"My name was Salmon, like the fish, first name Suzie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on december 6,1973."

The lovely bones is the story of a girl that was murdered in the small town that she lived in. The story is written from the point of view of Susie, it is rather interesting. After she describes her murder in full detail and what she thinks is her "heaven" is, she soon discovers that she is really in what is to be known as the "in between." From her so called "heaven" she can see what is going on , and how her family is reacting. She can also see the way that they are dealing with her death, as they are try to move on with there lives. Most importantly, she can watch the person that has caused all of this pain, her murderer, Mr.Harvey. Suzie keeps watching , even a year later to make sure her family has not given up on trying to find her killer.

Sometimes the book can be quite confusing because of the way that it was written. Right in the middle of the book it goes from Suzie's point of view to the way that a normal novel is written. The storyline takes you in to the individual family members and friends that are still dealing with her death. From her mothers affair , to her sister's new love, and her father still working to solve her case. But the most haunting of all is the fact that her killer Mr. Harvey is still free. Can Suzie finally find peace in her own heaven, can her family ever have justice?

The real question is do you think that there is an "in between"? Thinking about people that have passed on do you think that they may have unfinished business here on earth?