Fourteen-year-old Tory Brennan is as fascinated by bones and dead bodies as her famous aunt,acclaimed forensic anthropologist,Tempe Brennan. However living on a secluded island off Charleston in South Carolina there is not much opportunity to put her knowledge to the test. Until her and her ragbag group of technophile friends stumble across a shallow grave containing the remains of a girl who has been missing for over thirty years. The question is,did whoever was responsible for the girl's death have anything to do with the sick puppy they rescued from a secret laboratory on the same island With the cold-case murder suddenly hot,Tory realises that they are involved in something fatally dangerous. But events take a turn for the bizarre when they escape some would-be attackers by using physical powers more akin to a dog than a human... Could the puppy hold the key not only to the murder,but also the strange changes that are taking place in their bodies
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Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099544548Number of pages: 464Weight: 308 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"If you like the TV series Bones then you'll love Virals." James Patterson "Kathy Reichs gets it dead right with sharp writing and a plot that throws a bunch of very real teens into a deadly adult world...I loved it and I'm sure fans of Alex Rider will love it too." Anthony Horowitz "Mystery...fantasy...science...and heart-stopping action - this book is DANGEROUS. After I read Tory Brennan's first adventure,I wanted more,more,MORE." R. L. Stine,author of Goosebumps
Kathy Reichs
A leading light in crime fiction,American novelist Kathy Reichs is best-known for her popular series following fictional forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan as well as the spin off series,Virals.
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