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Violence
Some
Forensic examination of skeletal remains of murder victims
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic subplot with Andrew Ryan
Substance Use
Barely any
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate procedural tension; historical murders intersect with present-day investigation
What this book is about
When workers renovating a Montreal pizza parlor unearth three skeletons, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called in to identify the remains. Her colleague Detective Andrew Ryan investigates while Brennan works the bones. The seventh Brennan novel is a tightly focused procedural set in both Charlotte and Montreal.
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Forensic detail on skeletal remains
Murder mystery
Missing persons backstory
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