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Called in to examine what is left of a person thought to have been struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in something much larger. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos. Seven years earlier, the first victim was found in a strange location with his left hand hacked off; subsequently, two other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged...
Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common—other than the odd places where their bodies turn up, and the fact that none seems likely to have been involved in criminal activity. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands' culture of gang violence? Tempe isn't so sure—but she soon discovers evidence that what's at stake may have global significance, and the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud. Then Tempe herself becomes a target...
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- ISBN: 9781982190071
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- ISBN: 9781982190071
- File size: 4974 KB
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March 1, 2023
As she examines the deeply seared body of a lightning-strike victim in Reichs's The Bone Hacker, durable forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers an odd tattoo that ultimately leads her to the disappearance of young male tourists on the Turks and Caicos Islands over the last seven years. Prepub Alert.
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July 1, 2023
Since making her literary debut in 1997's D�j� Dead, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan has investigated dark, unsettling, and frequently bizarre crimes. Even though the books stick to a formula, Reichs always works in enough variation to keep the stories fresh. Her new entry to the series is no exception. Here, an unusual tattoo on a lightning-strike victim leads Brennan to a mystery involving a series of disappearances of young male travelers to Turks and Caicos. Over a period of years, their bodies have turned up in unusual places, but there's little else to connect the victims. Then Brennan swoops in and discovers a boat full of corpses. While the plot is suitably attention-grabbing, it's Brennan's character that keeps us glued to the page. In a genre full of strong female protagonists, she's a standout: a brilliant scientist who knows she can be abrasive, demanding, and condescending, but who really isn't all that interested in changing. She is who she is, and we love her for it.COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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