Kathy Reichs - Bones of the Lost - A Temperance Brennan Novel

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When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse, police find an airline club card bearing the name of prominent local businessman John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific fire months earlier. How did Story and the girl know each other? Was she an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered? Was he? Tempe must also examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some connection between the trafficking of antiquities and the trafficking of humans? As the complications pile on, Tempe must also grapple with personal turmoil. Her daughter, Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the army. Meanwhile, Katy’s father, Pete, is growing frustrated by Tempe’s reluctance to finalize their divorce. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South America to Afghanistan and right to the center of Charlotte. A tour de force of imagination,Bones of the Lostis a roller coaster of plot twists, punctuated by Tempe’s fierce wit and forensic know-how. “A genius at building suspense” (New York Daily News), Kathy Reichs is at her brilliant best in this sixteenth installment of the Temperance Brennan series. With the Fox seriesBonesin its ninth season, Kathy Reichs has reached new heights in suspenseful storytelling.

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“Did you speak to them?”

“I say hola, they say nothing. I say buenos días, they say nothing.”

“Did they talk to the man? Did he talk to you?”

“The man order cheese enchiladas. No friendly. Muy frío.

“What did he look like?”

She shook her head. “Hat.” She placed both hands level above her brows, like a visor. “I no see good.”

“Was he tall, short, fat, skinny?”

She waggled a hand. “Not so tall, not so skinny or fat.”

I pulled the mug shots of Creach and Majerick from my purse. Rosalie studied them, slowly shaking her head.

“The hat. And—” She mimed pulling up a collar. “And he no look into my eyes.” She shrugged. “No face.”

Great. A medium-size guy in a hat. Slidell would love that description.

“Did the man and the girls come by car?”

“Walking.”

“Did you see where they went?”

Rosalie nodded. “After they leave I watch. From window.”

With another quick glance toward the kitchen, she came around the counter, pushed open the door, and pointed to a storefront half a block up on the opposite side of the street.

“There. They walk there.”

“What is it?”

She struggled, then, “Sala de masaje.”

I had to think about that. Seeing my noncomprehension, Rosalie pantomimed rubbing her neck and shoulders.

“Massage parlor?”

“Yes.” Her lips went thin. “Only men. Men go in, men come out. No women. But girls.”

“The one with the pink barrette.”

“Sí.” She let the door swing shut, returned to the counter, and held out a hand. I gave her a twenty.

“May I ask one more question?”

She looked at me.

“Did you give the girl with the barrette a note about St. Vincent de Paul Church?”

Sí. I think maybe these girls don’t talk because they have no English.” She shrugged. “Maybe, I think, they talk to Jesus.”

“That was very kind.”

“They don’t say gracias. They don’t say nothing.”

She handed me change, slammed the register drawer, and drew in a breath. I sensed she had something further to say.

“I think those girls is scared. Then one is dead. I have to—” A hand rose to the heart-shaped splotch of brown at her throat. “I call you. Something is bad. Something is wrong.”

“You did the right thing, Rosalie. Detective Slidell and I will find out who this poor girl is. Because of you she will go home to her family. And we will discover who hurt her. If other girls are being hurt, we will help them, too.”

The door whipped open and two kids slouched through. Each wore an athletic jersey and jeans large enough for a party of four.

“Está abierto?”

“Sí.” To me. “I go now.”

“You have my number. Please call if you remember anything else or if you see the man in the hat again.” I collected the printouts. “Or either of these two men.”

Outside, Slidell was leaning against the Taurus.

“This better be good.” He yanked open the door and slid behind the wheel.

“Drive past that building.” I pointed to the massage parlor, then relayed what Rosalie had said about it.

“So the kid was turning tricks.”

Was that it? Had Rosalie observed a meal shared by working girls and their pimp? I hated to admit it, but Slidell’s theory was starting to have legs.

The massage parlor stood between a tattoo shop and a liquor store. Like its neighbors, the building was dirty-white brick with a glass door and large front window. Unlike its neighbors, every inch of glass was curtained. A small sign identified the place as the Passion Fruit Club.

Slidell and I observed in silence. No one entered or left any of the businesses.

After ten minutes, I said, “We should check the place out.”

“Because a waitress disliked the look of the clientele?”

“She did see our Jane Doe enter the place.” Testy.

Skinny didn’t favor that with a reply.

Slidell was right. Still, it peeved me.

We watched another five minutes, then, without asking, Slidell put the car in gear and turned toward Griffin.

As we drove, I briefed him on everything I’d learned from D’Ostillo.

I’d barely finished when a phrase she’d used triggered a cerebral chain.

No face.

A hat pulled low and a collar raised high.

Who would hide their features?

A person with a disfigured face?

A vet with a disfigured face?

A vet involved in smuggling?

Dom Rockett?

Why would Rockett be in a taquería with a group of young girls?

One of whom now lay dead in our cooler.

IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON WHEN Slidell dropped me back at the MCME My ankle was - фото 36

IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON WHEN Slidell dropped me back at the MCME. My ankle was kicking up, so at five I gathered what correspondence I hadn’t gotten through along with my copies of the files on Creach and Majerick and headed home.

Pleasant surprise. Pete had returned Birdie. The cat met me at the door, wound my legs, then positioned himself for the stare-down bit.

Though it was early, I fed him. What the hell? I hadn’t seen him in almost two weeks.

I watched the cat eat, then we both went to the study for some quality time on the sofa. I rubbed his ears. He purred. I scratched the base of his spine. He raised his tail and arched his back in approval.

My eyelids grew heavy. I yawned. Swung my feet up and laid my head on the armrest. The cat curled on my chest.

The landline rang. Softly. Too softly.

I rose and got the handset from the desk. Not seated squarely in its charger, the thing was dead.

Cursing, I positioned it properly, trudged up to the bedroom, and brought that handset down. The little screen identified the caller as Pete. Certain he’d try again, I lay back down. Birdie recurled on my chest.

Moments later the ring came again, this time at full volume.

“Mm.”

“Welcome home, sugarbritches.”

“What do you need?” Groggy. And fighting pulmonary compression caused by fifteen pounds of cat.

“Well, that’s a fine thank-you.”

“Thank you.”

“You are graciously welcome.”

“I mean it, Pete. Thanks.”

“My pleasure. The little guy’s not bad company.”

“Mm.”

“Are you napping, princess?”

“Jet lag.”

“You claim to never get jet lag.”

“I never get jet lag.”

“Here’s something to snap you awake. I just had a call from Hunter Gross. The Article 32 investigating officer has recommended that charges be dropped.”

“That’s great.” Yawning.

“Did you hear what I said? John Gross is going to be cleared.”

“I figured the hearing would go his way.”

“You don’t exactly sound over the moon.”

“I’m happy for him.”

“Of course, his career’s probably in the toilet.”

“Really?”

“Hell, what do I know?”

“Gross is one squared-away guy,” I said.

“Imagine the stress he was feeling.”

Pete was right. On two levels. Yes, I wasn’t exactly over the moon. Somehow Gross had rubbed me wrong. Too cocky. Too tightly wound. And, yes, the pressure must have been dreadful. Especially for someone with his psychological makeup.

“Glad I could do my part,” I said.

“You know you’re famous.”

“What?” That got me upright. To Birdie’s annoyance.

“Google your name and Stars and Stripes .”

“The military newspaper?”

“No. Old Glory.”

I put Pete on speaker and set the handset on the cushion. Then I dug out and booted my laptop, followed his suggestion, and clicked on the link that came up.

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