Flash and Bones, 14 - Kathy Reichs

Reichs, bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit Bones, accelerates the suspense in NASCAR country, where Dr. Temperance Brennan reignites a stalled federal case with explosive forensic clues--to murder. \n#1 New York Times bestseller From extremist groups to NASCAR to forensic twists, Temperance Brennan is back in a turbo-charged story of secrets and murder. \nTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \n \nProducer of the FOX television hit Bones KATHY REICHS accelerates the suspense in NASCAR country, where Dr. Temperance Brennan reignites a stalled federal case with explosive forensic clues--to murder. \n \nShe lived for speed--and vanished without a trace. . . . \n \nAs 200,000 fans pour into town for Race Week, a body is found in a metal drum near Charlotte Motor Speedway--a discovery that has NASCAR crewman Wayne Gamble urgently seeking out Tempe at the Mecklenburg County ME's office: twelve years ago, his sister, Cindi, then a high school senior and aspiring professional race car driver, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette, who was linked to a group of right-wing extremists. The FBI joined the investigation, but it was soon terminated. Is the body Cindi's? Or Cale's? Tests reveal that a toxic substance was in the drum with the body--just as another disappearance occurs. Who is orchestrating the mayhem behind the scenes at NASCAR--and what government secrets might have been buried more than a decade ago?\n