#1 bestselling authors Preston & Child bring the true story of the ill-fated Donner Party to new life in a thrilling blend of archaeology, history, murder, and suspense. Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-li
Old Bones
โ Scribed by Trudy Nan Boyce
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
**A timely and penetrating mystery about the intersection of policing, racism, and the community --set in a city at its boiling point--from an author who's been in the trenches and seen it all.
**
_A senseless act of violence.
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During a vigil calling for police reform, students from Spelman College, a historically black women's institution, are assaulted by rifle fire from a passing vehicle. On her way to interview witnesses, Detective Sara "Salt" Alt confronts the fleeing vehicle of the suspects, but they get away.
_A city in turmoil.
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While other detectives take the lead on the Spelman murders, Salt is tasked to investigate the case of a recently discovered decomposed body. When she combs through the missing-persons reports, it becomes clear the victim is a girl Salt took into custody two years before, and Salt feels a grave responsibility to learn the truth about how the girl died. But before she can pursue any leads, Salt is...
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