THE BONE HACKER

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second heart-stopping novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks and Caicos, plunges into a labyrinthine plot involving a new technology that may wreak worldwide havoc.

Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men, tourists, have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found in a strange location with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them.

Maddeningly, nothing seems to unite the victims - other than the strange locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands' seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn't so sure. And then she begins receiving disturbing intimations that what's at stake here may actually have global significance.

Soon, Tempe senses a ticking clock, and that she herself has become a target.

Reichs' first novel Déjà Dead was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The Bone Hacker is Kathy's twenty-second entry in her series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy was also a producer of the hit Fox TV series, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. She is one of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. She served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, and as a member of the National Police Services Advisory Council in Canada. She divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montreal, Québec.