Devil Bones

作者 Kathy Reichs著
出版社 Arrow
出版时间 2009年5月
ISBN 9780099533641
定价 68.40

内容简介

Anundergroundchamberisexposedinaseedy,dilapidatedhousewithsaggingtrimandpeelingpaint.Inthedarkcellar,aritualisticdisplayisrevealed.Ahumanskullrestsonacauldron,surroundedbyslainchickensandbizarrefigurines.Beadsandantlersdangleoverhead.CalledtothesceneisforensicanthropologistDrTemperanceBrennan.Bonyarchitecturesuggeststhattheskullisthatofayoung,blackfemale.Buthowdidshedie?Andwhen?Then,justasTempeisworkingtodeterminepost-morteminterval,anotherbodyisdiscovered:aheadlesscorpsecarvedwithSatanicsymbols.Ascitizenvigilantes,blamingDevil-worshippers,beginawitch-hunt,intentonrevenge,Tempestrugglestokeepheremotionsincheck.Butthetruthsheeventuallyuncoversprovesmoreshockingthanevenshecouldhaveimagined.

作者简介

KathyReichs,likeherfictionalcreation,TemperanceBrennan,isForensicanthropologistfortheprovinceofQuebec.SheisVicePresidentOftheAmericanAcademyofForensicSciences,servesontheCanadianNationalPoliceServicesAdvisoryCouncil,andisoneofonlyfifty-sixForensicanthropologistscertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofForensicAnthropology.AprofessorofanthropologyattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,Dr.ReichsnowdivideshertimebetweenCharlotteAndMontreal.DéjàDead,herdebutnovel,broughtherFamewhenitbecameaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandwonthe1997EllisAwardforBestFirstNovel.In2007BreakNoBoneswasshort-ListedfortheEllisAwardforBestNovel.KathyReichsistheinspirationForthetelevisiondramaBones;herlatestnovelfeaturingTemperanceBrennanisBonestoAshes.Herwebsiteiswww.kathyreichs.com.

丛书

Temperance Brennan

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