Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of
the Fox hit series Bones, is at her brilliant best in a riveting novel
featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan--a story of infanticide,
murder, and corruption set in the high-stakes, high-danger world of
diamond mining.
A woman calling herself Amy Roberts checks into a Montreal hospital
complaining of uncontrolled bleeding. Doctors see evidence of a recent
birth, but before they can act, Roberts disappears. Dispatched to the
address she gave at the hospital, police discover bloody towels outside
in a Dumpster. Fearing the worst, they call Temperance Brennan to
investigate.
In a run-down apartment Tempe makes a ghastly discovery: the decomposing
bodies of three infants. According to the landlord, a woman named Alma
Rogers lives there. Then a man shows up looking for Alva Rodriguez. Are
Amy Roberts, Alma Rogers, and Alva Rodriguez the same person? Did she
kill her own babies? And where is she now?
Heading up the investigation is Tempe's old flame, homicide detective
Andrew Ryan. His counterpart from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is
sergeant Ollie Hasty, who happens to have a little history with Tempe
himself, which she regrets. This unlikely trio follows the woman's
trail, first to Edmonton and then to Yellowknife, a remote
diamond-mining city deep in the Northwest Territories. What they find in
Yellowknife is more sinister than they ever could have imagined.
Crackling with sexual tension, whip-smart dialogue, and the startling
plot twists Reichs delivers so well, Bones Are Forever is the
fifteenth thrilling novel in Reichs's "cleverly plotted and expertly
maintained series" (The New York Times Book Review). With the FOX
series Bones in its eighth season and her popularity at its broadest
ever, Kathy Reichs has reached new heights in suspenseful storytelling.
