{"product_id":"2940169323276","title":"Swamp Bones: A Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003eForensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in a chilling eBook original short story from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kathy Reichs. In the prequel to Reichs's upcoming thriller \u003ci\u003eBones Never Lie, \u003c\/i\u003eTempe takes a much-needed vacation-but murder follows wherever she goes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlthough a trip to Florida is supposed to be about rest and relaxation, there's no such thing as a day off for Dr. Temperance Brennan. She has come to visit her friend, a dedicated ornithologist who's researching the threat that intrusive Burmese pythons pose to indigenous bird species in the Everglades. While sorting through the stomach of an eighteen-foot specimen, they make a disturbing discovery: bones that are unmistakably human. And when Tempe spots the telltale signs of murder by a very different kind of predator, she's drawn into a case with its roots in the darkest depths of the swamp.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures a preview of the highly anticipated new Temperance Brennan novel, \u003ci\u003eBones Never Lie\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the novels of Kathy Reichs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"[Reichs is] a genius at building suspense.\"\u003cb\u003e-New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162140262640,"sku":"2940169323276","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169323276_p0.jpg?v=1763679604","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169323276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}