Dreaming of the Bones, by Deborah Crombie Deborah Crombie was born and educated in Texas. After living in both England and Scotland, she wrote her first novel, A Share in Death, which was nominated for both an Agatha and a Macavity. Dreaming of the Bones, her fifth novel, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, was short-listed by Mystery Writers of America for the 1997 Edgar Award for Best Novel, and was chosen by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America as one of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century.