It's the science that makes James Rollins' Sigma Series thrillers so plausible and so frightening. In The Bone Labyrinth (#549) it's about the discovery and theft of bones at a remote cave that drives the plot.
When an international crew of scientists comes under attack in a mountainous region of Europe, Sigma Force is dispatched to rescue the survivors of the mission at the request of the French Special Forces who were guarding them. The assailants are masked and unidentified, but their intent is deadly. When a primate compound is attacked outside Atlanta, and another scientist and the subject of her research are kidnapped, it becomes personal for Sigma. One of their members has been abducted as well. What secret can these bones contain that is worth killing and kidnapping to unravel their truths? In the end, it proves to be something with the power to change the world as we know it, and a nightmare to contemplate.
Since today is Pi Day, I'll tell you that Pi itself plays an intriguing role in telling this story. Like Rollins' other books, I found The Bone Labyrinth impossible to put down, and difficult to forget.
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