#1 New York Times bestselling author
and producer of the Fox hit series Bones,
Kathy Reichs returns with an unforgettable new
novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose
examination of a mysterious hit-and-run victim triggers an
investigation into 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 an airline club card bearing
the name of prominent local businessman John-Henry Story,
who died in a horrific fire months earlier. How did Story
and the girl know each other? Was she an illegal immigrant
turning tricks? Was she murdered? Was he?
Tempe must
also 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
antiquities and the trafficking of humans?
As the
complications pile on, Tempe must also grapple with personal
turmoil. Her daughter, Katy, grieving the death of her
boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the army.
Meanwhile, Katy’s father, Pete, is growing frustrated by
Tempe’s reluctance to finalize their divorce. 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 tour de force of imagination, Bones
of the Lost is a roller coaster of plot twists,
punctuated by Tempe’s fierce wit and forensic know-how. “A
genius at building suspense” (New York Daily News), Kathy
Reichs is at her brilliant best in this sixteenth
installment of the Temperance Brennan series. With the Fox
series Bones in its ninth season, Kathy Reichs has
reached new heights in suspenseful storytelling.
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