Speaking in Bones

by Kathy Reichs

Part of Temperance Brennan, book 18

First published 2015

Temperance Brennan receives a call from web sleuth Hazel "Lucky" Strike, who believes she has identified remains in Tempe's lab. The bones belong to eighteen-year-old Cora Teague, missing for months. Tempe returns to the discovery site to investigate further. She uncovers two additional sets of human remains in the same area. The location sits near a viewing point for mysterious lights that hold special meaning for a local cult. Tempe suspects the deaths involve ritual sacrifice. Her theory shifts when Hazel Strike turns up murdered. Tempe must solve multiple killings while dealing with her mother's medical diagnosis and Andrew Ryan's marriage proposal. The case threatens to claim more victims as she races to identify the killer.

Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family

Setting: Tempe's Lab

Period: Months

336 pages · Hardcover · Bantam

Content warnings: murder, violence

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