Written in Bone, 2008 publication

Itooktheskullfromitsevidencebagandgentlysetitonthestainlesssteeltable.'Tellmewhoyouare...'Asafavourtoacolleague,DrDavidHunterisontheremoteHebrideanislandofRunatoinspectagrislydiscovery.He'sfamiliarwithdeathinallitsguisesbutisshockedbywhathefinds:abody,incineratedbutforthefeetandasinglehand.Itappearstobeatextbookcaseofspontaneoushumancombustion.Thelocalpolicearecertainit'sanaccidentaldeath,butHunterisnotconvinced.Examiningthescorchedremains,hefindsevidencethatthiswasnoaccident;thiswasmurder.AndastheisolatedcommunityconsiderstheenormityofHunter'sfindings,acatastrophicstormhitstheisland.Thepowergoesdown,communicationwiththeoutsideworldceases...andthekillingbeginsinearnest.