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Cross Bones: Temperance Brennan, Book 8 [Audio Download]

by Kathy Reichs (Author), Michelle Pawk (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 6 hours and 10 minutes
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  • Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
  • Audible Release Date: 8 Jun 2006
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ6JFE
  • Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)

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"Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head" is the on-scene assessment, but the victim's relatives are adamant in their rejection of suicide as an explanation. Discovered in a closet, a full week after death, the body is barely recognisable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan's forensic expertise is required. Advanced putrefaction has made it virtually impossible to determine the trajectory of the bullet. But just as Tempe is attempting to make sense of the fracture patterning, an unknown man slips her a photograph of a skeleton, telling her it holds the answer to the victim's death...Detective Andrew Ryan is also on the case and, as his relationship with Tempe heats up, together they follow the trail of clues all the way to Israel. In the Holy Land, with the help of Jacob Drum, a biblical archaeologist and old friend, Tempe becomes involved in an international mystery as old as Jesus, a mystery that could rewrite 2000 years of religious history. Could one of the tombs really be Christ's last resting place? And are the bones in the ancient ossuary the last remnants of James, the brother of Jesus, as its inscription claims? But the further Tempe probes into the identity of the ancient skeleton, the more she seems to be putting herself in danger.
©2005 Temperance Brennan L.P.; (P)2005 Random House Audiobooks
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Very disappointing 15 July 2005
By LTB
Format:Hardcover
I'm sorry, but this really isn't up to Kathy Reichs previous novels. The plot is turgid and slow and it is difficult to warm to the one dimensional characters. In the earlier novels characterisation was much better. If this had been the first Reichs novel I had read I would not be reading any more. Definitely not a page turner.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By L. Wilson VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
Bad news got this to take on holiday with me - big mistake just couldn't get into it luckily I'd also taken a couple of others

What happened ? hope this was just an off day for Kathy
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Jacky
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this book until half-way through when I'm afraid I began to find the repetition of information rather boring. It appeared that the author was worried I wouldn't understand all the scientific explanations of DNA or the consequences of what the protagonists were finding and so she kept repeating the same details in differing ways. I found this rather insulting and annoying.
Also, apart from finding the murderer, which was not the most important aspect of the mystery, I felt that I learnt very little about the other, more major, enigmas in the novel.
I have read all of the other Tempe Brennan novels and have been thrilled with them and read them avidly but, unfortunately, this one I almost didn't finish.
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Cross Bones
I was pleased to see another thriller starring my favourite pathologist. It was a little disappointing, however, that Reichs seems to have leapt upon the Da Vinci Code/Labyrith... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Davi
Unbelievable
Kathy Reichs is a new author to me and it would appear that I picked on her worst book, but it is most unlikely that I would be tempted to read any of her other offerings. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. A. Storer
Best Reichs so far!
Anyone who reads Reichs' books knows what to expect, but this one is particularly intriguing. The romantic sub-plot is both satisfying and trite at the same time, but the main... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. E. A. Taylor
Enough of Reichs!
I was given a set of 10 Kathy Reichs books from a friend who knew I liked 'thrillers'. I'm a Michael Connolly, Jeffrey Deaver fan. This is the third book I've attempted. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bettaboo
Five stars to redress the balance.
Not so much a review as a balancing response to the deluge of criticisms here, many of which are unfounded. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Altman
Cross Bones Book
The website stated that the condition was "good" but once I received the book and looked through to check the condition, there were some pages that were loose. Read more
Published 11 months ago by HDenham
Below average
I've read a few of Kathy Reichs' books and usually enjoy them - however, I didn't get into this one at all. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mimimum
Cross Bones
If you like the series bones you will love this book. Just as expected it was full of wit and intrigue.
Published 13 months ago by Eloise
Kathy Reichs Novel
Yet another great read. If you don't like it, it's probably because you were expecting the book Tempe Brennan to be just like the TV Tempe Brennan. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ms. Elise Hey
X marks the spot
I found it hard to understand why there have been so many negative comments about this book.
Maybe the subject matter is a bit close to the mark, as religion is a massively... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jonathan Clark
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