Cold, Cold Bones
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3.8 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A killer is recreating Temperance Brennan’s darkest cases.
Then a human eyeball appears on her doorstep.
And suddenly, her daughter disappears.
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan thought winter in North Carolina would finally bring a break from death and violence. With crime slowing down, she’s looking forward to spending time with her daughter Katy, newly returned from military service.
Then a package appears on her porch.
Inside is a freshly removed human eyeball.
Etched into the eye are GPS coordinates leading Tempe to a secluded Benedictine monastery — and another gruesome discovery. Soon more bodies begin to appear, each one chillingly connected to murders Tempe investigated years ago.
Someone is recreating the most disturbing crimes of her career.
As the killings escalate, Tempe teams up with detective Skinny Slidell and private investigator Andrew Ryan to uncover the truth before more people die. But when the investigation turns personal and Katy suddenly disappears, Tempe realizes the killer’s ultimate target may have been her all along.
Dark, fast-paced, and impossible to put down, Cold, Cold Bones is a gripping forensic thriller packed with shocking twists, serial killer suspense, and the cutting-edge forensic detail that made Kathy Reichs a worldwide bestseller.
Perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell, Karin Slaughter, and Michael Connelly.
“Kathy Reichs has written her masterpiece.” — Michael Connelly
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At the start of bestseller Reichs's elaborately plotted 21st Temperance Brennan novel (after 2021's The Bone Code), the forensic anthropologist finds a package on her doorstep in Charlotte, N.C., containing a human eyeball "impaled like a bug on a pin." Her search to discover its provenance leads her to an abandoned outhouse on the campus of Belmont Abbey College, where a body matching the DNA of the eye is found. Other victims turn up, each in macabre circumstances. "Some psycho is imitating my old cases," Brennan observes, and the killer's violence is escalating. Brennan's boyfriend, Andrew Ryan, a former Quebec homicide detective turned PI, shows up to help with the investigation. Meanwhile, Brennan's daughter, Katy, honorably discharged from the Army after two stints in Afghanistan, has returned to Charlotte and is finding her way back into civilian life. Jim-dandy details about autopsies and the significance of bones compensate in part for a plot with too much rehashing of old cases and Brennan too often rushing into dangerous situations without calling for backup. Established fans will enjoy spending time with old friends.
