Bones to Ashes
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Written by Kathy Reichs.
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Temperance Brennan, like her creator Kathy Reichs, is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist called on to solve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Évangéline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous."Thirty years later, flooded with memories, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost so many years ago. And what is the meaning of the strange skeletal lesions found on the bones of the young girl?
Meanwhile, Tempe's beau, Ryan, investigates a series of cold cases. Three girls dead. Four missing. Could the New Brunswick skeleton be part of the pattern? As Tempe draws on the latest advances in forensic anthropology to penetrate the past, Ryan hunts down a serial predator.
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J. Kaye Oldner thinks this book is Excellent.
Well, I have finally gone and done it. After much pushing from my reading buddies, I have read a book by Kathy Reichs. I knew this was a series, but decided to read her latest, Bones to Ashes. It’s the 10th book in the Temperance Brennan series.
There are things I didn’t know prior to this book. One is that Reichs is a forensic anthropologist. She is also producer of the television hit "Bones," which is based on her Temperance Brennan books. This bit of trivia elevated my stance towards the book.
Here’s the publisher’s blurb on the book:
Temperance Brennan, like her creator Kathy Reichs, is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist called on to solve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Évangéline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous."
Thirty years later, flooded with memories, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost so many years ago. And what is the meaning of the strange skeletal lesions found on the bones of the young girl?
Meanwhile, Tempe's beau, Ryan, investigates a series of cold cases. Three girls dead. Four missing. Could the New Brunswick skeleton be part of the pattern? As Tempe draws on the latest advances in forensic anthropology to penetrate the past, Ryan hunts down a serial predator.
I also didn’t know going in this was forensic thriller, not that it would have mattered. It’s a perfect sub-genre for the Suspense & Thriller Challenge. But after reading, I feel very differently. I’ve learned that medical & serial killers are very different from forensic thrillers. I can take the dismemberment of a body, blood spewing like a fountain, and brain splatter. I draw the line at eyeball juices and things found in the nasal cavities. Ewwwwe!!! Totally has the YUCK factor.
But as far as the story goes, how it’s written, this author brings it home with a sensational thriller. I can see why this series is so popular!