
Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and also writes books, has an impressive ability to read clues from victims' bones. Consequently, law enforcement calls her to assist with investigations when remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that standard identification methods are useless. Brennan is teamed with Special Agent Seeley Booth, a former Army sniper, who mistrusts science and scientists when it comes to solving crimes but who has developed respect for Brennan, both professionally and personally.

Brennan and her team match wits with a serial killer to save a girl's life.

The team investigates when a crossword puzzle master is found in an urban fracking site; Daisy seeks comfort from her doula.

The team investigates when a psychology professor known for his controversial social experiments is found dead; Brennan works with Aubrey.

In the 1950s Hollywood, Brennan is an LAPD detective faced with sexism on the force, and Booth is a notorious jewel thief -- who is framed for murder.