{"product_id":"0345544064-speaking_in_bones18","title":"Speaking in Bones: 18","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • First time in print: the novella \u003ci\u003eBones on Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In \u003ci\u003eSpeaking in Bones,\u003c\/i\u003e the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur.\u003cbr\u003e Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to do—test, analyze, identify. Her personal life is another story. She’s at a loss, wondering how to answer police detective Andrew Ryan’s marriage proposal. But the matter of matrimony takes a backseat when murder rears its head.\u003cbr\u003e Hazel “Lucky” Strike—a strident amateur detective who mines the Internet for cold cases—comes to Brennan with a tape recording of an unknown girl being held prisoner and terrorized. Strike is convinced the voice is that of eighteen-year-old Cora Teague, who went missing more than three years earlier. Strike is also certain that the teenager’s remains are gathering dust in Temperance Brennan’s lab.\u003cbr\u003e Brennan has doubts about working with a self-styled websleuth. But when the evidence seems to add up, Brennan’s next stop is the treacherous backwoods where the chilling recording (and maybe Cora Teague’s bones) were discovered. Her forensic field trip only turns up more disturbing questions—along with gruesome proof of more untimely deaths.\u003cbr\u003e While local legends of eerie nocturnal phenomena and sinister satanic cults abound, it’s a zealous and secretive religious sect that has Brennan spooked and struggling to separate the saints from the sinners. But there’s nothing, including fire and brimstone, that can distract her from digging up the truth and taking down a killer—even as Brennan finds herself in a place where angels fear to tread, devils demand their due, and she may be damned no matter what.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSpeaking in Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eSpeaking in Bones\u003c\/i\u003e keeps the suspense high.”\u003cb\u003e—Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Temperance’s forensic sleuthing uncovers many secrets, along with a blockbuster psychological surprise.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Used - Poor","offer_id":46821903237310,"sku":"0345544064-6","price":11.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81xTzh7bAJL.jpg?v=1778249717","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0345544064-speaking_in_bones18","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}