New York: Scribner's, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, The author is herself a forensic anthropologist for both the state of North Carolina and the province of Quebec. The first book in the series won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Recommended - an excellent series, better in my opinion, than the Patricia Cornwell books. This series loosely forms the basis of the television series "Bones." SIGNED by the author. 379 pp. ISBN: 0-684-841185.