Bone Code

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IN THE TEMPERANCE BRENNAN SERIES'I await the next Kathy Reichs thriller 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 FOREVERWhen 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 of The 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 of The Bone Collector and The Never Game'So many pulse-pounding twists and surprises—it kept me guessing till the end!' R.L. STINE, bestselling author of Goosebumps and Fear Street  'You will find it hard to put down' MARK BOWDEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stone and Black Hawk Down