{"product_id":"devil-bones-9781668091692","title":"Devil Bones","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kathy Reichs takes us to Charlotte, North Carolina, where America's favorite forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan must thwart a demonic plot involving ritual sacrifice before the town's vengeful citizens take matters into their own hands.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a hidden cellar and makes a grisly discovery: a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine rests the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found by a man walking his dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called in to investigate, and a complex and gripping tale unfolds. Nothing is clear--neither when the deaths occurred, nor where. Was the skull brought to the cellar or was the girl murdered there? Why is the boy's body remarkably well preserved? Led by a preacher turned politician, citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers and Wiccans--and Temperance will need all of her expertise to get to the real culprit first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathy Reichs's first novel \u003ci\u003eD?j? Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. \u003ci\u003eEvil Bones \u003c\/i\u003eis Reichs's twenty-fourth novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Reichs was also a producer of Fox Television's longest running scripted drama, \u003ci\u003eBones\u003c\/i\u003e, which was based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Reichs divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on X @KathyReichs, Instagram @KathyReichs, or Facebook @KathyReichsBooks.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298647081234,"sku":"9781668091692","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2033d9e-4a99-42af-9a42-380b85f95f37.jpg?v=1747831205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/devil-bones-9781668091692","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}