Dr. Temperance Brennan's Cross Bones

The book “Cross Bones” is about a forensic anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan. She is an expert at examining decomposed corpses. She is called to consult a murder because an Orthodox Jewish man was found shot in Montreal. She is a strong empowered woman. She sees that it is her job to restore the identity of the deceased. The Orthodox Jewish man’s body was found dismembered in the cupboard surrounded by cats. Unannounced, a stranger sneaks in and slips Temperance a photograph. The photo was of a skeleton at an archaeological site and assures her that this is the key to the victim’s death. This leads her to Israel, to Masada and Jerusalem, and right to the beginnings of the Christian era. This international mystery could rewrite 2000 years
of religious history. She began to travel with Detective Andrew Ryan and biblical archaeologist Jake Drum. This trip is centered on whether they had discovered Christ's tomb. She discovered that the bones were from the Montreal shooting victim. The victim ran an import business, a front for the trading of black market antiquities. Together they made a discovery that raises tons of questions about Christ's death. Temperance used her skills as a forensic scientist to study her most controversial case. While in Montreal, people tended to stop her in her takes to discover if this was Christ’s tomb. Ryan has a difficult time protecting Tempe in this place where there seems to be so many foes. The stakes have never been higher -- the more she learns, the greater the danger. (Riech, 2005)