Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan)

Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur.
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Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to doâ€”test, analyze, identify. Her personal life is another story. Sheâ€™s at a loss, wondering how to answer police detective Andrew Ryanâ€™s marriage proposal. But the matter of matrimony takes a backseat when murder rears its head.
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Hazel â€œLuckyâ€ Strikeâ€”a strident amateur detective who mines the Internet for cold casesâ€”comes to Brennan with a tape recording of an unknown girl being held prisoner and terrorized. Strike is convinced the voice is that of eighteen-year-old Cora Teague, who went missing more than three years earlier. Strike is also certain that the teenagerâ€™s remains are gathering dust in Temperance Brennanâ€™s lab.
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Brennan has doubts about working with a self-styled websleuth. But when the evidence seems to add up, Brennanâ€™s next stop is the treacherous backwoods where the chilling recording (and maybe Cora Teagueâ€™s bones) were discovered. Her forensic field trip only turns up more disturbing questionsâ€”along with gruesome proof of more untimely deaths.
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While local legends of eerie nocturnal phenomena and sinister satanic cults abound, itâ€™s a zealous and secretive religious sect that has Brennan spooked and struggling to separate the saints from the sinners. But thereâ€™s nothing, including fire and brimstone, that can distract her from digging up the truth and taking down a killerâ€”even as Brennan finds herself in a place where angels fear to tread, devils demand their due, and she may be damned no matter what.

Praise for Speaking in Bones
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â€œSpeaking in Bones keeps the suspense high.â€â€”Associated Press
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â€œTemperanceâ€™s forensic sleuthing uncovers many secrets, along with a blockbuster psychological surprise.â€â€”The Huffington Post
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-07-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345544049

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-07-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345544049

Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan)

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