This book consists of four novellas all involving forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan at various stages of her career. The cases take her from the halls of academia to a drug-infested neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the hot, humid Everglades to the top of Mount Everest. Each case is uniquely icky, but interesting and as quirky as Temperance herself. In print, Temperance Brennan’s career path is different than on TV, but in my opinion the print stories are almost more enjoyable.