Description
Dr Temperance Brennan and her students are working on a site of prehistoric graves on an island near Charleston, South Carolina, when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave off a lonely beach.The bones are fresh and the remains are still topped by wisps of hair , it's a recent burial, and a case Tempe must take.
She determines that the deceased is a middle-aged white male but who was he? And why was he buried in a clandestine grave?
Before long, another body is discovered and Tempe finds herself drawn deeper into a shocking investigation which will challenge her entire view of humanity.
ISBN:9780099561941
