A plane crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina. But a severed foot is discovered a good distance from the main crash site... Forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is first on the scene. The task that confronts her is a sad & sickening one, & her investigation seems to be throwing up more questions than it's answering. But when Tempe makes a discovery that raises dangerous issues, her professional standing in threatened. Convinced that another corpse lies in the woods, Tempe pits herself against a conspiracy of silence, & uncovers a shocking tale of deceit & depravity...