New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty,
unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance
Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that
turn into something far more sinister.Of all the creatures in the world, only
humans have the capacity for evil ... Small animals a rat, a rabbit, a squirrel
have been turning up throughout Charlotte, North Carolina, mutilated and
displayed in the same bizarre manner. But one day, as Tempe is relaxing at
home alongside her aimless, moody great-niece Tory, she s diverted by a
disturbing call. Now, it seems, the perp is upping the ante. This find is larger .
Could the remains be human? Tempe visits the scene and discovers that the
victim is a dog. Someone s pet. As someone who has always found animal
cruelty deeply abhorrent, Tempe vows to help apprehend the person responsible
for the killings, and due to Tory s especially layered knowledge of animal
behaviour, the young woman turns out to be a valuable ally in the hunt for
answers. Oddly, Tempe discovers that semi-retired homicide detective Erskine
Skinny Slidell is equally outraged and committed. Needing a better
understanding of possible motives, Tempe and Skinny seek input from a forensic
psychologist. The doctor has no definitive answer but offers several possibilities ,
warning that the escalating pattern of aggression suggests even more macabre
discoveries and that the perp s focus may soon shift to humans.
And then it happens. A woman is found disfigured and posed in a manner that
mimics the earlier killings. As Tempe and Slidell follow the horrifying clues to a
shocking conclusion, they re forced to confront an increasingly terrifying
question: What is pure evil?
Product code: 9781761425660
| ISBN |
9781761425660 |
| On Sale Date |
11/11/2025 |