Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan Novel) - Softcover

Reichs, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501166204 ISBN 13: 9781501166204

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2017

Synopsis

"Fans of TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation should be in heaven" (People) stepping into the world of forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan--she works with the dead, but she works for the living.

"Down time" is not a phrase in Tempe Brennan's vocabulary. A string of disturbing cases has put her vacation plans on hold; instead, she heads to the lab to analyze charred remains from a suspicious fire, and a mysterious black residue from a small plane crash. But most troubling of all are the bones. Even more disturbing is the fact that bones turns up on a family picnic in North Carolina--but are they animal or human? X-rays and DNA may link the crimes, but they can't reveal who is closing in on Tempe and her family. And how far they will go to keep her from uncovering the truth?

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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:

"Fascinating."

-- "The New York Times"

"Fascinating."

-- "The New York Times"

"Booklist"

Right up there with Patricia Cornwell's early Kay Scarpetta mysteries.

"The New York Times" Fascinating...every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden.

"Sunday Tribune" (U.K.) Scalpel-sharp....Suspense-filled.

"Fascinating." -- "The New York Times"
"Fascinating." -- "The New York Times"

"Fascinating." -- The New York Times

"Right up there with Patricia Cornwell's early Kay Scarpetta mysteries." -- Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1501166204
• ISBN 13: 9781501166204
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432