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Death du Jour opent in de bittere kou van een winter in Montreal, in de duisternis van een kloosterbegraafplaats. In deze onheilspellende omgeving zoekt forensisch antropologe Tempe Brennan - met succes - naar een lijk dat meer dan honderd jaar geleden ter aarde is besteld. Kort daarop wordt haar aandacht opgeëist door een telefoontje van de directeur van het forensisch laboratorium waar ze werkzaam is. De reden? Na een brand in een huis in Quebec zijn de lichamen aangetroffen van twee mensen die op vreselijke wijze om het leven zijn gekomen. Door gebruik te maken van haar forensisch vakmanschap - van de plaats van het misdrijf via het mortuarium tot het laboratorium stuit Tempe op een mysterie dat begint met een opzettelijk aangestoken brand en dat haar vervolgens voert naar een aantal verrassende ontdekkingen in Noord- en Zuid-Carolina, en dat culmineert in een adembenemende krachtmeting in Montreal.

Wanneer bouwvakkers de resten van een lichaam aantreffen op het terrein van Le Grant Seminaire, midden in Montreal, wordt forensisch patholoog doctor Temperance Brennan opgeroepen. Tempe signaleert bij het onderzoek een aantal opmerkelijke overeenkomsten tussen de dode vrouw en een zestienjarig meisje op wie zij vorig jaar autopsie deed. Werden beide vrouwen het slachtoffer van dezelfde moordenaar? Tempe vindt weinig gehoor bij de politie en gaat zelf op onderzoek uit...

Temperance Brennan moet al haar werk opzijleggen wanneer ze door special agent Seeley Booth wordt gevraagd hem te helpen in een bizarre zaak. Booth is bezig met een onderzoek naar één van Chicago´s grootste maffiafamilies, als er een plastic zak vol botten wordt gevonden, met daarop een briefje bevestigd met een grimmige boodschap.

Zesentwintig auteurs drukken elk hun stempel op het verhaal en bouwen de spanning op naar een explosieve finale. Wanneer Christopher Thomas, curator van het McFall Art Museum in San Francisco, wordt vermoord en zijn lijk in een ijzeren maagd in een Berlijns museum wordt gevonden, is zijn vrouw Rosemary de hoofdverdachte. Ze wordt berecht, veroordeeld en geëxecuteerd. Tien jaar later is ex-rechercheur Jon Nunn ervan overtuigd dat men de verkeerde ter dood heeft gebracht. Hij wil iedereen die aanwezig was tijdens de nacht dat Christopher stierf, bijeenroepen om de waarheid te achterhalen. Maar de moordenaar stelt alles in het werk om ervoor te zorgen dat het verleden begraven blijft... Met medewerking van: David Baldacci (Introduction) Jeff Abbott Lori Armstrong Sandra Brown Thomas Cook Jeffery Deaver Diana Gabaldon Tess Gerritsen Andrew F. Gulli Peter James J.A. Jance Faye Kellerman Raymond Khoury John Lescroart Jeff Lindsay Gayle Lynds Philip Margolin Alexander McCall Smith Michael Palmer T. Jefferson Parker Matthew Pearl Kathy Reichs Marcus Sakey Jonathan Santlofer Lisa Scottoline R.L. Stine Marcia Talley

Een Canadese pathologe-anatoom probeert een seksueel verknipte seriemoordenaar op te sporen.

Tory Brennan and the Virals are forced to confront the existence of a rival pack - The Trinity - who wants them off the scene - declaring war by engraving 'One Territory. One Pack' on a local landmark. What's more this pack's powers seem stronger and their eyes glow red rather than golden when they flare.

Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Morris Island has barely had a chance to return to normality after the high profile trial of the Gamemaster, when two local students seem to vanish into thin air. Tory Brennan and the Virals pack move quickly in their attempts to discover what has happened to their twin classmates. But the packâe(tm)s canine powers are growing wilder, and it is becoming ever harder to conceal the secret which protects them. When Tory and her friends find evidence of blood in the studentsâe(tm) basement, they realise that the disappearance is no game. But in order to save the twins, the Virals must risk the exposure of their powers, and in doing so put even their own lives in terrible danger.

Kathy Reichs' Virals series has been an enormous hit with Young adult and adult readers alike. In this collection of short stories, Kathy ties up all the loose ends in Tory's world Fans of the Virals series will be thrilled with this companion volume that includes three short stories originally published as digital short stories as well as an all-new, never-before-seen Virals adventure! Shift, Swipe, Shock and the new story Spike give further glimpses of the Virals' world as they work with Tory's famous great aunt, Temperance Brennan, to solve more mysteries, take a look at where it all started before they became Virals, and get to the bottom of an attempted sabatoge at Kit and Whitney's wedding.

Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island - rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more. But the tranquility is quickly shattered when Tory Brennan and her technophile gang discover a mysterious box buried in the ground. A seemingly innocent treasure hunt soon turns into a nightmarish game of puzzles, as it becomes clear that one false move will lead to terrible, explosive consequences. The clock is ticking. Can Tory and the Virals crack the code in time to save the city - and their own lives?

The second novel in the Virals trilogy from #1 bestselling author and inspiration for the TV series Bones - Kathy Reichs! Ever since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack! But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it! So when Tory learns of an old Charleston legend about a famous she-pirate, Anne Bonney, whose fortune was never found, she can't believe her luck - buried treasure is exactly what she needs to save the Institute on Loggerhead! Trouble is, she and her friends aren't the only ones looking for it. And this time, the Virals' special powers may not be enough to dig them out of trouble . . .

Tempe Brennan arrives in Montreal from Charlotte in early December to testify as an expert witness. As a Forensic Anthropologist for Quebec, she should be reviewing her notes, but instead, she’s in a freezing pizza parlour basement, surrounded by rats and the skeletal remains of three young women. Homicide detective Luc Claudel, who has never been fond of Tempe, believes the bones are historic and not his concern, especially after the pizza parlour owner finds 19th-century buttons with the remains. However, Tempe suspects otherwise. She plans to conduct Carbon 14 testing to determine the bones' age and analyze the tooth enamel to trace the women's origins. If her suspicions are correct, Claudel could be facing three recent murders. Meanwhile, Detective Andrew Ryan's mysterious behavior raises questions. His private phone calls and sudden disappearances come just as Tempe begins to trust him, leaving her with her cat, Birdie, and more nights alone. As she delves into both her personal and professional challenges, Tempe becomes entangled in a sinister web, where women have vanished without a trace. With her own safety at risk, she realizes she may be the next target.

Four stories starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan include "First Bones," which reveals how she got her start in the lab, and "Bones on Ice," in which she must identify a mummified corpse found on Mount Everest.

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.

It's a summer of record-breaking heat in Charlotte and Dr Temperance Brennan is looking forward to her first vacation in years. She's almost out the door when the bones start appearing. First there's the newborn skeleton found in a wood stove. Next, a small plane flies into a rock face. Both the pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition.

She could be anybody’s daughter, sister, friend. But no one knew the secrets her fatal injuries reveal. . . . An unidentified teenage girl is struck down and left to die along a stretch of Charlotte, North Carolina, highway. In the lab, the bruise patterns tell Tempe that this hit-and-run was no accident. Meanwhile, Tempe is called on to analyze a bizarre shipment confiscated by U.S. Customs—mummified Peruvian dogs, antiquities that may have been smuggled in by a Desert Storm vet. Two disparate cases, too many mysteries, and turmoil in her personal life push Tempe to the brink. Then a chilling link emerges between the South American artifacts, the death of a prominent Charlotte businessman whose name turned up in the dead girl’s purse, and the nightmare reality of human trafficking . . . and Tempe must race to protect her community, her family, and herself.

When Dr Temperance Brennan is accused of mishandling the autopsy of a missing heiress, a routine case swiftly turns sinister. But before Tempe can get to the one man with the information she needs, he turns up dead. In Montreal, three elderly women are found murdered, their bodies brutally discarded. Even though the clues don't add up, Tempe is certain of a link between their deaths and that of the heiress. Has Tempe made grave errors, or is she being sabotaged by an unseen enemy? What is frighteningly clear is that more than just Tempe's career is at stake. Her life is also at risk.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller, plunging forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan into the centre of a Washington, DC arson investigation that spawns deepening levels of mystery and violence.

A nine-year-old girl is killed in crossfire on her way to ballet class. Soon afterwards, the body of a teenager killed in North Carolina is found hundreds of miles away. Forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan knows she must stay professional, but when the young girl's body is wheeled into the morgue she cannot help but react. And when an exhumation reveals the bones of yet another innocent in a hidden grave close to a biker gang headquarters, Tempe begins a lone and risky investigation into the lawless underworld of organised crime.

When a plane crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina, Tempe Brennan is one of the first on the scene. As a forensic anthropologist she serves on the response team. The task that confronts her is a sad and sickening one.

Tempe is summoned to investigate an autoerotic death, only to discover that the deceased may have a connection to a helicopter crash in Vietnam from 40 years ago. This raises the question of who is truly buried in the soldier's grave.

A match has been obtained on DNA sample 7426 to Canadian national number 64899, identified as: Anique Pomerleau, white/female, DOB: 12/10/75 - the subject is currently not in custody. For a decade, Temperance Brennan has been haunted by the monster, Anique Pomerleau, killer of young women. The one who got away, the one who has now come back - coming for Tempe.

Fantastic new series of novels from the Sunday Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs

Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's final novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). In noir master Raymond Chandler's Playback, Philip Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never heard of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but then decides he'd rather help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it. "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence:" -- Ross Macdonald

At a friend's request, Dr. Bill Brockton is called away from the Body Farm--his human-decomposition research facility at the University of Tennessee--to help prove that a woman's suicide was, in fact, murder. But Brockton's quick consulting trip takes a harrowing detour through the Florida panhandle when two adolescent skulls are discovered near the ruins of a once-notorious juvenile detention facility, destroyed by fire more than four decades ago. Local stories about the North Florida Boys' Reformatory are chilling: nightmarish tales of savage beatings, torture, and worse. Guided by the diary of a former "student," Brockton's team soon makes a grisly discovery: a cluster of shallow graves containing the bones of teenage boys, all of whom suffered violent deaths. But the search for answers becomes more perilous the closer Brockton comes to the truth--because unexpected skeletons reside in some surprisingly prominent closets . . . and summoning ghosts from the past can have devastating consequences in the present.

'Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head' is the on-scene assessment, but the victim's relatives are adamant in their rejection of suicide as an explanation. Discovered in a closet, a week after death, the body is barely recognisable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan's forensic expertise is required.|PB

NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author KATHY REICHS returns with her next edge-of-your seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author KATHY REICHS returns with her next edge-of-your seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

FLASH! Illuminated by lightning, a lifeless human hand seems to reach from a barrel of asphalt beside the Charlotte racetrack. Forensic anthropologist Dr Tempe Brennan must find answers before thousands arrive for the year's big race. But before she can carry out a proper examination, the FBI mysteriously confiscate and destroy the body. It's a dead end. Until a young engineer alerts Tempe to the disappearance of a couple twelve years earlier - and a deadly conspiracy unravels.

For every case Temperence Brennan has solved, there remain innumerable unidentified bodies in her lab. Information on some of these is available online, where amateur sleuths sometimes take a stab at solving cases. One day, Tempe gets a call from Hazel Lucky Strike, a web sleuth who believes she's successfully connected a body in Tempe's lab to a missing persons report on an eighteen-year-old named Cora Teague. Since the bones in her lab do seem to match Cora's medical records, Tempe looks into the case, returning to the spot where the bones were originally found. What seems at first to be an isolated tragedy takes on a more sinister cast as Tempe uncovers two more sets of bones nearby. When she then learns that the area is known as a viewing point for a famous unexplained light phenomenon with significance for a local cult, Tempe's suspicions turn to murder by ritual sacrifice -- a theory thrown into question when Hazel herself turns up dead. Still reeling from her mother's diagnosis and the shock of Andrew Ryan's potentially life-changing proposal, Tempe races to solve the murders before the body count climbs further.

In the searing heat of Guatemala, Dr Temperance Brennan must harden herself against the horrors she excavates. And then four young girls go missing from Guatemala City. When a skeleton is found at the back of a rundown hotel, only someone with Tempe's expertise can deduce the identity and cause of death. But as she searches for answers, her path is blocked at every turn. It is clear that some people will stop at nothing to keep Guatemala's secrets buried.

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.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks and Caicos, enters a sinister labyrinth in which a new technology may wreak worldwide havoc.Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found in a strange location with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them.Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common—other than the strange locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target.

Als een loodgieter per ongeluk een keldermuur kapotslaat, doet hij daarachter een gruwelijke ontdekking. Forensisch antropoloog dr. Temperance Brennan wordt opgeroepen, en wat haar in de kelder wacht is een ritualistisch tafereel: geslachte kippen en een geit; op een altaar een halfvergane schedel. Worden er mensen geofferd? Tempe probeert haar emoties en haar fantasie in bedwang te houden, maar dan doet ze nog een vreselijke ontdekking. Ze had met geen mogelijkheid kunnen voorspellen welke kant deze zaak op zou gaan – en hoe meer Tempe te weten komt, hoe groter het gevaar waar ze zelf in verkeert… Dit boek verscheen eerder onder de titel Met duivels genoegen .

In her most riveting thriller yet, Reichs--bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the television hit "Bones," based on her Temperance Brennan books--pits Brennan against an enigma out of her own past.

While investigating the connections between a long-dead business man, the smuggling of mummified dogs from Peru, and the death of a teenage girl killed in a hit and run, Temperance Brennan discovers a human trafficking enterprise at the center of it all. The scope of the case extends from South America to Afghanistan, and Tempe's soon-to-be ex might have connections that run to the very heart of the trafficking ring.

EVERY BODY HAS SECRETS It all starts with a series of text messages. Each message contains a new picture of a corpse, missing its face and hands. Dr Temperance Brennan needs to find out who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her. The only problem is, she has been kicked off the team. So she goes rogue, knowing that she is the only one who can solve this case. As she starts her investigation she discovers a connection to a decade-old missing child case. The more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes ...

Meet Sunday Night, a woman with physical and psychological scars, and a killer instinct ... Sunnie has spent years running from her past, burying secrets and building a life in which she needs no one and feels nothing. But a girl has gone missing, lost in the chaos of a bomb explosion, and the family needs Sunnie's help. Is the girl dead? Did someone take her? If she is out there, why doesn't she want to be found? It's time for Sunnie to face her own demons - because they might just lead her to the truth about what really happened all those years ago

The latest thriller features forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who navigates a high-stakes investigation. As she unravels complex clues, readers are drawn into a gripping narrative filled with suspense and intricate forensic details. Kathy Reichs expertly blends science and crime, promising a thrilling ride for fans of the genre.

Hlavní roli hraje soudní antropoložka Temperance Brennanová v třech poutavých příbězích. První příběh začíná na místě leteckého neštěstí v Severní Karolíně, kde se Brennanová podílí na identifikaci ostatků. Tragédie, při které zahynulo 80 lidí, vyvolává otázky o příčinách havárie, přičemž se objevují podezření na radikála, pojištěnou manželku nebo důležitého svědka gangové války. Brennanová je šokována, když objeví nohu, která nepatří žádnému z pasažérů. Druhý příběh se odehrává v Guatemale, kde Brennanová a její tým zkoumají masakr z roku 1982, kdy vojáci napadli vesnici Chupan Ya. Bez záznamů o události čelí vyšetřovatelé nebezpečným útokům a Brennanová se dostává do složité pavučiny mocenských a finančních zájmů, které daleko přesahují místní hranice. Ve třetím příběhu havaruje malé letadlo v Severní Karolíně, přičemž pilot a cestující zahynuli a jejich těla jsou spálená. Kromě vyšetřování nehody se objevují tajemné kosti na odlehlé farmě, které se na první pohled zdají být zvířecími. Jakmile jsou kosti převezeny do laboratoře, čekají Brennanovou nečekaná překvapení.

V hlavní roli Temperance Brennanová Tři detektivní příběhy oblíbené americké autorky, v nichž znovu přivádí na scénu soudní antropoložku Temperance Brennanovou, „Sběratelku kostí“, která ovšem nečeká, až násilné činy vyřeší policie, ale sama odvážně bojuje s vrahy a zabijáky a „její“ případy ji zcela pohlcují… Nejdříve se její hrdinka zaplétá do příběhu plného voodoo, santeríe a satanismu a pokouší se zjistit totožnost dvou mladých obětí. Poté odhaluje složitý příběh rafinované záměny a vraždy. Na začátku posledního příběhu se Temperance Brennanová probírá z bezvědomí v malém, tmavém a studeném prostoru…

Hlavní postavou je soudní antropoložka Temperance Brennanová, která se v příbězích od Kathy Reichs zaplétá do fascinujících a komplikovaných vyšetřování. V prvním příběhu se dostává k vraždě ortodoxního žida v Montrealu, kde se setkává s tajemstvím sahajícím až do biblických časů. Záhadná fotografie kostry ji přivádí k otázkám, které zpochybňují církevní dogmata. V dalším příběhu je povolána do Jižní Karolíny, kde při archeologických vykopávkách objevuje kostru nedávno zemřelého a začíná se potýkat s rostoucím počtem mrtvých. Třetí příběh ji zavádí do kanadské Akádie, kde je nalezena kostra dívky, jež by mohla patřit její dávné přítelkyni Évangéline, která zmizela před třiceti lety. Brennanová se musí vyrovnat nejen s bolestnou minulostí, ale také s podivnými lézemi na kostech, které naznačují něco víc než jen běžný zločin. Příběhy kombinují napětí, historické tajemství a osobní drama, což z nich činí poutavé čtení.

Souborné vydání tří detektivních románů představuje neústupnou soudní antropoložku Temperance Brennanovou. První román, který se stal bestsellerem na žebříčku New York Times a získal prestižní Ellisovu cenu, zaujal čtenáře a byl přeložen do devatenácti jazyků. V dalším díle, Mrtvá světice, autorka rozšiřuje svůj příběh a představuje bohatý ansámbl postav, napětí a fascinující kriminalistické detaily. Dr. Temperance Brennanová, forenzní antropoložka z Quebecu, během kruté zimy v Montrealu objevuje mrtvolu sestry Élisabeth Nicolet, která byla pohřbena před více než sto lety. Zvláštní rakev, nalezená v rozpadajícím se kostele, poskytuje první vodítko k osudu této klášterní sestry. Hádanka kolem jejího života a smrti kontrastuje s nálezy v nedávno vyhořelé chatě, kde čekají na Tempe zuhelnatělá těla. Kdo byli ti lidé a co je zavedlo k tragickému konci? Detektiv Andrew Ryan, k němuž Tempe cítila přitažlivost, se spolu s ní podílí na vyšetřování případu žhářství, které je spojeno s tajemnou socioložkou a opičí kolonií na karolinském ostrově. Tempe je pohlcena případem a zároveň se potýká s osobními problémy, včetně starostí o svou sestru Harry, která hledá duchovní procitnutí.

Tory Brennanová a její viráti na stopě zákeřných protivníků. Čtyři povídky poodhalí další tajemství ze světa virátů a fanoušci se v nich setkají i s Toryinou pratetou, slavnou soudní antropoložkou Temperance Brennanovou. Společně s ní budou naši hrdinové Tory, Ben, Hiram i Shelton řešit další záhady – na autogramiádě i ve výzkumném ústavu na ostrově Loggerhead. Prozradí, jak to vlastně všechno začalo a co se dělo předtím, než se z nich stali viráti. A v nejnovějším příběhu, který navazuje na poslední díl série, budou muset zachraňovat ohroženou svatbu Kita a Whitney.

I Virals, quattro amici che hanno sensi amplificati dopo aver contratto un virus di un lupo, si ritrovano coinvolti in una strana caccia al tesoro. Tutto ha inizio come un innocuo passatempo intrapreso per il puro gusto della sfida: i ragazzi devono localizzare con un GPS alcuni oggetti nascosti da un Game master. Ma la caccia prende una svolta oscura quando trovano una scatoletta decorata che nasconde un messaggio cifrato. Uno di loro, Shelton, decodifica il messaggio e all'improvviso quello che sembrava un gioco si trasforma in una realtà molto pericolosa. I Virals sono caduti nella tela di uno squilibrato che li conosce molto bene e sa come ricattarli per ottenere ciò che vuole...

Fouiller ses souvenirs. Temperance Brennan n'a plus que ça à faire pour ne pas sombrer dans la folie. Que faire d'autre lorsqu'on se réveille pieds et poings liés dans l'obscurité, enfermée dans un espace exigu et glacial ? Impossible pour l'anthropologue judiciaire de se souvenir des circonstances de son enlèvement. Mais, petit à petit, elle reconstitue le puzzle des derniers jours : le cauchemar a commencé avec la découverte du cadavre d'une certaine Rose Jurmain... Du fond de son caveau, Tempe pressent que sa survie dépend sûrement de sa capacité à résoudre cette enquête.

Nel suo laboratorio di Montreal, Tempe Brennan, antropologa forense, studia le ossa dei morti a caccia di indizi che altrimenti sfuggirebbero agli investigatori. Sotto la luce fredda del neon è possibile trovare molte risposte, basta saperle cercare. Ma quando lo scheletro di una ragazzina, scomparsa molti anni prima, riaffiora all'improvviso, le certezze di Tempe vacillano sotto l'urto delle emozioni. È mai possibile che quelle piccole ossa appartengano a Evangeline Landry, l'amica del cuore sparita nel nulla quando entrambe erano ancora bambine? Le coincidenze, e l'istinto, costringono Tempe a un viaggio inquietante nel territorio minato della memoria, dove la linea d'ombra che separa le bugie degli adulti e le paure dei bambini si assottiglia fino a scomparire.

Il cadavere di un uomo colpito alla testa viene ritrovato in uno sgabuzzino, dove è rimasto intrappolato per giorni. Mentre l'antropologa forense Tempe Brennan cerca di trovare una risposta alle ferite e fratture, a prima vista inspiegabili, riportate dalla vittima, qualcuno le invia la fotografia di un antico scheletro. A detta dello sconosciuto, la foto conterrebbe la chiave per risolvere il caso e incastrare il colpevole. Intanto, un numero sempre maggiore di indizi spinge Tempe e il detective Andrew Ryan, suo eterno fidanzato, a partire alla volta di Israele, per indagare sul contrabbando di reperti archeologici. Lì, Tempe viene a sapere di uno strano ossario a Masada...

2001. Guatemala. Le petit village montagneux de Chupan Ya est le théâtre d'une étrange cérémonie: l'exhumation des squelettes de femmes et d'enfants massacrés par l'armée lors de la guerre civile qui ravagea le pays vingt ans auparavant... Appelée en renfort par une organisation humanitaire, l'anthropologue judiciaire Tempérance Brennan supervise les fouilles. Une tâche d'autant plus macabre que cette découverte semble faire écho à celle, beaucoup plus récente, du cadavre putréfié d'une jeune fille gisant dans une fosse septique de la capitale guatémaltèque. Y a-t-il un lien entre ces deux affaires ? Malgré les tentatives d'intimidation et la pression des autorités locales, Tempe se jette corps et âme dans une double enquête riche en surprises et en rebondissements sanglants... "

Wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer Tempe Brennan hat als forensische Anthropologin schon Leichen in den verschiedensten Zuständen untersucht. Doch kaum etwas ist für sie so herausfordernd wie Großbrände und verkohlte Körper. Als sie nach Washington, D.C., gerufen wird, um die Opfer inmitten eines von Flammen zerstörten Gebäudes zu untersuchen, erwartet sie eine entsprechend grausige Szenerie. Die Hausruine befindet sich in einem Viertel mit bewegter Vergangenheit, die Eigentümer erweisen sich als zwielichtig. Schnell erhärtet sich der Verdacht, dass es sich um Brandstiftung handelt. Und dann geht ein weiteres Haus in Flammen auf …