to pave the way in the domain of forensic anthropology. Many years before Jefferson Bass emerged on the scene or Kathy Reichs penned her numerous classics (and BONES aired on television), Elkins brings Dr. Ol...
Good Blood (2005)
Good Blood by Aaron Elkins.Julie, Gideon Oliver's wife, is on a Peddle & Paddle on the cheap in Italy. Gideon, on the other hand, wants a rest and relaxation vacation with modern conveniences. So although the two of them are in Italy...they are not together. Gideon runs into an old friend, Phil, ...
Unnatural Selection (2006)
My first Gideon Oliver Mystery and first time reading this author. Frankly, I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed the book. The lead character, Gideon Oliver aka Skeleton Detective is a forensic anthropology professor. His wife Julie is a park ranger in Washington State's Olympic National Park...
Make No Bones (1993)
Not much was left of Dr. Albert Jasper. His jaw bone and a few charred bits were installed in a place of honor in an Oregon museum to create a fascinating, if macabre, exhibit. It was a fitting end for a great forensic scientist - until what was left of him disappeared. Gideon Oliver was baffled....
The Dark Place (2005)
Elkins returns with his second novel in the Gideon Oliver series, adding just as much panache as his debut novel, but switching the focus to the United States. While working in the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Oliver is called to assist with a case in a Washington rainforest, where two hikers went miss...
Icy Clutches (1994)
On a trip to Alaska, Gideon Oliver becomes involved in a tantalizing mystery. Everyone finds it fortunate that the anthropologist/detective is nearby when human bones are found at an old avalanche site--except for the person who thinks that murder is the best way to cover up the past.
Where There's a Will (2006)
Alex Torkelsson has just gotten word: after going missing ten years ago, Alex's late uncle Magnus's plane has been found south of Hawaii's Big Island. So too have Magnus's few skeletal remains, now handed over to the only man who can fit together the pieces of this mystery. But what forensic dete...
Old Bones (2006)
Gideon Oliver is an American forensic anthropologist known as “The Skeleton Detective”, because he has achieved some notoriety for solving a number of murders. In this book, he’s on a trip to France, taking part in a lecture series on forensic anthropology. Although he’s having a pretty good time...
Skeleton Dance (2001)
As the Olivers prepare for a European quasi-vacation, tragedy strikes in France and Gideon is summoned to change his itinerary. Bones turn up and his expertise is sought to help solve the case. Interestingly enough, all the suspects are a group of archeologists he planned on visiting as part of h...
Dying on the Vine (2012)
What a delightful read. It was delicious - yes that was the word that came to me as I read. Once I started reading it, I put aside my whole day to immerse myself into this engrossing murder mystery set in Tuscany, Italy. The characters were engrossing, and the Italian characters seemed so accurat...
Skull Duggery (2009)
This was my first book by this author. I enjoyed it immensely. Anytime I can learn something new, it's a good read. The setting in Mexico made it all the more interesting. He didn't take us to some known location, but instead took us to a province that would be unknown to the average American and...