This is a book I rescued from remaining unread somewhere. I just can't remember exactly where-- if it was a book exchange, used book store, or charity shop, or if it was given to me by a friend to BookCross.

I really like this author, both for character development, plot complexity and the information I learn in each and every book. Plus, some are set in the south in Charlotte, or in Quebec, a city I love. Once again, this one kept me interested with both forensic info, archaeological and anthropological details and information on Acadia. Plus, the development of characters and character relations was nice, particularly in follow-up to the last book of hers I read (which was set in Charleston.)

(I have to admit, though that I figured out the disease of mystery girl way before Tempe.)
From the Publisher

Temperance Brennan, like her creator Kathy Reichs, is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist, called on to solve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Evangeline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Evangeline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year old world. When Evangeline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous."

Thirty years later, flooded with memories, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost so many years ago. Meanwhile, Tempe's beau, Ryan, investigates a series of cold cases. Two girls dead. Three missing. Could the New Brunswick skeleton be part of the pattern? As Tempe draws on the latest advances in forensic anthropology to penetrate the past, Ryan hunts down a serial predator.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Taken to a local polling place and passed out in the line of people waiting to vote in the 2008 Presidential election. The lines here are long, but it's a great thing we are doing in voting. Next year, I'll bring coffee and chocolate chip cookies as well. :)

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