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Title:
Bones to Ashes
Genre:
Crime
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Subgenre:
Forensic Anthropologist
Series:
Temperance Brennan
Series Order:
10
Binding:
Paperback
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
310
Number of Chapters:
41
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:09:27
Synopsis:
Under the microscope, the outer bone surface is a moonscape of craters.
‘ Preliminary diagnosis?’
‘ Deformity of the bone. Maybe. Cortical destruction on a metacarpal. Maybe. Localized infection? Systemic disease process? Postmortem destruction, either purposeful or natural? A combination of the above? I don’t have a diagnosis.’
The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old — and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is struggling to keep her emotions in check.
Coroner Yves Bradette is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no interest. But it doesn’t quite add up, and a frustrated Tempe is convinced that Bradette is hiding something.
It’s not Tempe‘s case; she’s overwhelmed with more urgent work in the lab. But the nagging in her subconscious won’t let up. A memory triggered, deep in her hindbrain — the disappearance of a childhood friend; no warning, no explanation…
Detective Andrew Ryan is working a series of parallel cases, and requires Tempe’s forensic expertise. Three missing persons, three unidentified bodies — all female, all early-to-mid teens. Could there be a serial killer at work? Is Bradette’s skeleton another in this tragic line of young victims? Or is Tempe overreacting, making connections where none exist? Can she and Ryan put their personal tensions aside, and stop the killer before another young girl falls prey?
Working on instinct, Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But she couldn’t have predicted where this case would lead, or the horrors it would eventually uncover. Can Tempe maintain a professional distance as the past catches up with her in this, her most deeply personal case yet?
‘ Preliminary diagnosis?’
‘ Deformity of the bone. Maybe. Cortical destruction on a metacarpal. Maybe. Localized infection? Systemic disease process? Postmortem destruction, either purposeful or natural? A combination of the above? I don’t have a diagnosis.’
The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old — and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is struggling to keep her emotions in check.
Coroner Yves Bradette is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no interest. But it doesn’t quite add up, and a frustrated Tempe is convinced that Bradette is hiding something.
It’s not Tempe‘s case; she’s overwhelmed with more urgent work in the lab. But the nagging in her subconscious won’t let up. A memory triggered, deep in her hindbrain — the disappearance of a childhood friend; no warning, no explanation…
Detective Andrew Ryan is working a series of parallel cases, and requires Tempe’s forensic expertise. Three missing persons, three unidentified bodies — all female, all early-to-mid teens. Could there be a serial killer at work? Is Bradette’s skeleton another in this tragic line of young victims? Or is Tempe overreacting, making connections where none exist? Can she and Ryan put their personal tensions aside, and stop the killer before another young girl falls prey?
Working on instinct, Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But she couldn’t have predicted where this case would lead, or the horrors it would eventually uncover. Can Tempe maintain a professional distance as the past catches up with her in this, her most deeply personal case yet?
Author:
Kathy Reichs
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Publisher:
William Heinemann
Barcode:
9780434014644
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 25A
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publication Year:
2007
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
London, England
Automatic Estimated Value:
~€7.63
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-12-28
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:09:27
