1961: On a summer's day, while her family picnics by the stream on, 16-year-old Laurel hides out in her tree house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she can't wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.
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.
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.
Early thirtysomething Emma decides it�s time to have the baby - but it just doesn�t happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it�s never going to happen. The Baby Trail is a novel rich in texture, light and dark, and humour with a biting undercurrent.
'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
Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother's emotional distance masks an old secret.
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.
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...
The third volume in Gary Jennings' historical epic that began with Aztec and Aztec Autumn. In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright. From the torrid streets of the City of the Dead along the Veracruz Coast to the ageless glory of Seville in Old Spain, Cristo the Bastardo connives fights, and loves as he seeks the truth—without knowing that he will be the founder of a proud new people.As we follow the loves and adventures of Cristo and experience the colorful splendor and barbarism of the era, a vanished culture is brought back to life in all its magnificence.“This exotic, sensuous novel works on many levels. It is at once history, mystery, and a coming-of-age novel all permeated by the teeming world of seventeenth century Mexico as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy.” -- Library Journal
Dr. Temperance Brennan, the wry, impassioned director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec, is driven to unravel shocking acts of violence by reading the bones of the dead.
Sebastian Senecal è un professore di lettere e filosofia di quarantacinque anni: ha una moglie e due bambini, è appassionato del suo lavoro e dei suoi studi e sa apprezzare i piccoli piaceri della vita. All'avvicinarsi dell'estate, con l'esplosione dei suoi colori, dei suoi odori, dei suoi sapori, il professore decide di fare qualcosa di insolito e per lui entusiasmante: costruire un fantastico portico nel suo giardino, in cui passeggiare e ragionare di filosofia, di stoici ed epicurei, di gioie e di dolori...Il nuovo romanzo dell'autore de "La prima sorsata di birra". Una storia breve e delicata, intrisa di dolcezza e malinconia insieme.
