{"product_id":"the-inquisitors-key-a-body-farm-novel-isbn-9780061806797","title":"The Inquisitor's Key: A Body Farm Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most riveting and ambitious novel to date in Jefferson Bass’ \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Body Farm mystery series, \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitor’s Key\u003c\/em\u003e takes forensic investigator Dr. Bill Brockton to Avignon, France, and embroils him in a deadly religious mystery that could shake the Vatican itself to its very foundations.  Another sterling crime novel in the vein of Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, and Karin Slaughter, as well as TV’s \u003cem\u003eC.S.I\u003c\/em\u003e., \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitor’s Key\u003c\/em\u003e adds a touch of James Rollins and \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e to the typically acclaimed Jefferson Bass mix of suspense, surprise, and finely detailed forensic investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eMiranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton's protégé, is spending the summer helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the spectacular Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France. There she discovers a stone chest inscribed with a stunning claim: inside lie the bones of none other than Jesus of Nazareth. Faced with a case of unimaginable proportions, Miranda summons Brockton for help proving or refuting the claim. Both scientists are skeptical—after all, fake relics abounded during the Middle Ages—but evidence for authenticity looks strong initially, and soon grows stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrockton and Miranda link the bones to the haunting image on the Shroud of Turin, revered by millions as the burial cloth of Christ, and then a laboratory test finds the bones to be two thousand years old. The finding triggers a deadly tug-of-war between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a deadly zealot who hopes to use the bones to bring about the Second Coming—and trigger the end of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against an international landscape, and weaving a rich tapestry of religion, history, art, and science, \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitor's Key\u003c\/em\u003e takes Jefferson Bass to an exciting new level of suspense. | \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Sherlock Holmes for bones has arrived. . . . A privileged glimpse into the world of a ground-breaking pioneer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Ramsland, Author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This series . . . just keeps getting better. [Bones of Betrayal] features both the most compelling story and the best portrayal yet of Brockton, who has completed the transition from fictional representation of coauthor Bass to fully realized protagonist.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carved in Bone has a unique corpse, solid science, quirky humor and a loveable protagonist. That a novel like this can be described as charming is a tribute to the team that created some very human, down-to-earth characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A superb mystery novel—well-plotted, filled with memorable characters, based on accurate forensic science and written with more flair and literary sensibility than anything by John Grisham.  The novel, in fact, is in Cornwell’s league, high praise indeed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer on The Devil's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Religion and science collide, with results both thought-provoking and eminently plausible as the book races toward its unexpected (and highly original!) resolution.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Clever and compelling” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on THE INQUISITOR'S KEY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889300861157,"sku":"NP9780061806797","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061806797.jpg?v=1730230959","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-inquisitors-key-a-body-farm-novel-isbn-9780061806797","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}