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Cross Bones

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Cross Bones

Written by: Kathy Reichs
Narrated by: Michele Pawk
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When an Orthodox Jew is found shot to death in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is called in to examine the body and to figure out the puzzling damage to the corpse. Unexpectedly, a stranger slips her a photograph of a skeleton and assures her the picture is the key to the victim's death. Before she knows it, Tempe is involved in an international mystery as old as Jesus, a mystery that could rewrite 2000 years of religious history.

Tempe learns that the stranger's picture shows bones uncovered during an archeological dig. She discovers the Montreal shooting victim ran an import business that might have fronted for the trade of black market antiquities. Along with Detective Andrew Ryan and biblical archeologist Jake Drum, Tempe travels to Israel to probe the origins of the skeleton and the ancient crypt in which it was found.

They make a startling discovery that raises radical questions about Christ's death and places them squarely in the middle of a swirling controversy. Could one of the tombs really be Christ's last resting place? Or, has someone concocted an elaborate hoax?

©2005 Kathy Reichs; 2005 Simon and Schuster Audio Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Detective Middle East

What the critics say

"Such bloody good beach reading." ( USA Today)
"There's nothing like a morgue mystery to brighten up a summer day." ( Entertainment Weekly)
"Likely to leave you with the shivers of an ice storm." ( People)
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I really enjoyed this book, the story line was great and kept you curious and interested. The lady who reads it does a great job as well. The only thing is the pauses between chapters is quite long and I kept thinking I got disconnected from the app, otherwise really good!

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The narrator continually mispronounced words.
This had the effect of taking me out of the story. As a result I became disengaged and annoyed. It was not a pleasant listening experience.

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