Flash and bones
Subtitle: a novel
By: Kathy Reichs
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781439102411; 9781451646696; 9781439112809
Subjects: Temperance Brennan (Fictitious character); Hate groups; Conspiracies; Women forensic anthropologists; FICTION / Thrillers; FICTION / General; FICTION / Suspense; Missing persons; Fiction
Description: "Kathy Reichs--#1  New York Times  bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit  Bones --returns with a riveting new novel set in Charlotte, North Carolina, featuring forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. Kathy Reichs's trademark blend of forensic descriptions that "chill to the bone" ( Entertainment Weekly ) and breathless suspense have made her books major bestsellers worldwide. Now, she delivers the fourteenth thriller in a "cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series" ( The New York Times Book Review ).  A body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to Lowes Motor Speedway near Charlotte just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for race week. The next day, a NASCAR crew member shares with Tempe a devastating story. Twelve years earlier his sister, Cyndi Gamble, then a high school senior who wanted to be a professional racecar driver, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette kept company with a group of right wing extremists known as the Patriot Posse. Is the body Cyndi's? Or Cale's?  At the time of their disappearance, the FBI joined the investigation, but the search was quickly terminated. As Tempe is considering multiple theories, including an FBI cover-up, a surprising, secret substance is found with the body, leaving Tempe to wonder what exactly the government was up to..."--