Code

Cover of the first edition
Author	Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Virals
Genre	Young adult fiction
Publisher	Razorbill
Publication date	March 12, 2013
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	416
ISBN	1595144129
Preceded by	Seizure
Followed by	Exposure

Code is the third novel in the Virals series of novels for young adults written by the American forensic anthropologist and crime writer, Kathy Reichs and her son Brendan Reichs, featuring fictional character Tory Brennan, great-niece of Temperance Brennan.

Plot

The Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by "The Gamemaster." A second, greater geocache is within reach—if the Virals are up to the challenge.

But the hunt takes a dark turn when Tory locates the other box—a fake bomb, along with a sinister proposal from The Gamemaster. Now, the real game has begun: another bomb is out there—a real one—and the clock is ticking.

But, unknowingly, one of the Virals has betrayed them. But will the others forgive them?

Characters

Additional to the recurring characters of the series, the following characters appear.

• Temperance Brennan – Tory's great aunt, a forensic anthropologist;
• The Gamemaster-the creator of the game found in the geocache;^[1]