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Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, Bk 3)
Author: Kathy Reichs

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Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780671028367 - ISBN-10: 0671028367
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 368


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Paperback, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan from north to south, 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.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Louanne W. (Obxpelican) wrote on 4/7/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

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.

stubbytate wrote on 2/9/2009...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

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...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

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.

Charlene P. (ATraveler) - Apo, AE wrote on 6/30/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

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.

Tara T. (tarataylor) wrote on 6/29/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

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.

Lindsey M. (lsmcnellis) wrote on 2/26/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

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.

Jennifer L. (loyallioness) wrote on 11/13/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A good, fast, scary read

W.E. G. wrote on 4/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

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!

Margaret B. wrote on 4/11/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

interesting mystery with alot of twists

Jean D. wrote on 12/15/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A forensic thriller - anthropologist Tempe Brennan moves from Canada to So. Carolina in this story of the culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs -- fast paced.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Shannan S. wrote on 10/27/2009...


As usual, Reichs tale is detailed to the max. While I enjoyed the storyline, I was not impressed with the amount of detail she supplied about each and every act and character. She seems to go overboard with her analysis and makes me skip paragraphs or pages due to boredom! I usually am enthralled with her work, but am finding this excessive attention to detail to be the downfall.

Donna M. wrote on 8/17/2009...


I knew I would enjoy Tempe as I have read later ones, and IDID! Donna M

Barbara L. wrote on 7/8/2008...


Dark as are all of Kathy Reichs' books. If you're looking for the Bones that appears on TV - this isn't it. What it is, is a masterful forensic thriller written as only an ex-forensic anthropologist could do it.

"Nine year old Emily Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenage disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel forense anthropologist tempe Brennan from north to south and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs - where one misstep could bring diaster for herself or someone she loves. Kathy Reichs' NYTimes bestseller pulses with cutting edge scientific know-how and the narrative power of an award-winning crime fiction star."

Della A. (daughter2) wrote on 4/3/2008...


Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A north Carolina teenager disappers from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan from north to south, 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 Reich's New York Times bestseller pulses with cutting-edge scientific know how-and the narrative power of an award-winning crime fiction star.. Book in good shape

Bernie N. (Bernie) wrote on 8/17/2007...


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Christine S. wrote on 4/25/2007...


Great forensics series. Check it out on TV.

Meredith S. (meresneade) wrote on 4/23/2007...


Good series

Riley B. (Riley) wrote on 2/5/2007...


A very enjoyable read. Dr. Brennan is in Montreal investigating the connection between the death of a nine-year-old shot on the street and a North Carolina teenager as part of her skeleton is found near an outlaw bikers club house.

Gail K. (szyszko) wrote on 1/14/2007...


good read

Bridgette S. wrote on 11/27/2006...


great series!


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