Bones Never Lie; A Novel

New York: Bantam Books, 2014. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. [10], 326, [2] pages. Signed on second free end paper. Signed copy sticker on DJ. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The evidence is irrefutable: In sixteen "New York Times" bestsellers over the course of as many years, Kathy Reichs has proven herself "a genius at building suspense". In forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, Reichs has created a detective fiction heroine who's brilliant to the bone. In "Bones Never Lie, " Kathy Reichs never fails to satisfy readers looking for psychological suspense that's more than skin-deep. "Kathy Reichs writes smart--no, make that brilliant--mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction can be. "In the acclaimed author's thrilling new novel, Brennan is at the top of her game in a battle of wits against the most monstrous adversary she has ever encountered. Unexpectedly called in to the Charlotte PD's Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan wonders why she's been asked to meet with a homicide cop who's a long way from his own jurisdiction. The shocking answer: Two child murders, separated by thousands of miles, have one thing in common--the killer. Years ago, Anique Pomerleau kidnapped and murdered a string of girls in Canada, then narrowly eluded capture. Now, as if summoned from their nightmares, Pomerleau has resurfaced in the United States, linked to victims in Vermont and North Carolina. When another child is snatched, the reign of terror promises to continue--unless Brennan can rise to the challenge and make good on her second chance to stop a psychopath. Kathleen Joan Toelle "Kathy" Reichs (born July 7, 1948) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is an adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is also affiliated with the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of the eighty-two forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her schedule also involves a number of speaking engagements around the world. Reichs has been a producer for the TV series Bones, which is based on her novels, which in turn, are inspired by her life. In addition to technical books, Reichs has written 19 novels to date, which have been translated into 30 languages. Her first novel, Déjà Dead, won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The fictional heroine in her novels, Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, is also a forensic anthropologist. Her lifestyle closely mimics that of her creator, with Reichs stating that Brennan and she "have the same CV" and that "Some of Tempe's personality traits are also mine", but there are differences in their personal lives such as the character's alcoholism. A good portion of the novels are based on real life science, and Reichs has stated that she is "fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right". She has used experience from her career in her novels, and said about Déjà Dead that "Everything I describe in the book, I actually did"