Past, present, and future collide to throw respected forensic anthropologist Bill Brocktonās successful, secure life into devastating turmoil in this poignant novel in the New York Times bestselling Body Farm mystery series.
Itās been ten years since Dr. Bill Brockton created the Body Farmāthe worldās first postmortem research facility dedicated to advancing the frontiers of forensic scienceāand the researcher is at the pinnacle of his career. Under his leadership, the University of Tennesseeās forensic anthropology program has become the most prominent in the world, and Brocktonās skills and knowledge are in high demand among top law enforcement. Calling him in for a number of high profile cases, the FBI now wants him to identify the charred remains of a maverick millionaire, killed in a fiery plane crash.
But a storm is about to hit Brockton with cataclysmic force. First, his identification of the crash victim is called into question. Then he receives a threatening message from the serial killer who attempted to murder the scientist and his family a decade ago. And from Brocktonās beloved wife Kathleenāhis lodestone and his source of securityāhe gets the most shocking news of all. Will Brockton be able to weather this deluge . . . or has he finally reached the breaking point?