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Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs

Bare Bones

by Kathy Reichs
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  • First Published:
  • Jul 1, 2003, 320 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2004, 416 pages
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Had I imagined it?

A drop of perspiration rolled down my back to join the others soaking my bra and waistband.

At that moment my cell phone rang.

I answered.

That call swept me into a vortex of events that ultimately led to my taking a life.

Copyright © 2003 by Temperance Brennan, L.P.

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