Flash and Bones

In Kathy Reichs's 'Flash and Bones', forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is called to a grim discovery near Charlotte speedway during NASCAR's biggest race week: a barrel containing a human hand protruding from hardened asphalt. As the country's attention zeroes in on Charlotte, Tempe races against time to identify the victim. The mystery deepens when the brother of a girl who vanished a decade prior surfaces, leading Tempe down a treacherous path towards one of America's largest fascist organizations. Before she can fully investigate, the FBI seizes and destroys the evidence, raising suspicions of a deep-seated conspiracy. With the tension at the speedway escalating, Tempe must unravel the web of lies connecting the missing couple, the body in the barrel, and a new, horrific death at the track, all while navigating official obstruction and dangerous extremists.