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Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, Bk 6)
Author: Kathy Reichs

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Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780743453004 - ISBN-10: 074345300X
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 416


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

Book Description:
It's a summer of sizzling heat in Charlotte where Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for the North Carolina medical examiner, looks forward to her first vacation in years. A romantic vacation. She's almost out the door when the bones start appearing.

A newborn's charred remains turn up in a woodstove. The mother, Tamela Banks, hardly more than a child herself, has disappeared. Did she kill her infant, or is an innocent teenager also about to become a victim?

A small plane crashes in a North Carolina cornfield on a sunny afternoon. Both pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition. Was it pilot error? Something more sinister? And what is the mysterious black substance covering the bodies?

Most puzzling of all are the bones discovered at a remote farm outside Charlotte. What has Tempe's dog, Boyd, unearthed? The remains seem to be of animal origin, but Tempe is shocked when she gets them to her lab.

With help from a special detective friend, Tempe must investigate a poignant and terrifying case that comes at the worst possible moment. Daughter Katy has a new boyfriend who Tempe fears may have something to hide. And important personal decisions face Tempe. Is it time for emotional commitment? Will she have the chance to find out?

Everything must wait on the bones. What story do they tell? Why are the X rays and DNA so perplexing? Who is trying to keep Tempe from the answers? Someone is following her. Someone is following Katy. That someone must be stopped before it's too late.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Lenore D. (Lenore) wrote on 11/5/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very good. I read this book after watching the TV series, Bones, also based on the life of Kathy Reichs (the author), a forensic anthropologist working with the police. The series is excellent and it was cool to see the backstory and some cases that weren't featured in the TV series. Dr. Temperance Brennan is smart but a bit dry on TV, but the book character is funnier and more clever than I'd expected after watching the show.

Pam S. (pamlovestoread) wrote on 6/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great one by Kathy Reichs. I'm reading through her whole series. I really like the main character, Tempe. Reminds me of early Patricia Cornwell novels.

Riley B. (Riley) wrote on 3/14/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Tempe Brennan once again must put aside her vacation when she is asked to analyze the bones of an newborn recovered from a wood stove, two passengers of a plane crash, and a cache of bones that turn up at a "pig pickin" that she and her daughter attend. Who would guess that they are all related?
A very good Tempe novel. I enjoyed it greatly.

Virginia K. (GinaK) wrote on 1/22/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

If one enjoys CSI or Patricia Cornwell"s books, this is the one for you. I am a big fan of them all.

Jan M. (batgirl) wrote on 12/27/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

If you are a fan of the TV show "Bones", the Kathy Reichs books are very diffent, setting, characters, mostly everything. That said, I love the books and the show both. Just don't confuse the two.

William Q. (Bamatip) wrote on 7/4/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Temperance Brennan is is the primary character in the tv show "Bones". This is one of the series of books that inspired the show.

Elaine W. wrote on 6/5/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

If you like the TV series "Bones", read the books from which the show was taken. The books are much more exciting the the program!!
Elaine


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Lora C. (Lorareadsalot) wrote on 10/15/2007...


If you have a weak stomach for forensic details - don't eat lunch while you read it.

Jennie T. wrote on 8/4/2007...


Excellent book! Great suspense.

Faye W. (AllieFWilliam) wrote on 5/7/2007...


Hard to put down. Very good plot.

Ann B. (Ann-B) wrote on 4/14/2007...


Great read

Patti B. wrote on 3/17/2007...


suspense-filled CSI

Neoma L. (joyluna) wrote on 2/1/2007...


Good southern mystery, I rather enjoyed it.

Morgan C. (morgan-unlv) wrote on 11/12/2006...


CSI in a book.Have gone on to read many books by this author because of this book

Tamara C. (onejump) wrote on 11/10/2006...


Good mystery, thriller full of forensic pathology.

Janette E. (luvbooks) wrote on 11/9/2006...


An excellent novel for forensic fans!

Gail P. (grammiegail) - Montara, CA wrote on 11/8/2006...


This was my first "Bones" book. I started watching the series and then got interested. OK, so the book "Bones" is not the same as the TV one. Actually, I like the one in the book better. Enjoy!


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