A gripping high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, from Number One Bestselling author Kathy Reichs.
EVEN ON AN ISLAND PARADISE, DANGER STILL LURKS
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 â tourists â have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found 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 â other than the unusual 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 islandsâ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isnât so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that whatâs at stake may actually have global significance.
It isnât long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target . . .
PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS:
âA thing of clever beauty â smart, scary, complicated, and engrossingâ Michael Connelly
âThis page-turning series never lets the reader downâ Harlan Coben
âOne of my favorite writersâ Karin Slaughter
âI await the next Kathy Reichs thriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwellâ James Patterson