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..
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