Grave Secrets
Temperance Brennan is helping her Guatemalan colleagues identify the  remains of villagers who were "disappeared" 20 years ago when she's called in to  consult on four more recent disappearances. Is there a serial killer loose in  Guatemala City, or is the fate of the young women who've gone missing--including  the daughter of the Canadian ambassador--connected to the murder of a  human-rights investigator looking into the decades-old massacre? Brennan, the  protagonist of Reichs's popular series, is literally hip-deep in intrigue,  between the well in Chupan Ya where she unearths the bones of women and children  slain in Guatemala's bloody civil war and the septic tank in the capital where  the remains of one of the missing girls turn up. Tempe is a standout in crime  fiction's crowded field of forensics experts--she's one of its more complex and  interesting protagonists, dealing with intriguing cases that often cross  national borders and a personal life that's rich in possibilities the author  skillfully exploits. Tempe--and Reichs--just keep getting better.--Jane  Adams--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.