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Tory Brennan and the Virals are forced to confront the existence of a rival pack - The Trinity - who wants them off the scene - declaring war by engraving 'One Territory. One Pack' on a local landmark. What's more this pack's powers seem stronger and their eyes glow red rather than golden when they flare.

If you like the TV show Bones (I do) or Maximum Ride, you’ll love Virals. ”—James Patterson Another thrilling Virals adventure from New York Times bestsellers Kathy and Brendan Reichs. When twin classmates are abducted from Bolton Prep, Tory and the Virals decide there’s no one better equipped than them to investigate. But the gang has other problems to face. Their powers are growing wilder, and becoming harder to control. Chance Claybourne is investigating the disastrous medical experiment that twisted their DNA. The bonds that unite them are weakening, threatening the future of the pack itself. The Virals must decipher the clues and track down a ruthless criminal before he strikes again, all while protecting their secret from prying eyes. And everyone seems to be watching.

Kathy Reichs' Virals series has been an enormous hit with Young adult and adult readers alike. In this collection of short stories, Kathy ties up all the loose ends in Tory's world Fans of the Virals series will be thrilled with this companion volume that includes three short stories originally published as digital short stories as well as an all-new, never-before-seen Virals adventure! Shift, Swipe, Shock and the new story Spike give further glimpses of the Virals' world as they work with Tory's famous great aunt, Temperance Brennan, to solve more mysteries, take a look at where it all started before they became Virals, and get to the bottom of an attempted sabatoge at Kit and Whitney's wedding.

Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island - rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more. But the tranquility is quickly shattered when Tory Brennan and her technophile gang discover a mysterious box buried in the ground. A seemingly innocent treasure hunt soon turns into a nightmarish game of puzzles, as it becomes clear that one false move will lead to terrible, explosive consequences. The clock is ticking. Can Tory and the Virals crack the code in time to save the city - and their own lives?

The second novel in the Virals trilogy from #1 bestselling author and inspiration for the TV series Bones - Kathy Reichs! Ever since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack! But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it! So when Tory learns of an old Charleston legend about a famous she-pirate, Anne Bonney, whose fortune was never found, she can't believe her luck - buried treasure is exactly what she needs to save the Institute on Loggerhead! Trouble is, she and her friends aren't the only ones looking for it. And this time, the Virals' special powers may not be enough to dig them out of trouble . . .

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.

Four stories starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan include "First Bones," which reveals how she got her start in the lab, and "Bones on Ice," in which she must identify a mummified corpse found on Mount Everest.

Dr Temperance Brennan and her students are working on a site of prehistoric graves on an island near Charleston, South Carolina, when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave off a lonely beach. The bone is fresh and the remains are still topped by wisps of hair âe" itâe(tm)s a recent burial, and a case Tempe must take. Tempe determines that the deceased is a middle-aged white male - but who was he? Why was he buried in a clandestine grave? And what does an unusual vertical fracture of one of the vertebrae signify? While Tempe is trying to piece together the evidence, her personal life is thrown into turmoil. But before long, another body is discovered - and Tempe finds herself drawn deeper into a shocking investigation which will challenge her entire view of humanity.

It's a summer of sizzling heat in Charlotte where Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for the North Carolina medical examiner, looks forward to her first vacation in years. A romantic vacation. She's almost out the door when the bones start appearing. A newborn's charred remains turn up in a woodstove. A small plane crashes in a North Carolina cornfield on a sunny afternoon. Both pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition. And what is the mysterious black substance covering the bodies? Most puzzling of all are the bones discovered at a remote farm outside Charlotte. The remains seem to be of animal origin, but Tempe is shocked when she gets them to her lab. With help from a special detective friend, Tempe must investigate a poignant and terrifying case that comes at the worst possible moment. Daughter Katy has a new boyfriend who Tempe fears may have something to hide. And important personal decisions face Tempe. Is it time for emotional commitment? Will she have the chance to find out? Everything must wait on the bones. Why are the X rays and DNA so perplexing? Who is trying to keep Tempe from the answers? Someone is following her and Katy. That someone must be stopped before it's too late.

She could be anybody’s daughter, sister, friend. But no one knew the secrets her fatal injuries reveal. . . . An unidentified teenage girl is struck down and left to die along a stretch of Charlotte, North Carolina, highway. In the lab, the bruise patterns tell Tempe that this hit-and-run was no accident. Meanwhile, Tempe is called on to analyze a bizarre shipment confiscated by U.S. Customs—mummified Peruvian dogs, antiquities that may have been smuggled in by a Desert Storm vet. Two disparate cases, too many mysteries, and turmoil in her personal life push Tempe to the brink. Then a chilling link emerges between the South American artifacts, the death of a prominent Charlotte businessman whose name turned up in the dead girl’s purse, and the nightmare reality of human trafficking . . . and Tempe must race to protect her community, her family, and herself.

Charlotte, North Carolina. One of the town's oldest neighbourhoods. An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint... Called to the scene is forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan. Fighting her claustrophobia, and the unmistakable sweet, fetid odour of rotting flesh, Tempe descends the precariously steep, makeshift wooden steps. What awaits her below is a ritualistic display; slain chickens and a goat - and a skull, ghostly pale, rests on a pedestal, the lower jaw missing, the empty orbits staring back at her. Two cauldrons stand nearby, beads and antlers suspended overhead. Age, race and sex indicators confirm the skull as that of a young, black female - but how did she die, and when? Then, just as Tempe is working to determine the post-mortem interval, another body is uncovered. The corpse is headless, the torso carved with satanic symbols. Led by a preacher-turned-politician, citizen vigilantes blame Devil-worshippers and begin a witch-hunt, intent on revenge.

When Dr Temperance Brennan is called to Chicago to answer questions on an old case involving the death of a lonely but wealthy woman, the last thing she expects is to have her professional assessment questioned by a lawyer who barely knows his X from X [arse from elbow]. Taking the opportunity to catch up with family while in Chicago, Tempe then ends up being drawn into a missing person's case that she fears will only end in bad news.

"The latest from Kathy Reichs finds Tempe Brennan investigating the connections between a long-dead business man, the smuggling of mummified dogs from Peru, and the death of a teenage girl killed in a hit and run. When she discovers a human trafficking enterprise at the center of it all, the scope of the case extends from South America to Afghanistan. And Tempe's soon-to-be ex might have connections that run to the very heart of the trafficking ring"--

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller, plunging forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan into the centre of a Washington, DC arson investigation that spawns deepening levels of mystery and violence.

"Fans of TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation should be in heaven" (People) stepping into the world of forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, star of Kathy Reichs' electrifyingly authentic bestsellers. When innocent blood is spilled, she deciphers the shattering truth it holds. Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel Tempe Brennan from north to south, and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs -- where one misstep could bring disaster for herself or someone she loves.

Temperance Brennan rushes to North Carolina to help with a plane crash, when her investigations lead to an evil that will test her courage.

'Another day. Another death. Death du Jour. My God, how many such days would there be?' On a bitterly cold march night in Montreal, forensic anthropologiest Dr Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of an old church. Just hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of an horrific arson. A young family has perished, and there seems to be no witness, no motive, no explanation. From the charred remains of the inferno, to a trail of sinister cult activity and a terrifying showdown during an ice storm, Tempe faces a nerve-shattering test of both her forensic expertise and her instinct for survival.

Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan investigates the death of a man who appears to have died while engaged in a bizarre sexual act and who was originally declared dead four decades earlier.

A match has been obtained on DNA sample 7426 to Canadian national number 64899, identified as: Anique Pomerleau, white/female, DOB: 12/10/75 - the subject is currently not in custody. For a decade, Temperance Brennan has been haunted by the monster, Anique Pomerleau, killer of young women. The one who got away, the one who has now come back - coming for Tempe.

Fantastic new series of novels from the Sunday Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs

Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's final novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). In noir master Raymond Chandler's Playback, Philip Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never heard of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but then decides he'd rather help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it. "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence:" -- Ross Macdonald

At a friend's request, Dr. Bill Brockton is called away from the Body Farm--his human-decomposition research facility at the University of Tennessee--to help prove that a woman's suicide was, in fact, murder. But Brockton's quick consulting trip takes a harrowing detour through the Florida panhandle when two adolescent skulls are discovered near the ruins of a once-notorious juvenile detention facility, destroyed by fire more than four decades ago. Local stories about the North Florida Boys' Reformatory are chilling: nightmarish tales of savage beatings, torture, and worse. Guided by the diary of a former "student," Brockton's team soon makes a grisly discovery: a cluster of shallow graves containing the bones of teenage boys, all of whom suffered violent deaths. But the search for answers becomes more perilous the closer Brockton comes to the truth--because unexpected skeletons reside in some surprisingly prominent closets . . . and summoning ghosts from the past can have devastating consequences in the present.

Krimi. Opklaringen af mordet på en ortodoks jøde i Quebec bliver en vanskelig sag for retsmedicineren Tempe Brennan, ikke mindst da et varmt spor, som fører til Israel, afslører at mystiske begivenheder på Jesus' tid har direkte relevans til det nutidige mord.

NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author KATHY REICHS returns with her next edge-of-your seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author KATHY REICHS returns with her next edge-of-your seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

#1 "New York Times" bestseller Reichs is back with her 14th novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan.

For every case Temperence Brennan has solved, there remain innumerable unidentified bodies in her lab. Information on some of these is available online, where amateur sleuths sometimes take a stab at solving cases. One day, Tempe gets a call from Hazel Lucky Strike, a web sleuth who believes she's successfully connected a body in Tempe's lab to a missing persons report on an eighteen-year-old named Cora Teague. Since the bones in her lab do seem to match Cora's medical records, Tempe looks into the case, returning to the spot where the bones were originally found. What seems at first to be an isolated tragedy takes on a more sinister cast as Tempe uncovers two more sets of bones nearby. When she then learns that the area is known as a viewing point for a famous unexplained light phenomenon with significance for a local cult, Tempe's suspicions turn to murder by ritual sacrifice -- a theory thrown into question when Hazel herself turns up dead. Still reeling from her mother's diagnosis and the shock of Andrew Ryan's potentially life-changing proposal, Tempe races to solve the murders before the body count climbs further.

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.

The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author. A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near Montreal. Dr Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec, is brought in to investigate. While there, she discovers the mummified remains of two more babies within the same room. Shocked and distressed, Tempe must use all her skills and inner strength to focus on the facts. But when the autopsies reveal that the children died of unnatural causes, the hunt for the mother - a young woman with a seedy past and at least three aliases - is on. The trail leads Tempe to Yellowknife, a cold, desolate diamond-mining town on the edge of the Arctic Circle, where her quest for the truth only throws up more questions, more secrets, and more dead bodies. Taking risks and working alone, Tempe refuses to give up until she has discovered why the babies died. But in such a hostile environment, can she avoid being the next victim?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks and Caicos, enters a sinister labyrinth in which a new technology may wreak worldwide havoc.Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found in a strange location with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them.Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common—other than the strange locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target.

An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint&In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain chickens and bizarre figurines. Bead

The body of a teenage girl is discovered along a desolate highway on the outskirts of Charlotte. Inside her purse is the ID card of a local businessman who died in a fire months earlier. But who is the girl? And was she murdered? Dr Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, must find the answers. She soon learns that a Gulf War veteran stands accused of smuggling artefacts into the country. Could there be a connection between the two cases? Convinced that the girl's death was no accident, Tempe uncovers a conspiracy that extends from South America to Afghanistan. But to find justice for the dead she must be more courageous, and take more extreme action, than ever before.

Reichs--bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the television hit Bones, based on her Temperance Brennan books--delivers more awe-inspiring science and surprising twists in this gripping, sophisticated thriller.

Number One New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her nineteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who must use all her tradecraft to discover the identity of a faceless corpse, its connection to a decade-old missing child case, and the reason the dead man had her phone number.

The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world-class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author Kathy Reichs The body of a teenage girl is discovered along a desolate highway on the outskirts of Charlotte. Inside her purse is the ID card of a local businessman who died in a fire months earlier. Who was the girl? And was she murdered? Dr Temperance Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist, must find the answers. She soon learns that a Gulf War veteran stands accused of smuggling artefacts into the country. Could there be a connection between the two cases? Convinced that the girlâe(tm)s death was no accident, Tempe soon finds herself at the centre of a conspiracy that extends from South America to Afghanistan. But to find justice for the dead, she must be more courageous - and take more extreme action - than ever before.

EVERY BODY HAS SECRETS It all starts with a series of text messages. Each message contains a new picture of a corpse, missing its face and hands. Dr Temperance Brennan needs to find out who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her. The only problem is, she has been kicked off the team. So she goes rogue, knowing that she is the only one who can solve this case. As she starts her investigation she discovers a connection to a decade-old missing child case. The more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes ...

"A body is too decomposed for a standard autopsy. Dr Brennan takes on the forensic case and, convinced that a serial killer is at work, finally persuades the sceptical detective in charge of the truth, but only after the body count has grown."--Publisher.

Meet Sunday Night, a woman with physical and psychological scars, and a killer instinct ... Sunnie has spent years running from her past, burying secrets and building a life in which she needs no one and feels nothing. But a girl has gone missing, lost in the chaos of a bomb explosion, and the family needs Sunnie's help. Is the girl dead? Did someone take her? If she is out there, why doesn't she want to be found? It's time for Sunnie to face her own demons - because they might just lead her to the truth about what really happened all those years ago

An original novel based on Fox's new hit television series, inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs, creator of the Temperance Brennan series. Original.

A serial novel featuring contributions by twenty-six masters of suspense follows detective Jon Nunn as he re-opens a ten-year-old case to discover if the wrong person was convicted and put to death for the murder of art curator Christopher Thomas.

The latest thriller features forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who navigates a high-stakes investigation. As she unravels complex clues, readers are drawn into a gripping narrative filled with suspense and intricate forensic details. Kathy Reichs expertly blends science and crime, promising a thrilling ride for fans of the genre.

I Virals, quattro amici che hanno sensi amplificati dopo aver contratto un virus di un lupo, si ritrovano coinvolti in una strana caccia al tesoro. Tutto ha inizio come un innocuo passatempo intrapreso per il puro gusto della sfida: i ragazzi devono localizzare con un GPS alcuni oggetti nascosti da un Game master. Ma la caccia prende una svolta oscura quando trovano una scatoletta decorata che nasconde un messaggio cifrato. Uno di loro, Shelton, decodifica il messaggio e all'improvviso quello che sembrava un gioco si trasforma in una realtà molto pericolosa. I Virals sono caduti nella tela di uno squilibrato che li conosce molto bene e sa come ricattarli per ottenere ciò che vuole...

Ero stata legata, le mani ai piedi, e abbandonata in un sotterraneo buio e freddo, circondata da resti umani. La dottoressa Tempe Brennan, esperta nel leggere le storie delle ossa, si ritrova prigioniera senza sapere il perché. Il panico la minaccia, ma non può arrendersi. Inizia a ricordare: una telefonata anonima l'aveva accusata di aver insabbiato la verità su un omicidio di un'ereditiera. Inoltre, il caso di tre donne anziane massacrate nei boschi di Montréal e gli errori inspiegabili che avrebbe commesso nell'analisi dei loro corpi, errori che la sua ambiziosa collega, l'anatomopatologa Marie-Andréa Briel, ha sempre corretto. In questa situazione disperata, Tempe ricompone il puzzle e si rende conto che è diventata il bersaglio. Solo lei può trovare il modo di liberarsi e scoprire chi l’ha voluta fuori dal gioco e perché. Con una narrazione intensa e avvincente, l'autrice offre un ritratto emozionante della sua eroina, Temperance Brennan, e costruisce un thriller che tiene il lettore con il fiato sospeso fino all'inaspettata rivelazione finale.

Fouiller ses souvenirs. Temperance Brennan n'a plus que ça à faire pour ne pas sombrer dans la folie. Que faire d'autre lorsqu'on se réveille pieds et poings liés dans l'obscurité, enfermée dans un espace exigu et glacial ? Impossible pour l'anthropologue judiciaire de se souvenir des circonstances de son enlèvement. Mais, petit à petit, elle reconstitue le puzzle des derniers jours : le cauchemar a commencé avec la découverte du cadavre d'une certaine Rose Jurmain... Du fond de son caveau, Tempe pressent que sa survie dépend sûrement de sa capacité à résoudre cette enquête.

When an Orthodox Jewish man is found shot dead in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is called to investigate the body and the unusual damage it bears. A stranger unexpectedly hands her a photograph of a skeleton, claiming it holds the key to the victim's death. Tempe soon finds herself embroiled in an international mystery that could alter two millennia of religious history. As she delves deeper, Tempe learns the photograph depicts bones uncovered during an archaeological dig. The victim, she discovers, ran an import business that may have been a front for trading black market antiquities. Teaming up with Detective Andrew Ryan and biblical archaeologist Jake Drum, Tempe travels to Israel to uncover the origins of the skeleton and the ancient crypt where it was found. Their investigation leads to shocking revelations that challenge established beliefs about Christ's death and thrust them into a heated controversy. Could one of the tombs be Christ's final resting place? Are the bones in the ossuary truly those of James, Jesus's brother, as claimed? Or is it all an elaborate hoax? Using her forensic expertise, Tempe confronts the most contentious case of her career, with escalating stakes and dangers. Despite Ryan's charm and appeal, the threats surrounding Tempe intensify in this perilous environment.

Nel suo laboratorio di Montreal, Tempe Brennan, antropologa forense, studia le ossa dei morti a caccia di indizi che altrimenti sfuggirebbero agli investigatori. Sotto la luce fredda del neon è possibile trovare molte risposte, basta saperle cercare. Ma quando lo scheletro di una ragazzina, scomparsa molti anni prima, riaffiora all'improvviso, le certezze di Tempe vacillano sotto l'urto delle emozioni. È mai possibile che quelle piccole ossa appartengano a Evangeline Landry, l'amica del cuore sparita nel nulla quando entrambe erano ancora bambine? Le coincidenze, e l'istinto, costringono Tempe a un viaggio inquietante nel territorio minato della memoria, dove la linea d'ombra che separa le bugie degli adulti e le paure dei bambini si assottiglia fino a scomparire.

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...

2001. Guatemala. Le petit village montagneux de Chupan Ya est le théâtre d'une étrange cérémonie: l'exhumation des squelettes de femmes et d'enfants massacrés par l'armée lors de la guerre civile qui ravagea le pays vingt ans auparavant... Appelée en renfort par une organisation humanitaire, l'anthropologue judiciaire Tempérance Brennan supervise les fouilles. Une tâche d'autant plus macabre que cette découverte semble faire écho à celle, beaucoup plus récente, du cadavre putréfié d'une jeune fille gisant dans une fosse septique de la capitale guatémaltèque. Y a-t-il un lien entre ces deux affaires ? Malgré les tentatives d'intimidation et la pression des autorités locales, Tempe se jette corps et âme dans une double enquête riche en surprises et en rebondissements sanglants... "

Een Canadese pathologe-anatoom probeert een seksueel verknipte seriemoordenaar op te sporen.

Wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer Tempe Brennan hat als forensische Anthropologin schon Leichen in den verschiedensten Zuständen untersucht. Doch kaum etwas ist für sie so herausfordernd wie Großbrände und verkohlte Körper. Als sie nach Washington, D.C., gerufen wird, um die Opfer inmitten eines von Flammen zerstörten Gebäudes zu untersuchen, erwartet sie eine entsprechend grausige Szenerie. Die Hausruine befindet sich in einem Viertel mit bewegter Vergangenheit, die Eigentümer erweisen sich als zwielichtig. Schnell erhärtet sich der Verdacht, dass es sich um Brandstiftung handelt. Und dann geht ein weiteres Haus in Flammen auf …

Hlavní roli hraje soudní antropoložka Temperance Brennanová v třech poutavých příbězích. První příběh začíná na místě leteckého neštěstí v Severní Karolíně, kde se Brennanová podílí na identifikaci ostatků. Tragédie, při které zahynulo 80 lidí, vyvolává otázky o příčinách havárie, přičemž se objevují podezření na radikála, pojištěnou manželku nebo důležitého svědka gangové války. Brennanová je šokována, když objeví nohu, která nepatří žádnému z pasažérů. Druhý příběh se odehrává v Guatemale, kde Brennanová a její tým zkoumají masakr z roku 1982, kdy vojáci napadli vesnici Chupan Ya. Bez záznamů o události čelí vyšetřovatelé nebezpečným útokům a Brennanová se dostává do složité pavučiny mocenských a finančních zájmů, které daleko přesahují místní hranice. Ve třetím příběhu havaruje malé letadlo v Severní Karolíně, přičemž pilot a cestující zahynuli a jejich těla jsou spálená. Kromě vyšetřování nehody se objevují tajemné kosti na odlehlé farmě, které se na první pohled zdají být zvířecími. Jakmile jsou kosti převezeny do laboratoře, čekají Brennanovou nečekaná překvapení.

V hlavní roli Temperance Brennanová Tři detektivní příběhy oblíbené americké autorky, v nichž znovu přivádí na scénu soudní antropoložku Temperance Brennanovou, „Sběratelku kostí“, která ovšem nečeká, až násilné činy vyřeší policie, ale sama odvážně bojuje s vrahy a zabijáky a „její“ případy ji zcela pohlcují… Nejdříve se její hrdinka zaplétá do příběhu plného voodoo, santeríe a satanismu a pokouší se zjistit totožnost dvou mladých obětí. Poté odhaluje složitý příběh rafinované záměny a vraždy. Na začátku posledního příběhu se Temperance Brennanová probírá z bezvědomí v malém, tmavém a studeném prostoru…

Hlavní postavou je soudní antropoložka Temperance Brennanová, která se v příbězích od Kathy Reichs zaplétá do fascinujících a komplikovaných vyšetřování. V prvním příběhu se dostává k vraždě ortodoxního žida v Montrealu, kde se setkává s tajemstvím sahajícím až do biblických časů. Záhadná fotografie kostry ji přivádí k otázkám, které zpochybňují církevní dogmata. V dalším příběhu je povolána do Jižní Karolíny, kde při archeologických vykopávkách objevuje kostru nedávno zemřelého a začíná se potýkat s rostoucím počtem mrtvých. Třetí příběh ji zavádí do kanadské Akádie, kde je nalezena kostra dívky, jež by mohla patřit její dávné přítelkyni Évangéline, která zmizela před třiceti lety. Brennanová se musí vyrovnat nejen s bolestnou minulostí, ale také s podivnými lézemi na kostech, které naznačují něco víc než jen běžný zločin. Příběhy kombinují napětí, historické tajemství a osobní drama, což z nich činí poutavé čtení.

Souborné vydání tří detektivních románů představuje neústupnou soudní antropoložku Temperance Brennanovou. První román, který se stal bestsellerem na žebříčku New York Times a získal prestižní Ellisovu cenu, zaujal čtenáře a byl přeložen do devatenácti jazyků. V dalším díle, Mrtvá světice, autorka rozšiřuje svůj příběh a představuje bohatý ansámbl postav, napětí a fascinující kriminalistické detaily. Dr. Temperance Brennanová, forenzní antropoložka z Quebecu, během kruté zimy v Montrealu objevuje mrtvolu sestry Élisabeth Nicolet, která byla pohřbena před více než sto lety. Zvláštní rakev, nalezená v rozpadajícím se kostele, poskytuje první vodítko k osudu této klášterní sestry. Hádanka kolem jejího života a smrti kontrastuje s nálezy v nedávno vyhořelé chatě, kde čekají na Tempe zuhelnatělá těla. Kdo byli ti lidé a co je zavedlo k tragickému konci? Detektiv Andrew Ryan, k němuž Tempe cítila přitažlivost, se spolu s ní podílí na vyšetřování případu žhářství, které je spojeno s tajemnou socioložkou a opičí kolonií na karolinském ostrově. Tempe je pohlcena případem a zároveň se potýká s osobními problémy, včetně starostí o svou sestru Harry, která hledá duchovní procitnutí.

Tory Brennanová a její viráti na stopě zákeřných protivníků. Čtyři povídky poodhalí další tajemství ze světa virátů a fanoušci se v nich setkají i s Toryinou pratetou, slavnou soudní antropoložkou Temperance Brennanovou. Společně s ní budou naši hrdinové Tory, Ben, Hiram i Shelton řešit další záhady – na autogramiádě i ve výzkumném ústavu na ostrově Loggerhead. Prozradí, jak to vlastně všechno začalo a co se dělo předtím, než se z nich stali viráti. A v nejnovějším příběhu, který navazuje na poslední díl série, budou muset zachraňovat ohroženou svatbu Kita a Whitney.