Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
'Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head' is the on-scene assessment, but the victim's relatives are adamant in their rejection of suicide as an explanation. Discovered in a closet, a full week after death, the body is barely recognisable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan's forensic expertise is required. Advanced putrefaction has made it virtually impossible to determine the trajectory of the bullet. But just as Tempe is attempting to make sense of the fracture patterning, an unknown man slips her a photograph of a skeleton, telling her it holds the answer to the victim's death - Detective Andrew Ryan is also on the case and, as his relationship with Tempe heats up, together they follow the trail of clues all the way to Israel. In the Holy Land, with the help of Jacob Drum, a biblical archaeologist and old friend, Tempe becomes involved in an international mystery as old as Jesus, a mystery that could rewrite 2000 years of religious history. Could one of the tombs really be Christ's last resting place? And are the bones in the ancient ossuary the last remnants of James, the brother of Jesus, as its inscription claims? But the further Tempe probes into the identity of the ancient skeleton, the more she seems to be putting herself in danger.
"* 'Better than Patricia Cornwell' - Sunday Express * 'Kathy Reichs is some kind of writer! Deep in Patricia Cornwell territory, I think she outdoes the queen of slice 'em and dice 'em fiction - Terrific' - Independent on Sunday * 'It's becoming apparent that Reichs is not just "as good as" Cornwell, she has become the finer writer' - Daily Express"
Kathy Reichs is forensic anthropologist for the Offices of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratorie de Sciences Judiciaires et de M-decine L-gale for the province of
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434013883 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434013889 |
| Title | Cross Bones |
| Author | Kathy Reichs |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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