Bone Code

THE SUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER IN THETEMPERANCE BRENNAN SERIES 'I await the next Kathy Reichsthriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwell'JAMES PATTERSON 'Over the course of twenty books, Kathy Reichs and Tempe Brennan have thrilled readers with pacey, mazey tales . . .We readers are truly grateful'IAN RANKIN NO CRIME CAN STAY HIDDEN FOREVER When a hurricane hits the Carolinas it uncovers two bodies, sharing uncanny similarities with a cold case in Quebec that has haunted Temperance Brennan for fifteen years. At the same time, a rare bacterium that can eat human flesh is discovered in Charleston. Panic erupts and people test themselves for a genetic mutation that leaves them vulnerable. With support from her long time partner Andrew Ryan, in a search that soon proves dangerous, Temperance discovers the startling connection between the victims of both murder cases - and that both the murders and the disease outbreak have a common cause . . . PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS 'A thrilling read from one of my favorite writers'KARIN SLAUGHTER, #1 internationally bestselling author ofThe Last Widow and The Good Daughter 'One of the absolute best thrillers of the year! I can't recall when this many twists have been so masterfully woven into a novel'JEFFERY DEAVER, #1 internationally bestselling author ofThe Bone CollectorandThe Never Game 'So many pulse-pounding twists and surprises-it kept me guessing till the end!'R.L. STINE,bestselling author ofGoosebumpsandFear Street 'You will find it hard to put down'MARK BOWDEN,#1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last StoneandBlack Hawk Down