Break No Bones

Following the tremendous success of "Cross Bones, "Kathy Reichs explores another high-profile topic in Break No Bones -- a case that lands forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in the middle of a gruesome international scheme. Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, Tempe is stuck teaching a lackluster archaeology field school in the ruins of a Native American burial ground on the Charleston shore. But when Tempe stumbles upon a fresh skeleton among the ancient bones, her old friend Emma Rousseau, the local coroner, persuades her to stay on and help with the investigation. When Emma reveals a disturbing secret, it becomes more important than ever for Tempe to help her friend close the case. The body count begins to climb. An unidentified man is found hanging from a tree deep in the woods. Another corpse shows up in a barrel. There are mysterious nicks on bones in several bodies, and signs of strangulation. Tempe follows the trail to a free street clinic with a belligerent staff, a suspicious doctor, and a donor who is a charismatic televangelist. Clues abound in the most unlikely places as Tempe uses her unique knowledge and skills to build her case, even as the local sheriff remains dubious and her own life is threatened. Tempe's love life is also complicated. Ryan, her current flame, has come down to visit her from Montreal, and Pete, her former husband, is investigating the disappearance of a local woman -- and he and Tempe are staying in the same borrowed beach house. Ryan and Pete compete for her attentions, and Tempe finds herself more distracted by her feelings for both men than she expected. "Break No Bones "is a smart, taut thriller featuring the kind of high-stakes crime that makes the headlines every week. Reichs, the inspiration for the hit FOX TV show Bones, is writing at the top of her form, and Tempe has never been more compelling. Det er nest siste dag for arkeologistudentene som er på felttur på en øy utenfor Sør Carolina. Med Tempe Brennan som foreleser undersøker de gamle graver. Men et skjelett viser seg å være av nyere dato, og liket er antagelig av en middelaldrende hvit mann. Men hvorfor er han gravlagt her? Når Brennan begynner å undersøke saken, blir ektemannen hennes truffet av et skudd som egentlig er ment for henne. Han havner på sykehuset og Tempes av og på forhold til detektiv Andrew Ryan blir ytterligere komplisert. Snart finner de et nytt lik, og mørke hemmeligheter avsløres. Kathy Reichs har skrevet en rekke bestselgere der Tempe Brennan figurerer. Flere av dem er oversatt til norsk On the second-to-last day of archaeological field school Dr Temperance Brennan's students are working on prehistoric graves when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave. It's obvious the burial is recent. The dental remains, skeletal gender and race indicators suggest the body is that of a middle-aged white male. The questions are stacking up on who he was, why he was buried in a shallow grave and what does the unusual fracture of the sixth cervical vertebra signify? Struggling with a lackluster teaching position at an archaeology field school in South Carolina, Tempe Brennan discovers a fresh skeleton among ancient bones and traces leads to a free street clinic where patients are going missing. NEVER FAILS. YOU'RE WRAPPING UP THE OPERATION WHEN SOMEone blunders onto the season's big score.