A plane crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina

But a severed foot is discovered a good distance from the main crash site...

Forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is first on the scene.  The task that confronts her is a sad and sickening one, and her investigation seems to be throwing up more questions than it answers.

But when Tempe makes a discovery that raises dangerous quesions, her professional standing is threatened.  Convinced that another corpse lies in the woods, Tempe pits herself against a conspiracy of silence, and uncovers a shocking tale of deceit and depravity..

In good condition.