Virals - Couverture souple

Tory Brennan is as fascinated by bones and dead bodies as her famous aunt, forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. However living on a secluded island off Charleston in South Carolina there is not much opportunity to put her knowledge to the test. Until she and her group of technophile friends stumble across a shallow grave containing the remains of a girl who has been missing for over thirty years. With the cold-case murder suddenly hot, Tory realises that they are involved in something fatally dangerous. And when they rescue a sick dog from a laboratory on the same island, it becomes evident that somehow the two events are linked.

On the run from forces they don't understand, they have only each other to fall back on. Until they succumb to a mysterious infection that heightens their senses and hones their instincts to impossible levels. It's becoming clear that the island is home to a secret that has driven men to kill once. And will drive them to kill again...

Praise for Kathy Reichs

'Reichs has reasserted her supremacy in the field.' Independent

'Reichs's seamless blending of fascinating science and dead-on psychological portrayals, not to mention a whirlwind of a plot, make [her novels] a must read.' Jeffrey Deaver

'It is becoming apparent that Reichs is not just "as good as" Cornwell, she has become the finer writer.' Daily Express

'Reichs's punchy, straightforward prose style and her own undoubted expertise make hers by far the best in the subcategory of inside-the-path-lab thrillers.' Literary Review

'Reading Reichs is always an education one way or another. There is plenty of action ... but it is the detail that actually makes it gripping.' Evening Standard

'Reichs doesn't put a foot wrong in this tense, tough investigation.' Woman and Home