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In "Bones to Ashes," Canadian author Kathy Reichs tells the story of a mysterious murder case that involves forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan. Kathy Reichs is herself a forensic anthropologist, bringing her expertise into the novel. The protagonist, Tempe Brennan, is called to investigate the remains of several people found in a burned-down house. It turns out that among the seven bodies are two babies whose hearts have been removed. The case deeply affects Tempe, and she is relieved when she can return to her other case: the exhumation of a nun from the previous century who is being considered for sainthood. However, she then discovers a shocking parallel to the case of the murdered twin babies. A professor and a missing girl also present puzzling mysteries.