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In "Flash and Bones," Kathy Reichs returns with the fourteenth thriller in her series starring forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. The story opens when a body is discovered in a barrel of asphalt beside Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, just as 200,000 NASCAR fans flood the town. The victim's identity connects to a missing‑persons case that dates back twelve years, when high‑schooler Cyndi Gamble and her boyfriend Cale Lovette vanished after being involved with a right‑wing extremist group known as the Patriot Posse. Brennan must navigate multiple theories—including a possible FBI cover‑up—while uncovering a mysterious substance on the body that hints at secret government activity.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Kathy Reichs
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