Search - 206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, Bk 12)

Since I became fascinated with the TV show Bones, I decided to pick up and ready all of Kathy Reichs novels. Although the show and the books are very different, I mildly enjoyed Temperance Brennan's stories. Until 206 Bones. This was the first of the series that I could not put down, and was thrilled throughout the ride. Brennan goes through some interesting dilemmas in this book, and I was eagerly anticipating the resolution. My only con about this book are the final pages, after the resolution of the mystery (no spoilers, don't worry), when Brennan and Ryan discuss something. Although relevant, it felt empty and too didactic. Did not fit the characters. And It was the most boring part of the book.

I haven't enjoyed the Temperance Brennan books in awhile, but the minute I started reading this one I couldn't put it down. I loved how Reichs used the flashbacks to help Tempe (and the reader) figure out how she got there. This was my favorite of her books so far!

The latest book in the Temperance Brennan series, 206 Bones follows the action as Brennan returns to Montreal to explore a series of recovered remains. Even as she struggles to find evidence in the remains that will allow her to identify each of the individuals and provide information on their causes of death, however, Brennan herself is threatened.
The book is interesting and generally well-written, but I gave it only three stars because it was extraordinarily predictable in terms of who did what and why. It's worth reading for the character development, but not a particularly good mystery in my opinion.
Like all of the books by Reichs, 206 Bones has no real connection with the T.V. show Bones. Although the lead female characters in both the book and the show share a name and an occupation, the similarities end there.

I always prefer to read a series in order and here I started with number 12. Wow. This Temperance Brennan is so unlike the one on TV, it is hard to believe Kathy Reichs is on the production team for "Bones."
This Tempe, besides being older and wiser, does not even share the same personal history as the TV Tempe. I like this one better.
Read this series as if it is about another character and you'll probably love it. Not as much gross-factor science as we get from Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta, or the show, but a steady, readable story.