{"product_id":"evil-bones-kathy-reichs-hardcover","title":"Evil Bones -- Kathy Reichs, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, magnetic \"thriller of the highest order\" (\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e) featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that escalate into something far more sinister.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmall creatures--a rat, a rabbit, a squirrel--have been turning up throughout Charlotte, North Carolina, mutilated and displayed in a bizarre manner. But one day, as Tempe is relaxing at home alongside her aimless, moody great-niece Ruthie, she's diverted by a disturbing call. The perp is upping the ante. This find could be human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tempe visits the scene and discovers that the victim is a dog. Someone's pet. As one who has always found animal cruelty abhorrent, Tempe agrees to help apprehend the person responsible, and she acquires an equally outraged ally in semi-retired homicide detective Erskine \"Skinny\" Slidell. Needing a better understanding of possible motives, Tempe seeks 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 a shift in the perp's focus to humans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then it happens. A woman is found disfigured and posed in a manner that mimics the animal killings. Subsequently, people Tempe cares about begin to go missing until it becomes clear she is being taunted, the target in a sick game that has her and Slidell racing against a ticking clock. In this \"grisly mystery that keeps us guessing\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), Tempe faces a terrifying question: \"What is pure evil?\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kathy Reichs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 6.2\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781668051474\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811163636011,"sku":"9781668051474","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781668051474.jpg?v=1774696457","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/evil-bones-kathy-reichs-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}