Bones of the Lost: A Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781439102459)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.

When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl's body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered?

The medical examiner has also asked Tempe to examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some connection between the trafficking of antiquitiesand the trafficking of humans?

As the case deepens, Tempe must also grapple with personal turmoil. Her daughter Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the Army. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South America, to Afghanistan, and right to the center of Charlotte. "A genius at building suspense" (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs is at her brilliant best in this thrilling novel.

Author: Kathy Reichs
ISBN-10: 1439102457
ISBN-13: 9781439102459
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.49h x 6.39w x 1.15d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2013 pg. 54
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2013
Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 34
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
Romantic Times 09/01/2013 pg. 81 - Excellent