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Violence
Some
Forensic examination of remains; crime-related violence investigated
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic subplot with Andrew Ryan
Substance Use
Some
Drug trafficking and illegal wildlife trade as central plot
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate procedural tension; investigation of organized crime
What this book is about
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is looking forward to a quiet summer in Charlotte when a private plane crashes with no survivors. The cargo it carried leads Brennan into a web of drug smuggling and wildlife trafficking — and to bones that suggest the operation has a body count. The sixth Brennan novel blends forensic science with environmental crime.
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Drug smuggling themes
Forensic detail on human remains
Wildlife trafficking
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