Cold, Cold Bones

Reichs has written her masterwork, which is perceptive, frightening, intricate, and captivating. —Connelly, Michael

"The reader is never disappointed with this gripping series." — John Coben

"The pinnacle accomplishment of a gifted storyteller." —DeMille, Nelson

The twenty-first suspenseful book by #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author Kathy Reichs follows forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan as she investigates a string of grisly murders that uncannily mimic the most horrific of her previous cases.

North Carolina is seeing a decline in crime as winter arrives. Now that she is not as busy as she was in the army, Tempe Brennan is happy to spend her time caring for her daughter Katy. However, one evening when the mother and daughter get together at Tempe's house, they discover a package on the back porch. An very young human eye.

An similarly horrific find lies inside a Benedictine abbey, according to GPS coordinates engraved into the eyeball. Tempe's fear increases when she discovers a mummified body in a state park shortly after.

The deaths that have since come to light don't seem to follow any pattern, except from the fact that they're all somewhat similar to a homicide that a younger Tempe was brought in to investigate. Why and by whom is she being targeted?

Detective Erskine "Skinny" Slidell, who is retired but still volunteers with the CMPD cold case unit—and continues to show off his gallows humor—is assisting Tempe in her hunt for answers. Drawn in as well was Tempe's lover Andrew Ryan, who was raised in Montreal and is now a private investigator.

Is this well orchestrated web of chaos the setup for an even more startling turn of events? Tempe is unable to determine the reason for the situation.and after that her daughter vanishes.

At its core, Cold, Cold Bones is a novel of revenge—one in which revisiting the past may prove the only way to unravel the present.