โCalls to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell.โ โChicago Sun-Times
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โDeserves comparison with the best of Patricia Cornwell.โ โBooklist (starred review)
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With fascinating forensics, compelling characters, and ingenious plot twists, Beverly Connorโs novels have been compared to those of the hottest crime writers on the scene. Now, she ratchets up the suspense to introduce one of todayโs most insightful and complex investigators: forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon. When the dead speak, Diane listensโto their bones. . . .
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Leaving a troubled past behind her, Diane is starting over as director of the RiverTrail Museum of Natural History in Georgiaโuntil former love Detective Frank Duncan tracks her down. He needs her unique experience as a forensic anthropologist to examine a bone found in the woods. Diane canโt resist Frankโs requestโon both a professional and personal level. Because the secrets of bones are in her bloodโand their whispers offer a dead familyโs only chance at justice. . . .