Cross Bones - Softcover

Reichs, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594131392 ISBN 13: 9781594131394

Publisher: Large Print Pr, 2006

Synopsis

'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.

About this title

Review:

"* '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"

From the Publisher:

The latest gripping thriller from world-class forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs, bestselling author of Bare Bones and Monday Mourning

About this edition

• Publisher: Large Print Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594131392
• ISBN 13: 9781594131394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 590