Bare Bones. - Softcover

Kathy Reichs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743491769 ISBN 13: 9780743491761

Publisher: Simon + Schuster Inc., 2004

Synopsis

Bare Bones

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Review:

In Bare Bones Kathy Reichs leads her heroine, Temperance Brennan, into one of her scariest, most gruesome adventures yet. As fans of this popular series already know, Tempe is a forensic anthropologist: an expert in the human form (especially bones) who helps solve crimes. A dead baby is only the first in a series of grisly remains, both human and animal, that Tempe must sort through and decode. Meanwhile, as several seemingly unrelated cases begin to intertwine, her sleuthing puts her in the crosshairs of a very nasty stalker who hides behind an e-mail alias.

Reichs knows how to keep the narrative ball rolling with a canny mix of plot developments, character delineation and scientific detail, all relayed via Tempe's smart, breezy, sarcastic voice. In fact, Bare Bones has a few too many characters and plot lines for Reichs--or most readers--to keep perfect track of. But it's a fun ride anyway, enlivened by some steamy romantic scenes and some fascinating, appalling facts about the illicit trade in endangered wildlife, including the information that bears' gall bladders fetch more money per ounce than cocaine. Bare Bones is a crisp, enjoyable read that cements Kathy Reichs' standing as the best forensic-thriller writer at work today. --Nicholas H Allison, Amazon.com

Review:

"With Kathy Reichs the reader knows they're in the hands of an expert" (Sunday Express)

"You’ll want to keep turning the pages long after lights out to find out what happens next ... Reichs’ real-life expertise gives her novels an authenticity that most other crime novelists would kill for " (Daily Express)

"Reichs' seamless blending of fascinating science and dead-on psychological portrayals, not to mention a whirlwind of a plot, make [her novels] a must read" (Jeffery Deaver)

"Reichs is not just "as good as" Cornwell, she has become the finer writer" (Daily Express)

"Reading Reichs is always an education one way or another. There is plenty of action... but it is the detail that actually makes it gripping" (Evening Standard)

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon + Schuster Inc.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743491769
• ISBN 13: 9780743491761
• Binding: Paperback