The Bone Thief
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061945687 (lg print
- ISBN: 9780061945687 (lg. print : softcover)
- Physical Description: 482 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st HarperLuxe ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperLuxe, c2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Body Farm novel"--Jacket. |
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Genre: | Mystery fiction. Suspense fiction. |
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- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Kitimat Public Library | LP Bas (Text) | 32665001807157 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Midway Public Library | FIC TRA JEF (Text) | 35143000167996 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Rossland Public Library | LP FIC BAS (Text) | 35162000015542 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Taylor Public Library | PBK BAS (Text) | 35156000060524 | TPL - Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Dr. Bill Brockton has been called in on a seemingly routine case, to exhume a body and obtain a bone sample for a DNA paternity test. But when the coffin is opened, Brockton and his colleagues, including his graduate assistant Miranda Lovelady, are stunned to see that the corpse has been horribly violated. Brockton<U+2019>s initial shock gives way to astonishment as he uncovers a flourishing and lucrative black market in body parts. At the center of this ghoulish empire is a daring and prosperous grave robber. Soon Brockton finds himself drawn into the dangerous enterprise when the FBI recruits him to bring down the postmortem chop shop<U+2014>using corpses from the Body Farm as bait in an undercover sting operation. As Brockton struggles to play the unscrupulous role the FBI asks of him, his friend and colleague medical examiner Eddie Garcia faces a devastating injury that could end his career. Exposed to a near-lethal dose of radioactivity, Dr. Garcia has lost most of his right hand and his entire left hand. Out of options, he embarks on a desperate quest: both of his ravaged hands will be severed at the wrist and replaced with those from a cadaver. But unless suitable ones are found soon, the opportunity will be lost. As Brockton delves deep into the clandestine trade, he is faced with an agonizing choice: Is he willing to risk an FBI investigation<U+2014>and his own principles<U+2014>to help his friend? Will he be able to live with himself if he crosses that line? Will he be able to live with himself if he doesn<U+2019>t? And as the criminal case and the medical crisis converge, a pair of simpler questions arise: Will Dr. Garcia survive<U+2014>and will Brockton?"--Inside jacket.