Devil bones

Description:

While working in Charlotte, N.C., Brennan investigates remains unearthed during a housing renovation and discovers disturbing clues possibly pointing to voodoo or Santeria. She must determine if the bones, including the skull of a teenage girl, are linked to an unidentified headless torso found in a nearby lake. Intent on using the deaths as the cornerstone of his crusade against immorality, fundamentalist preacher turned politician Boyce Lingo claims that the bodies bear the mark of devil worshippers. With the help of Det. Erskine Skinny Slidell, Brennan unearths a tangled web of dirty politics, religious persecution and male prostitution.

subjects: Forensic anthropology,  Vodou,  Medical examiners (Law),  Forensic anthropologists,  Women forensic anthropologists,  Satanism,  Human sacrifice,  Large type books,  Fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths,  Women anthropologists, fiction,  Charlotte (n.c.), fiction,  Brennan, temperance (fictitious character), fiction,  FICTION / Crime

People: Temperance Brennan

Places: Qub̌ec (Province),  Charlotte (N.C.),  North Carolina,  Charlotte