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Tempe Brennan halottakkal dolgozik, de az élőkért. Aki ismeri Tempe Brennant, az jól tudja: igazi munkamániás. Most végre vakációzni készül Ryannel, a tengerkék szemű nyomozóhadnaggyal, akivel oly sok bűnügyet oldottak már meg együtt. A nyaralás szokás szerint mégsem akar összejönni. Minden egy ártatlan pikniken kezdődik, ahol Boyd, Tempe exférjének hű ebe, aki egyre nagyobb szakértelemmel túr ki maradványokat a föld alól, rejtélyes medvecsontokra bukkan. Ez önmagában még nem lenne baj, de sajnos emberi kéztőcsontok is kerültek melléjük a szemeteszsákba… És ahol egy bűnügy van, akad több is. Sziklafalnak csapódik, és lezuhan egy Cessna, pilótája és utasa megég. Kik ők, és milyen sötét titkokat rejtenek a maradványaik? A szálak egyre jobban összekuszálódnak. Tempet azonban nem olyan fából faragták, hogy egy kis nehézség visszariasztaná. Nem ijeszti el a nyomába szegődő, titokzatos Kaszás sem. Pedig lenne oka félelemre, hiszen a Kaszás nemcsak az ő, hanem a lánya életét is fenyegeti… Az izgalmas nyomozás mellett mindeközben egy párkapcsolat kibontakozásának is tanúi lehetünk ebben a sodró tempójú, bravúrosan szerkesztett regényben. Elegánsan, sallangmentesen, egyedi humorral fűszerezve, ahogyan csak Kathy Reichs tudja. 

Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island - rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more. But the tranquility is quickly shattered when Tory Brennan and her technophile gang discover a mysterious box buried in the ground. A seemingly innocent treasure hunt soon turns into a nightmarish game of puzzles, as it becomes clear that one false move will lead to terrible, explosive consequences. The clock is ticking. Can Tory and the Virals crack the code in time to save the city - and their own lives?

The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author. A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near Montreal. Dr Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec, is brought in to investigate. While there, she discovers the mummified remains of two more babies within the same room. Shocked and distressed, Tempe must use all her skills and inner strength to focus on the facts. But when the autopsies reveal that the children died of unnatural causes, the hunt for the mother - a young woman with a seedy past and at least three aliases - is on. The trail leads Tempe to Yellowknife, a cold, desolate diamond-mining town on the edge of the Arctic Circle, where her quest for the truth only throws up more questions, more secrets, and more dead bodies. Taking risks and working alone, Tempe refuses to give up until she has discovered why the babies died. But in such a hostile environment, can she avoid being the next victim?

Tory Brennan vérében pezseg a kalandvágy. Nem csoda, hiszen a világhírű törvényszéki antropológus, Temperance Brennan unokahúga. Tory és tudóspalánta barátai, Ben, Hi és Shelton Dél-Karolina egyik félreeső szigetén élnek, de szabadidejükben a Loggerhead-sziget mocsaraiban és a LIRI Kutatóintézet épülete körül ólálkodnak. Amikor az intézet titkos laboratóriumából kiszabadítanak egy tudományos kísérletekre használt farkaskutyakölyköt, megfertőződnek a kutya-parvovírus egy kísérleti törzsével. A titokzatos fertőzés örökre megváltoztatja a négy fiatal DNS-ét és életét. Már nem csak barátok – egy falkába tartoznak. Veszélyesek. Fertőzöttek. A fiatalok tudományos kíváncsiságukat és újdonsült adottságaikat felhasználva egy hidegvérű gyilkos nyomába erednek. A kérdés csak az, hogy képesek-e addig életben maradni, amíg elkapják a kegyetlen ismeretlent.

Tři poutavé příběhy od uznávané a oblíbené autorky Kathy Reichs, která přivádí na scénu soudní antropoložku Temperance Brennanovou. Nejdříve přijíždí na místo leteckého neštěstí aby pomohla s identifikací ostatků. Jaké je ale její překvapení, když objeví nohu, která nepatří žádnému z pasažérů. Dále se ocitá v nebezpečné pavučině mocenských, finančních a vědeckých zájmů v Guatemale, které daleko přesahují tamní hranice. A nakonec stojí tváří v tvář ostatkům, jejichž rentgenové snímky a výsledky testů DNA jsou naprosto zarážející.

Tory Brennanová a její přátelé narazí v Charlestonu na stopu po dávném pirátském pokladu. Viráti se ocitají na nebezpečné cestě plné zákeřných pastí, bezhlavých mrtvol a tunelů zalitých vodou. Poklad ale nehledají jen kvůli dobrodružství… v sázce je osud ostrova Loggerhead. Jejich nadpřirozené vlčí schopnosti mohou být jedinou šancí, jak překonat všechny nástrahy. Po pokladu totiž pátrá i někdo další… Tory a její přátelé se musí spojit, aby zachránili svůj ostrov, práci svých rodičů i svou budoucnost.

Tory Brennanová a její přátelé narazí v Charlestonu na stopu po dávném pirátském pokladu. Viráti se ocitají na nebezpečné cestě plné zákeřných pastí, bezhlavých mrtvol a tunelů zalitých vodou. Poklad ale nehledají jen kvůli dobrodružství… v sázce je osud ostrova Loggerhead. Jejich nadpřirozené vlčí schopnosti mohou být jedinou šancí, jak překonat všechny nástrahy. Po pokladu totiž pátrá i někdo další… Tory a její přátelé se musí spojit, aby zachránili svůj ostrov, práci svých rodičů i svou budoucnost.

Flash! Illuminated by lightning, a lifeless human hand seems to reach from a barrel of asphalt beside the Charlotte racetrack. Even for forensic anthropologist Dr Tempe Brennan, never easily shocked, it is a disturbing sight. And now she is under pressure to find answers before thousands arrive for the year's big race. But before she can carry out a proper examination, the FBI mysteriously confiscate and destroy the body. It's a dead end. Until Wayne Gamble, a young engineer, alerts Tempe to the disappearance of his sister and her boyfriend from Charlotte twelve years earlier, and she determines to uncover what really happened to them. When, a few days later, Gamble's body is found crushed under the wheels of a race car, Tempe realises the situation is truly sinister. And that even her own life could be in terrible danger...

When Tory Brennan's mother dies suddenly she is sent to live with the father she has never met on a remote island in South Carolina. Tory might find getting to know her Dad difficult, but she has no trouble making friends with the island's other teen age inhabitants: Shelton, Hi and Ben. They quickly form their own gang, united against the snobby pupils of the posh high school they all attend. Things change dramatically for them, though, when they rescue a sick wolf dog puppy who they find locked in a secret cage in a research laboratory. The four nurse him through his illness, in their bunker hideout, until he is better. But it's not long before they all fall sick. Could their illness have something to do with the puppy? And what does the h ead of the laboratory have to hide? Sneaking back onto the island to try to find out what's going on the four are shocked to discover some long-buried human bones. But before they can dig them out, they are shot at and chased off the island. Fleeing for their lives, something strange starts to happen. Suddenly Tory feels she could run all night. Shelton sees more sharply; Hi can smell odours he's never noticed before. And Ben's eyes have changed colour. Alarmed by the change in each other, they retreat to their bunker. It's clear they have become involved in something fatally dangerous. And if they don't find out what's going on soon, they could end up like the poor person buried on the island. And what on earth is this strange change in th em all about? Could they possibly have developed canine powers? They soon realise that if they can harness their powers, it just might save their lives

Dr Temperance Brennan takes on a case that uncovers horrors she could never have predicted. It is the skeleton of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old - and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is struggling to control her emotions. The coroner is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no interest. But this doesn't feel right, and Tempe is convinced that someone is hiding something. Working on instinct, Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But her work uncovers horrors she could never have predicted, as what started in the lab quickly becomes her most harrowing, and personal, case yet.

An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house. In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed: a human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain chickens and bizarre figurines. Just as Tempe is closing in on answers, another body is discovered: a headless corpse carved with Satanic symbols.

An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint. In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain chickens and bizarre figurines. Beads and antlers dangle overhead. Called to the scene is forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan. Bony architecture suggests that the skull is that of a young, black female. But how did she die? And when? Then, just as Tempe is working to determine post-mortem interval, another body is discovered: a headless corpse carved with Satanic symbols. As citizen vigilantes, blaming Devil-worshippers, begin a witch-hunt, intent on revenge, Tempe struggles to keep her emotions in check. But the truth she eventually uncovers proves more shocking than even she could have imagined.

Temperance Brennanová je stejně jako její stvořitelka Kathy Reichs vynikající a velmi přitažlivá soudní antropoložka, kterou si vyšetřovatelé zvou na pomoc při těch nejsložitějších případech. Kostra mladé dívky objevená v kanadské Akádii však pro Tempe není jen dalším z řady pracovních úkolů. Když Évangéline, její nejlepší kamarádka z dětství, náhle zmizela, varovali ji, aby po ní nepátrala, protože ta dívka je "nebezpečná." Zatímco Tempe pomocí nejmodernější vědy odhaluje minulost, její přítel Ryan zase stíhá sériového vraha.

Three skeletons are found in the basement of a pizza parlour. The building is old, with a colourful past, and Homicide Detective Luc Claudel dismisses the remains as historic: not his case, not his concern...But Forensic Anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan has her doubts. Something about the bones of these three young women suggests a different message: murder. A cold case, but Claudel's case nonetheless. Brennan is in Montreal to testify as an expert witness at a trial. Digging up more bones was not on her agenda. And to make matters worse, her sometime-lover Detective Andrew Ryan disappears just as Tempe is beginning to trust him. Soon Tempe finds herself drawn ever deeper into a web of evil from which there may be no escape: three women have disappeared, never to return. And Tempe may be next...

It's the second-to-last day of archaeological field school. Dr. Temperance Brennan's students are working on a site of prehistoric graves on Dewees, a barrier island north of Charleston, South Carolina, when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave off a lonely beach... The skeleton is articulated, the bone fresh and the vertebrae still connected by soft-tissue; the remains are encased in rotted fabric and topped by wisps of pale, blond hair - a recent burial, and a case Tempe must take. Dental remains and skeletal gender and race indicators suggest that the deceased is a middle-aged white male - but who was he? Why was he buried in a clandestine grave? And what does the unusual vertical hairline fracture of the sixth cervical vertebrae signify? While Tempe is trying to piece together the evidence, her personal life is thrown into turmoil. When a bullet - intended, perhaps, for her - puts Tempe's estranged husband Pete in hospital, her unexpectedly emotional response complicates her on-off relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan... But before long, another body is discovered - and Tempe finds herself drawn deeper into a shocking and chilling investigation, set to challenge her entire view of humanity...