Death Du Jour

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kathy Reichs 著
• 出版社 Arrow Books
• 出版时间 2003-01
• ISBN 9780099255192
• 定价 52.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 464页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

MarchinMontreal:ItisabitterlycoldnightandinthegroundsofanabandonedconventforensicanthropologistDrTemperanceBrennandigscarefully.SheistheretoexhumetheremainsofSisterlisabethNicolet,anunwhodiedin1888andisnowproposedforpossiblesainthood.Butthebodyhasbeenmovedtoanunmarkedgraveinafarcornerofthecemetery.Whyhavethenun'sremainsbeendisturbed?AndwhatwillTempediscoverwhenthefrozengroundfinallyyieldstohertoolsandsheliftstherottingcoffinlid?Then,justhoursaftershehasreturnedhome,Tempeiscalledtothesceneofanhorrificarson.Ayoungfamilyhasperishedinmysteriouscircumstances,andintheterribleaftermathoftheinfernothereseemstobenowitness,nomotive,noexplanation.Fromthecharredremainsofthearson,toatrailofsinistercultactivityandaterrifyingshowdownduringanicestorm,Tempegathersherevidenceandconfrontstheterrorofakilleroutofcontrol.'Anotherday.Anotherdeath.DeathduJour.MyGod,howmanysuchdayswouldtherebe?'

【作者简介】

KathyReichsisforensicanthropologistfortheOfficeoftheChiefMedicalExaminer,StateofNorthCarolina,andfortheLaboratoriedeSciencesJudiciairesetdeMedecineLegalefortheprovinceofQuebec.Sheisoneofonlyfifty-sixforensicanthropologistscertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofForensicAntrhopology,andservedontheExecutiveCommitteeoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheAmericanAcademyofForensicSciences.AprofessorofanthropologyattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,DrReichsisanativeofChicago,hwereshereceivedherPh.DatNorthwestern.ShedivideshertimebetweenCharlotteandMontreal,andisafrequentexpertwitnessincriminaltrials.