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Tempe is called in when a plane full of college athletes goes down in the remoter parts of the forests of North Carolina. She finds herself investigating a spare foot she rescued from coyotes, a foot which is significantly more decomposed than the crash victims and which has symptoms of gout, a disease most of the dead young people had no time to contract. There is a locked house and walled courtyard out in the woods that do not appear on any maps and it seems almost as if her simple knowledge of their being there has offended the powerful of the world.
As always, Kathy Reichs manages to combine a detailed knowledge of who the dead were and how they died with a profound sense of the sadness of things. This is a book that never lets us forget amid the dissections and tests for genetic markers that each human death is that of a tragic and irreplaceable human being. Tempe is one of the more attractive of the current crop of women detectives simply because she is flawed and vulnerable as well as smart, righteous and brave. Reichs never lets you forget that crime novels should acquaint us with good people as well as human evil. --Roz Kaveney
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A plane crashes in the mountains of North Carolina and forensic scientist Tempe Brennan undertakes routine indentification of the victims. With the discovery of a severed foot well away from the main site, Brennan fears that, apart from the air tragedy, another corpse lies hidden somewhere. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004893112
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. When a place crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina, Dr. Temperance Brennan is first on the scene. As a forensic anthropologist for the state, she served on the disaster response team. The task that confronts her is a sad and sickening one. Seller Inventory # 066322
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KCW0019485
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good. . . . . Seller Inventory # KCW0019485