By Kathy Reichs
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit television show), is the chief of a ragtag band of youngster "sci-philes" who survive a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. whilst the gang rescues a puppy caged for clinical trying out on a close-by island, they're uncovered to an experimental pressure of dogs parvovirus that alterations their lives ceaselessly.
As the chums detect their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they need to mix their clinical interest with their newfound actual presents to unravel a cold-case homicide that has by surprise turn into very hot--if they could remain alive lengthy adequate to seize the killer's scent.
Fortunately, they're now greater than friends--they're a pack. they're Virals.
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The island truly is an amazing place. Wander into a simian clash and the sound is unbelievably loud. I mean, who wouldn’t want to hang out in a giant monkey cage once in a while? To be clear, the institute does not conduct product testing or anything like that. The research is purely veterinary medicine or observational work, like behavioral studies. Otherwise, I wouldn’t go there. Or let Kit work there. Pretty awesome, huh? There are only a few other places like this on the continent. Scientists come from everywhere.
One tiny problem. No one there likes us. The other students are all super rich. Most never let us forget that fact. They know how we got in, and why we arrive each day as a group. I’ve lost track of the things they call us. Boat kids. Charity cases. Peasants. Trust-fund babies. Elitist jerks. Snobs. Frankly, I was happy to be going anywhere that day besides school. We Morris Islanders stick together. The guys were already tight when I arrived. Especially Shelton and Ben. Hi’s a bit of an oddity.
I turned my thoughts to other things. Sandals I’d seen at the open market. Paint colors I might like for my bedroom. A rough spot on a molar I feared was a cavity. Eventually, a voice boomed from outside the crawl. ” In popped Shelton, holding a manual and a paper-stuffed folder. Ben perked up immediately. Shelton Devers is short and skinny and wears thick, round glasses. His chocolate skin favors his African-American father, but his eyelids and cheekbones hint of his Japanese mother. Shelton’s parents both work on Loggerhead Island, Nelson as the IT specialist, Lorelei as a veterinary technician.