{"product_id":"the-inquisitors-key-a-body-farm-novel-isbn-9780061807060","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\u003eWhile helping to excavate a newly unearthed chamber beneath the spectacular Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France, Miranda Lovelady—protégée of Dr. Bill Brockton—makes a startling discovery: a stone chest bearing an inscription declaring it holds the bones of Jesus of Nazareth. The find could rock the Church to its very foundations, and it draws Brockton from the Body Farm to determine the truth, using modern forensic science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Brockton and Miranda link the bones to the haunting image on the famous Shroud of Turin, their investigation sparks a deadly tug of war between scientists, the Vatican, and Apocalypse-obsessed fanatics—and a newly slain corpse soon appears on hallowed ground. Suddenly the search for answers to a mystery born in an ancient era has taken on a frightening urgency . . . as a crazed zealot waits in the shadows, determined to trigger the end of time.\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":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888641274085,"sku":"NP9780061807060","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061807060.jpg?v=1730229511","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-inquisitors-key-a-body-farm-novel-isbn-9780061807060","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}