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Deja Dead (Paperback)

by Kathy Reichs (Author)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (31 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099255189
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099255185
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,434 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Reichs' stunning debut thriller draws on her experience as a forensic anthropologist in North Carolina and Montreal, but it has considerably more going for it than the mere stamp of authenticity. The devil is in the details, and it is the small betraying details--the alignment of cuts in bloody bone--that convince Temperance Brennan that a series of women, murdered in different ways, were killed and dismembered by the same hand and the same saw. Knowing what she knows is one thing, but convincing her police colleagues is quite another.

Reichs skilfully depicts police canteen culture and the way it ensures that someone who is an expert outsider, not one of the lads, is always going to have to go that extra mile to prove herself and her ideas. Brennan is a toughie, though, and not too fussy about demarcation disputes. Reichs has found a way of having her cake and eating it and giving us a detective who combines professional expertise with enthusiastic amateurism. Even more compellingly, the suspense is turned up several notches when Brennan realizes that she is hunted as well as hunter--they find the killer's lair and find her photograph among his trophies... --Roz Kaveney



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The meticulously dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the grounds of an abandoned monastery. 'Too decomposed for standard autopsy. Request antrhopologic expertise.' Enter Dr Temperance Brennan, Director of Forensic Antrhopology for the province of Quebec, who has been researching recent disappearances in the city. Despite the deep cynicism of Detective Claudel who head the investigation, Brennan is convinced that a serial killer is at work. Her forensic expertise finally convinces Claudel, but only after the body count has risen...Tempe takes matters into her own hands, but her determined probing places those closest to her in mortal danger. Can Tempe make her crucial breakthrough before the killer strikes again?
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4.0 out of 5 stars A superb debut novel, 24 Aug 2007
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
'Deja Dead' is the first book in the Temperance "Tempe" Brennan series, written by Kathy Reichs. I'd never read a Reichs book before (and have never seen the TV adaptation "Bones" either) but fancied giving this series a go, mainly due to the massive amount of comparisons there are to Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series, which I am a huge fan of.

The story begins when the forensic anthropologist is called out to a crime scene where a mutilated and heavily decomposed body is found. After examining the victim's bones Tempe sees similarities from some other recent cases which makes her believe that there is a possible serial killer at large. She then gathers the evidence together to try to convince detectives Claudel and Ryan of this, but this results in putting her own life and the lives of her family and friend in danger.

The book is very well written although is quite slow to begin with. During a particualar part near the middle of the book I found it to be very creepy indeed. The gore in this book is also by the bucketloads (mainly due to precise details). As this is written in first-person perspective, Tempe's character is easy to get on with with her quick dialogue, thorough descriptions and thoughts, which are both very explanatory and sometimes humorous. Tempe's relationships with Ryan and Katy (her daughter) are two that I am interested in seeing how they develop and how Reichs goes with them, as there was a maybe spark of romance with Ryan in this book and her daughter wasn't in it a great deal.

My only real complaint would be that there are perhaps a few too many characters to familiarise yourself with for a debut novel. Reichs should of maybe let the reader get to know the main lead characters in this book a little more and just mentioned the others and then introduced them gradually in the next books, as it really does get a bit much at times.

Overall, 'Deja Dead' is a great start to a now long-running series and is one that I'm definitely going to stick with and I look forward to seeing how the series progresses. With regards to the comparisons to Cornwell - yes, there are similarities but in my opinion they should both be looked at seperately as they are both completely different series.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, 8 Dec 2005
By Fiona Allen "Fiona" (St Louis, France) - See all my reviews
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After becoming thoroughly bored with the Scarpetta series from Patricia Cornwell I came across Kathy Reichs and although knowing nothing about the author I decided to order this book. And thank goodness I did. This book is fast paced, moving, detailed and a real page turner. I was hooked from the opening sentence. In fact, so was my boyfriend who manages to read 1 book a year - now that is saying something about how good this book is!!!
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Scared me half to death!, 25 Jul 2006
I decided to start reading Kathy Reichs because I fell in love with the Bones series. For a larger novel, it's only taken me three days to read it. It's a real page turner and the end of every chapter leaves you gasping for more. It terrified me more than any thriller or chiller on the telly. I guess it's more scary because you have the visual element in your own head. Reichs describes everything perfectly. Whilst I understand that another reviewer said she has no 'writing flair' I actually find that I enjoy reading the long, detailed, pathologist-worded, graphic accounts. I always wanted to be a pathologist but discovered later in life that perhaps it wasn't a job well suited to me. Reading this novel was like being the main character, feeling every emotion, being in her shoes. Fantastic!. The only problem is now that the book scared me half to death, dare I read the next installment?

I discovered quite early on in the novel that it was going to frighten me. Curled up on the sofa I kept looking over my shoulder, daring myself to continue. I wanted to know what was going to happen but every page brought me closer to a personal fear, my heart caught up in my throat, my adrenalin cursing through my body (a harder work out than any trip to the gym). I found myself checking the locks when I went to bed. Is that the sign of a good book or not? You better read it to find out....
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4.0 out of 5 stars A riveting read, albeit with some flaws
I've never read a crime novel before, don't like stories involving murders/killers, am squeamish and don't watch Bones -- so why on earth did I read this? Read more
Published 3 days ago by skb17

3.0 out of 5 stars Good. Not great
Overall a good book. It was very slow to start and I did consider giving it up, but thank God I didn't. Read more
Published 1 month ago by H. Ewen

5.0 out of 5 stars Déjà dead
I love the TV series, this is even better, and different, though the lead character is the same.

I've bought the first 6 books and right now reading the 3rd, until... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Candle

4.0 out of 5 stars Bones
Having seen the tv version I thought I would read the books and what a treat. Completely different with a real life believable heroine with real life problems who doesn't look... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Carol Anderson

1.0 out of 5 stars like reading a textbook
i've just finished this book and i'm sooooo relieved! after watching and enjoying the bones series i decided to try reading the books. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cheeky Monkey

3.0 out of 5 stars Deja Dead
After reading Kathy Reichs' later book Break No Bones and not being too impressed I decided to stay away from her books for awhile. Read more
Published 9 months ago by molko

1.0 out of 5 stars Deja Dead
This is my first Kathy Reichs book, and althought my sister-in-law gave my wife and I 6 of her books, we have both agreed that we won't be reading the rest anytime soon. Read more
Published 20 months ago by J. Colleran

4.0 out of 5 stars My new best friend
Well since i normally check out the reviews before i commit to buying a book i thought i would write my own! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ms. C. Nice

5.0 out of 5 stars A Character Driven Story that Sucks You In
Kathy Reichs gives us a stunning new heroine to fall in love with in her first novel. Tempe Brennan is a forensic pathologist from the States who is working in Montreal. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Katie Osborne

4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant read!!
I first picked up Bare Bones (also by Reichs) to read, liking the sound of the story, but was advised that it was one of the later books and I should start from the beginning as,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by S. Reid

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