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I enjoyed the suspense of this one - it could have ended in one of several different ways and I wasn't able to guess which way it would go. The personal relationships between characters was quite realistic and down to earth.
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The heroine was detailed, logical, calculating, and ..... boring.
I don't watch "Bones" nor have I read any other Temperance Brennan books so I make no comparisons. This book was the first I had read by Kathy Reichs so I'm starting out with a clean slate.
The forensic details are amazing. They are technical and precise - intuitive and direct. I think they ran a bit long and could have been summarized a bit better and still maintained their "point." The lecture hall discussion about motorcycle gangs was interesting but it was like reading Wikipedia.
I suppose if it wasn't dead and/or in need of analysis, then Termperance really didn't know what to do with it. She's lost on personal relationships, as evidenced by the fact that she'd rather wait for a man than move on. A man she knows she may never hear from.
This book was a hard read for me.

Barbara L. (
thecomet) wrote on 8/5/2008...
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This book has a lot of things familiar with the TV "Bones". Ths series is a great read and Tempe sure likes helping to solve the mystery, even though bones are her field.
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Another good book. This one revoloved around motorcycle gangs and Tempe's nephew Kit. I found this one less grisley than her first. And a quick read overall.
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This one was just okay for me. I'm not really sure about this series. I enjoy the TV show, Bones, but the books are nothing like the show. I find the books hard to read and follow with all of the medical/scientific descriptions whereas the show is better at "dumbing" things down for lay people. Just not my favorite.
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These books are nothing like the TV series, although I now enjoy both. I like that there is a French connection - I get to read the French and know what it says before the translation - although there is not too much French. The mystery is great - sure there is murder and mayhem - but it is more about putting the pieces together than gore. You also get to learn about a lot science and procedure - very interesting stuff, especially when it is not in a textbook!
This particular one was not one of my favorite. It jumped around a lot and it is starting to get a little clichéd that Tempe always has a relative who gets caught up in what ever she happens to be investigating.
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A good, fast, scary read
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Temperance Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist, searches through confusing bits of dead bodies to find who killed two bikers and a nine year old girl. "She moves from South to North, and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs - where one misstep could bring disaster for herself or someone she loves. Kathy Reichs' astonishing bestseller pulses with cutting edge scientific know how--and the narrative power of an award winning crime fiction star"
Complicated and interesting plot!
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interesting mystery with alot of twists
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A forensic thriller - anthropologist Tempe Brennan moves from Canada to So. Carolina in this story of the culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs -- fast paced.