Devil Bones: (Temperance Brennan 11)
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Several troubling cases await forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones to Ashes, 2007, etc.) back home in Charlotte, N.C.Tempe Brennan's personal life is in tatters. Her love, a Montreal cop called Ryan, has gone back to his lover in hopes of stabilizing their troubled daughter; Tempe's ex is about to marry a much younger woman; and her daughter Katy is utterly bored with her job. A call to examine a skull found in a hidden floor space plunges Tempe into a case that may involve ritual murder. The skull and some kettles containing bones and various fetishes suggesting Santer'a or some other alternative religion may tie in with two headless bodies, one found floating in a river and another marked with Satanic symbols. Furious when a local politician uses the cases as an excuse to whip up hostility against little-understood religions, Tempe is far from convinced that the Wiccan who is arrested is guilty. When Rinaldi, one of the detectives she's working with, is killed in a drive-by, Tempe falls off the wagon but soldiers on, mortified, until she finally makes the connections between the crimes that lead to a close call with death and a startling conclusion.Not Reichs's best, but a meticulously laid-out case that offers a deeper look into her heroine's personal life. (Kirkus Reviews)
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The latest gripping thriller from world-class forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs, bestselling author of Break No Bones and Bones to Ashes
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was truly looking forward to Devil Bones, but it does not seem to me to be as good as the other Brennan books. I got the feeling that it had been put together more as a precis than a full blown novel. It was still enjoyable, but the story felt rushed as though the author was just writing to fill in a gap. I only hope that the next book will return to the format I have enjoyed before, with the characters returning to a full bodied existence. Please Kathy Reichs go back to giving us that at least.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As always, really looking forward to the latest Tempe tome. Really wish I hadn't bothered. Characters didn't seem to care much about what was happening, and neither did I. Ryan turns up and......what happens? Well, nothing. Tempe attacked and hospitalised, does Katy turn up to see her? No. Unless you just want to collect a 'set' of Reichs novels, skip this one. Did I mention that it was also rather depressing/ Not in content, but in tone and style. Avoid.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I have been fan of Kathy Reiches' books much preferring her writing to the cruder style of Patricia Cornwell. I enjoy the detailed medico-scientific descriptions, and, in this story, I found the information about alternative religions interesting, however I've felt, particularly with recent books that they were tending to become formulaic in the way they ended with her forensic anthropologist heroine, Temperance Brennan, being in fear of her life, attacked and injured. She's supposed to be a forensic scientist not a law-enforcement officer and by repeating the same scenario in each book it becomes unbelievable and annoying. I thought the basic story was good and will continue to buy her books in the hope that Tempe will manage to get through a case without ending up in hospital! I'd welcome fewer acronyms familiar to USA readers, but not for the rest of us.
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NOT READ YET
HAVE NOT READ IT YET SO I CAN NOT REVIW IT.
FIRST I HAVE TO READ ALL THE TEMPRANCE BRENAN THAT ARE BEFOR IT,
BUT I HAVE READ THE VIRAL BOOK'S BY KATHY REICHS & ENJOYED... Read more
FIRST I HAVE TO READ ALL THE TEMPRANCE BRENAN THAT ARE BEFOR IT,
BUT I HAVE READ THE VIRAL BOOK'S BY KATHY REICHS & ENJOYED... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ken
not my style
thought iw ould like these books as I like it on TV but do not like the style of writing
Published 11 months ago by Shooting Star
A bit Confused!
Devil Bones is the revised title for another Kathy Reichs' book. This often happens when an author's work is linked to a television series. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. Elise Hey
Not great.
I had really high hopes for this book. As an anthropologist I had been watching Bones and really loved it. I decided to start reading the books after loving the show so much. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2010 by A. Perri
Disapointing
I bought this book after watching the TV series 'Bones' and was really looking forward to reading it. Turned out it is a poor second to the Patricia Cornwell books. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Mrs. Virginia H. Stewart
Devil bones
This was the first Kathy Reichs book I had read and I was very disappointed. It goes into great detail about how the work is done and that is the problem - the technical parts were... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Nick Robinson
Not getting any better.
What is it with Temp? This is the second time she has missed obvious diagnoses and wasted a lot of time flannelling around. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by P. J. A. Jennings
Hign expectations not met...
After having read (and enjoyed) a few Scarpetta novels, this was going to be my first Brennan so I looked forward to a topnovel from a top-writer. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Maneblusser 7
Tedious and goes nowhere
I have read a number of Kathy Reichs' books and have enjoyed them. Unfortunatley, I did not feel this book was up to her usual standard. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by J. Brown
Devil bones
Wonderful reading, made me buy the first 5 books of Kathy Reichs. Love Dr Brennan!
Published on 18 Aug 2009 by Candle
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