The raves are in -- from Edgar-winning authors and internationally acclaimed forensic experts: Kathy Reichs and D&éja Dead are something special.
Rarely has a debut crime novel inspired such widespread excitement. A born storyteller, Dr. Kathy Reichs walks in the steps of her heroine, Dr. Temperance Brennan. She spends her days in the autopsy suite, the courtroom, the crime lab, with cops, and at exhumation sites. Often her long days turn into harrowing nights.
It's June in Montreal, and Tempe, who has left a shaky marriage back home in North Carolina to take on the challenging assignment of director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec, looks forward to a relaxing weekend.
First, though, she must stop at a newly uncovered burial site in the heart of the city. One look at the decomposed and decapitated corpse, stored neatly in plastic bags, tells her she'll spend the weekend in the crime lab. This is homicide of the worst kind. To begin to find some answers, Tempe must first identify the victim. Who is this person with the reddish hair and a small bone structure?
I was surprised by how much this booked sucked me in. After reading the reviews on Good Reads, I was prepared to be disappointed since I love the show Bones. The story was well written with just the right amount of information and reveal for a solid mystery. I didn't feel duped or disappointed at the end. I'm not sure if I'll read the other novels in the series as the character growth was a little weak, but perhaps has the series goes on, there will be more of that.
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