Without Mercy

<p>In the most suspenseful installment of the <em>New York Times</em> nestselling Body Farm series to date forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton investigates a bizarre murder--and confronts a deadly enemy he thought he'd put behind bars for good.</p><p>Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton has spent twenty-five years solving brutal murders--but none so bizarre and merciless as his latest case: A ravaged set of skeletal remains is found chained to a tree on a remote mountainside. As Brockton and his assistant Miranda dig deeper they uncover warning signs of a deadly eruption of hatred and violence.</p><p>But the shocking case is only the beginning of Brockton's trials. Mid-case the unthinkable happens: The deadliest criminal Brockton has ever foiled--the sadistic serial killer Nick Satterfield--escapes from prison bent on vengeance. </p><p>But simply killing Brockton isn't enough. Satterfield wants to make him suffer first by destroying everything he holds dear: Brockton's son daughter-in-law grandsons; even Miranda his longtime graduate assistant now on the verge of completing her Ph.D. and launching a forensic career of her own. </p><p>The dangers from all directions force Brockton to question two things on which he's based his entire career--the justice system and the quality of mercy--and to wonder: can the two co-exist? </p><p>If not which will Brockton choose in his ultimate moment of truth?</p>