BONES What really happened to Julia Sayre? She disappeared four years ago. A young mother of two, Sayre was more than a news story to reporter Irene Kelly. When Sayre's family sought Irene's help, the search became a personal mission—and a fruitless one. Despite Irene's best efforts, only one person knew where to find Sayre—her killer. Now, years later, one of the most notorious criminals on death row is willing to talk. Condemned for unimaginable acts of torture and murder, Nick Parrish is plea bargaining for a life sentence—by leading Irene and a select group of officials to the secluded mountain grave of his victim. Soon, in the dark isolation of the Sierra Nevada's, they will discover what really happened. But Parrish's most terrifying secret is yet to come. And he's saving it just for Irene.... * * * Read an excerpt. PRAISE FOR BONES "[A] journey into the heart of darkness... vivid and gripping."    —Los Angeles Times "A page-turner."    —Chicago Tribune "A gem...packed with unrelenting suspense."    —San Diego Union-Tribune "A breakthrough novel...in the mystery pantheon with Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, Robert B. Parker, and John Sandford."    —The Tennessean "A lethal game of the hunter and the hunted...chilling...unforgettable."    —Library Journal "Attains the level of a Thomas Harris."    —Midwest Book Review