Viviane Mikhalkov Boeken

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. Out of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story—which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album—is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.

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Forensisch antropoloog Temperence Brennan is in Montreal om als getuige-deskundige op te treden in een moordzaak, als ze wordt opgeroepen om een opgraving in de kelder van een restaurant te begeleiden. In ondiepe graven ontdekt Tempe skeletten van drie jonge vrouwen. Rechercheur Luc Claudel is echter van mening dat de botten oud zijn en daardoor niet zijn zaak. Bovendien zijn er bij de lichamen negentiende-eeuwse knopen gevonden, een extra aanwijzing dat de botten niet van recente datum zijn. Maar Tempe heeft ernstige twijfels. In het lab start ze een onderzoek om de leeftijd van de botten te kunnen bepalen.

Following the success of "Cross Bones," Kathy Reichs delves into a gripping international case in her latest thriller. Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called to South Carolina to substitute for a negligent colleague, only to find herself teaching a lackluster archaeology field school at a Native American burial site. However, when she discovers a fresh skeleton among ancient remains, her friend Emma Rousseau, the local coroner, persuades her to assist with the investigation. Emma reveals a troubling secret, intensifying Tempe's involvement as the body count rises. An unidentified man is found hanging from a tree, and another corpse surfaces in a barrel, both bearing mysterious nicks and signs of strangulation. Tempe's investigation leads her to a street clinic with a hostile staff, a suspicious doctor, and a charismatic televangelist donor. As she navigates this complex case, the local sheriff remains skeptical, and Tempe's own life is put at risk. Meanwhile, her love life complicates matters further; Ryan, her current boyfriend, visits from Montreal, while her ex-husband Pete is investigating a local woman's disappearance, creating tension in their shared beach house. "Break No Bones" is a taut thriller filled with high-stakes crime and compelling characters, showcasing Reichs at her best.

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan examines the bodies of three babies while Detective Ryan investigates their mother in a case with ties to the high-stakes world of diamond mining.