BARE BONES by Kathy Reichs

It's a summer of record-breaking heat in Charlotte and Dr Tempe Brennan is looking forward to her first  vacation in years. She's almost out the door when the bones start appearing. First there's the little skeleton of a newborn found in a wood stove. Who put her there? The mother, hardly more than a child herself, has disappeared.

Next, a Cessna plane flies into a rock face on a sunny afternoon. Both pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition, their bodies covered with a strange black substance. What could it be? There's evidence they may have had criminal purposes for the flight.

Hard cover, the book is clean. The dust jacket shows minor signs of wear.