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Kathy Reichs—#1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit Bones—returns with a riveting new novel set in Charlotte, North Carolina, featuring America’s favorite forensic anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan. Just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for Race Week, a body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The next day, a NASCAR crew member comes to Temperance Brennan’s office at the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner to share a devastating story. Twelve years earlier, Wayne Gamble’s sister, Cindi, then a high school senior and aspiring racer, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette kept company with a group of right-wing extremists known as the Patriot Posse. Could the body be Cindi’s? Or Cale’s? At the time of their disappearance, the FBI joined the investigation, only to terminate it weeks later. Was there a cover-up? As Tempe juggles multiple theories, the discovery of a strange, deadly substance in the barrel alongside the body throws everything into question. Then an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention goes missing during Race Week. Tempe can’t overlook the coincidence. Was this man using his lab chemicals for murder? Or is the explanation even more sinister? What other secrets lurk behind the festive veneer of Race Week? A turbocharged story of secrets and murder unfolds in this, the fourteenth thrilling novel in Reichs’s “cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series” (The New York Times Book Review). With the smash hit Bones about to enter its seventh season and in full syndication—and her most recent novel, Spider Bones, an instant New York Times bestseller—Kathy Reichs is at the top of her game. A Body Is Found In A Barrel Of Asphalt Next To Lowes Motor Speedway Near Charlotte Just As 200,000 Fans Are Pouring Into Town For Race Week. The Next Day, A Nascar Crew Member Shares With Tempe A Devastating Story. Twelve Years Earlier His Sister, Cyndi Gamble, Then A High School Senior Who Wanted To Be A Professional Racecar Driver, Disappeared Along With Her Boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette Kept Company With A Group Of Right Wing Extremists Known As The Patriot Posse. Is The Body Cyndi's? Or Cale's? At The Time Of Their Disappearance, The Fbi Joined The Investigation, But The Search Was Quickly Terminated. As Tempe Is Considering Multiple Theories, Including An Fbi Cover-up, A Surprising, Secret Substance Is Found With The Body, Leaving Tempe To Wonder What Exactly The Government Was Up To...-- A Body Is Found In A Barrel Of Asphalt Next To Lowes Motor Speedway Near Charlotte Just As 200,000 Fans Are Pouring Into Town For Race Week. The Next Day, A Nascar Crew Member Shares With Tempe A Devastating Story. Twelve Years Earlier His Sister, Cyndi Gamble, Then A High School Senior Who Wanted To Be A Professional Racecar Driver, Disappeared Along With Her Boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette Kept Company With A Group Of Right Wing Extremists Known As The Patriot Posse. Is The Body Cyndi's? Or Cale's? At The Time Of Their Disappearance, The Fbi Joined The Investigation, But The Search Was Quickly Terminated. As Tempe Is Considering Multiple Theories, Including An Fbi Cover-up, A Surprising, Secret Substance Is Found With The Body, Leaving Tempe To Wonder What Exactly The Government Was Up To... -- $c Provided By Publisher. Kathy Reichs. a semaine des courses se prépare dans la fièvre au fameux Charlotte Motor Speedway (Caroline du Nord), circuit de courses en stock-car. Mais une découverte macabre, dans la décharge qui jouxte le circuit, risque de gâcher la fête : après des pluies diluviennes, un baril a surgi de la boue ; il contient un cadavre recouvert d′asphalte. Temperance Brennan doit identifier ce corps dans la chaleur torride d′un printemps ponctué d′orages et de trombes d′eau. Qui est donc l′inconnu de la décharge ? Est-il mort récemment ou il y a dix ou quinze ans, comme les analyses portent à le croire ? Plusieurs hypothèses se bousculent mais deviennent invérifiables quand le FBI soustrait la dépouille et la détruit. Rien de tel pour piquer la curiosité de Tempe. Y aurait-il un lien entre ce cadavre et la disparition, en 1998, de Cindi Gamble, une jeune lycéenne, et de son amant Cale Lovette, engagé dans un groupe raciste ? Le frère de Cindi, Wayne Gamble, supplie Tempe de reprendre l′enquête. Car c′était déjà le FBI, en 1998, qui avait freiné les investigations pour conclure à une disparition volontaire. Aidée de Slidell, un policier au profil éléphantesque, puis de Galimore, ancien flic au passé trouble et au charme sulfureux devenu directeur de la sécurité au circuit de courses, Tempe remue les vestiges du passé et se heurte à la violence d′un assassin prêt à tout pour empêcher que la vérité n′éclate... "Kathy Reichs--#1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit Bones --returns with a riveting new novel set in Charlotte, North Carolina, featuring forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. Kathy Reichs's trademark blend of forensic descriptions that "chill to the bone" (Entertainment Weekly) and breathless suspense have made her books major bestsellers worldwide. Now, she delivers the fourteenth thriller in a "cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series" (The New York Times Book Review). A body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to Lowes Motor Speedway near Charlotte just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for race week. The next day, a NASCAR crew member shares with Tempe a devastating story. Twelve years earlier his sister, Cyndi Gamble, then a high school senior who wanted to be a professional racecar driver, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette kept company with a group of right wing extremists known as the Patriot Posse. Is the body Cyndi's? Or Cale's? At the time of their disappearance, the FBI joined the investigation, but the search was quickly terminated. As Tempe is considering multiple theories, including an FBI cover-up, a surprising, secret substance is found with the body, leaving Tempe to wonder what exactly the government was up to ..."-- Provided by publisher Quand les cadavres refont surface, Tempe part pour un nouveau tour de piste... La semaine des courses se prépare dans la fi èvre au Charlotte Motor Speedway (Caroline du Nord), circuit de stock-cars. Mais une découverte sinistre, au coeur de la décharge qui jouxte le parcours, risque de gâcher la fête : à la suite de pluies diluviennes, un baril recouvert d'asphalte et contenant un cadavre a surgi de la boue. Temperance Brennan doit identifier le corps dans la chaleur torride d'un printemps ponctué d'orages. Qui est donc l'inconnu de la décharge ? Aurait-il un lien avec la disparition, en 1998, de Cindi Gamble, une jeune lycéenne, et de son amant Cale Lovette, engagé dans un groupe raciste ? Plusieurs hypothèses se bousculent mais deviennent invérifiables quand le FBI soustrait la dépouille et la détruit. Rien de tel pour redoubler l'ardeur de Tempe. Aidée de Galimore, ancien flic au parcours et au charme sulfureux, Tempe remue les vestiges du passé. Elle va se heurter à la violence d'un assassin prêt à tout pour empêcher que la vérité n'éclate... FLASH! Illuminated by lightning, a lifeless human hand seems to reach from a barrel of asphalt beside the Charlotte racetrack. Even for forensic anthropologist Dr Tempe Brennan it is a disturbing sight. And now she must find answers before thousands arrive for the year's big race. But before she can carry out a proper examination, the FBI mysteriously confiscate and destroy the body. It's a dead end. Until a young engineer alerts Tempe to the disappearance of his sister and her boyfriend from Charlotte twelve years earlier, and she determines to uncover what really happened to them. Soon after, the engineers body is found crushed under the wheels of a race car. Tempe realises the situation is truly sinister - and that even her own life could be in terrible danger.