Temperance Brennan hears the news orl he r car radio．An Air TransSouth flight has gone down in the mountains of western North Carolina，taking with it eighty—eight passengers and crew．As a forensic anthropologist and a member of the regional DMORT team，Tempe rushes to the scene to assist in body recovery and identification．

Tempe has seen death many times，working with the medical examiners in North Carolina and Montreal，but never has tragedy struck with such devastation．She finds a field of carnage：torsos i11 trees，limbs strewn among bursting suitcases and smoldering debris．Many of the dead are members 0f a university socce r team．1S Tempe’s daughter, Katy，among them?

Temperance Brennan hears the news orl he r car radio．An Air TransSouth flight has gone down in the mountains of western North Carolina，taking with it eighty—eight passengers and crew．As a forensic anthropologist and a member of the regional DMORT team，Tempe rushes to the scene to assist in body recovery and identification．

Tempe has seen death many times，working with the medical examiners in North Carolina and Montreal，but never has tragedy struck with such devastation．She finds a field of carnage：torsos i11 trees，limbs strewn among bursting suitcases and smoldering debris．Many of the dead are members 0f a university socce r team．1S Tempe’s daughter, Katy，among them?