To some the dead are a commodity For Tempe Brennan they hold the key to cracking a horrific crime ring Among the ancient remains in a Native American burial ground Tempe discovers a fresh skeleton -- and what began as an ordinary teaching stint at an archeology field school in Charleston South Carolina fast becomes a heated investigation into an alarming pattern of homicides The clues hidden in the bones lead to a street clinic where a monstrous discovery awaits and Tempe -- whose personal life is in upheaval with two men competing for her -- cant afford any distractions as she pieces together a shattering and terrifying puzzle
