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#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs "roars back with a Temperance Brennan mystery unlike any that have come before" (Booklist, starred review) in which the forensic anthropologist must use all her skills to discover the identity of a faceless corpse and its connection to a decade-old missing child case. It's sweltering in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Temperance Brennan, still recovering from neurosurgery following an aneurysm, is battling nightmares, migraines, and what she thinks might be hallucinations when she receives a series of mysterious text messages, each containing a new picture of a corpse that is missing its face and hands. Immediately, she's anxious to know who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her. An identified corpse soon turns up, only partly answering her questions. To win answers to the others, including the man's identity, she must go rogue, working mostly outside the system. That's because Tempe's new boss holds a fierce grudge against her and is determined to keep her out of the case. Tempe pushes forward anyway, even as she begins questioning her instincts. But the clues she discovers are disturbing and confusing. Was the faceless man a spy? A trafficker? A target for assassination by the government? And why was he carrying the name of a child missing for almost a decade? With help from a number of law enforcement associates including her Montreal beau Andrew Ryan and the always-ready-with-a-quip, ex-homicide investigator Skinny Slidell, and utilizing new cutting-edge forensic methods, Tempe draws closer to the astonishing truth. But the more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes... "Edgy...eerie...irresistible" (Sandra Brown), A Conspiracy of Bones "was created by a master of the genre who knocks it out of the park" (David Baldacci).
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Reichs, Kathy
- ISBN: 9781982138899
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.90
- Number Of Pages: 368
- Publication Year: 2021
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Will definitely buy from here again.
Christine V. - 6 years agoLove this series! The book was in excellent condition and at a great price. Very satisfied with my purchase.
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For those who like forensic science, cyber stuff, conspiracy theories, and/or puzzles/mysteries
Laurie W. - 6 years 5 months agoThis is a no spoiler review: If you like forensic science, cyber stuff, conspiracy theories, and/or puzzles/mysteries, this book is for you. (While it's great to read the books in order to see how the characters develop, one can start with any book, including this one.) I love Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series, and it's been WAY too long since she published another in the series (see the author's note at the end of the book, after you have read it). What's been happening with her and Ryan? How's her mom? At the opening, we find that several things have happened (supposedly some of which were covered in a previously-published novella, which I can't find/figure out) that dramatically change Tempe's life now, although almost all (hint, hint) characters return to make appearances. And Tempe continues to go off on her own and get into trouble, more often the typical plot ending where this always happens. Maybe it's because Kathy Reichs had more time to write this novel that the storyline seems more multi-layered than normal. I'll say this, I didn't figure out "whodunit" until I read the ending.