The Bone Hacker

By Kathy Reichs

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks and Caicos, enters a sinister labyrinth in which a new technology may wreak worldwide havoc.

Called in to examine what is left of a person thought to have been struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos. Seven years earlier, the first victim was found in a strange location with his left hand hacked off; subsequently, two other visitors vanished without a trace. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them.

Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common—other than the odd places where their bodies turn up, and the fact that none seems likely to have been involved in criminal activity. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. Disturbingly, she discovers evidence that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.

It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud. Then Tempe herself becomes a target.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781982198725

Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs’s first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. Fire and Bones is Reichs’s twenty-third novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Reichs was also a producer of Fox Television’s longest running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Reichs divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on Twitter @KathyReichs, Instagram @KathyReichs, or Facebook @KathyReichsBooks. 

Reviews for The Bone Hacker

[spencer28-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Tempe Brennan is back in action in Montreal when a supposed lightning strike victim sends her down a rabbit hole that takes her to the Turks and Caicos islands. It was nice to see Tempe outside her usual Charlotte/Montreal environs and watch her adapt to not having all her typical resources, and struggling to keep her temper. As always, an engaging read with realistic details.

Thanks to Scribner for access to a digital ARC via NetGalley.

[jetangen4571 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

anthropologist, crime-thriller, dismemberment, due-diligence, ex-cop, family, family-dynamics, forensic-consultant, forensics, friendship, law-enforcement, mutilation, read, relationships, serial-murder, snark-fest, suspense, verbal-humor*****Yowza! Brennan has her locals (including her personal partner), added consultants, the Caribs, and even the freaking FBI to contend with on this one. The first mutilated body leads to several more, and those have their left hand removed. And then it REALLY gets complicated. Another riveting read that is all too possible.I requested and received an EARC from Scribner via NetGalley. Thank you!