From the author who inspired the TV series Bones. World-renowned for her work as a forensic anthropologist—throughout her career, she testified at the UN tribunal on the Rwandan genocide; helped identify remains in mass graves in Guatemala; worked on the Ground Zero investigation in New York after the September 11 attacks; and helped identify victims of World War II—Kathy Reichs is also considered the queen of the forensic thriller. The author lends her talent and experience to the character Temperance Brennan, protagonist of the New York Times bestselling crime novel series, which established her as one of the most successful American writers today and inspired the TV series Bones, which she also produced. In Bones, her debut in Brazil, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan can't wait for her summer vacation, which looks promising: she plans to travel and enjoy the beach with the handsome and intriguing Ryan, a Canadian police officer she's interested in. However, an anonymous tip leads her to the charred body of a baby who, by all indications, is the grandson of an acquaintance of the scientist. Was the baby stillborn or the victim of an act of cruelty? Brennan's romantic plans are repeatedly postponed when, during a barbecue, she comes across a bag full of bones from an animal apparently much larger than a cow. Could they be human? She soon discovers they are bears, but this doesn't reassure her. Meanwhile, even more work arises in her lab. A plane crashes, and amid the wreckage, two bodies are found that may be linked to drug trafficking. Dr. Brennan finds herself overwhelmed at work, and her situation becomes even more worrying when she begins receiving threatening emails containing even photos of her daughter. Who could be behind it? There are many mysteries for the scientist to unravel, and she suspects that, somehow, the three cases may be connected.
