Devil Bones

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...