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Bare Bones (Hardcover)

by Kathy Reichs (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; First Edition First Printing. edition (3 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0434010367
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434010363
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 64,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In Bare Bones Kathy Reichs leads her heroine, Temperance Brennan, into one of her scariest, most gruesome adventures yet. As fans of this popular series already know, Tempe is a forensic anthropologist: an expert in the human form (especially bones) who helps solve crimes. A dead baby is only the first in a series of grisly remains, both human and animal, that Tempe must sort through and decode. Meanwhile, as several seemingly unrelated cases begin to intertwine, her sleuthing puts her in the crosshairs of a very nasty stalker who hides behind an e-mail alias.

Reichs knows how to keep the narrative ball rolling with a canny mix of plot developments, character delineation and scientific detail, all relayed via Tempe's smart, breezy, sarcastic voice. In fact, Bare Bones has a few too many characters and plot lines for Reichs--or most readers--to keep perfect track of. But it's a fun ride anyway, enlivened by some steamy romantic scenes and some fascinating, appalling facts about the illicit trade in endangered wildlife, including the information that bears' gall bladders fetch more money per ounce than cocaine. Bare Bones is a crisp, enjoyable read that cements Kathy Reichs' standing as the best forensic-thriller writer at work today. --Nicholas H Allison, Amazon.com

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'Inevitably compared with Patricia Cornwell, Reichs is actually in a different league' Joan Smith, Sunday Times

Returning from Guatemala (Grave Secrets, 2002) to home turf in North Carolina, globetrotting forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan juggles three cases that will require analyzing a lot more than bare bones. The first case is the most straightforward and heart-rending: the search for Tamela Banks, daughter of a retired colleague at UNC-Charlotte, who left behind a woodstove stoked with the bones of her newborn infant. Eager to escape the depression such discoveries bring on, Tempe accompanies her daughter Katy to a barbecue that's interrupted by a bizarre second discovery-the decapitated remains of six bears neatly buried in a pair of plastic bags-and news of a third that provokes even fewer tears: a mountainside plane crash whose two corpses have to share attention with some neatly packaged cocaine found in the woods nearby, some mysterious black powder on the underside of their ruined Cessna, and the occasional feather from an exotic bird. Though all three investigations, which a closing note broadly suggests are based on real-life cases, have their moments, hard-working Reichs overreaches herself when she insists on linking them all, together with the disappearance five years ago of a pair of Federal Wildlife Service officers. The results are fascinating, grueling, and ultimately exhausting. Solid, overplotted work from an author so determined to emerge from Patricia Cornwell's long shadow that she's willing to try every trick in the coroner's book. (Kirkus Reviews)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not dry old bones at all., 23 Jul 2003
By P. Hammerstein (Modbury, Devon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Bare Bones is another brilliant insight into the world of forensic science. Kathy Reichs once again uses her knowledge to create an intriguing mystery involving the deaths of a newborn baby, smugglers and even wild animals. What the reader learns from these stories would normally only be learnt in a college lecture room, yet she writes in a way that is easy to read and understand. The interesting facts elevate the books to a much higher plane than ordinary crime novels. This story also involves the developing romance between Tempe Brennan and Andrew Ryan. I cannot wait to read the next book to see what happens next.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not really her best, but still adequate, 29 Jun 2003
By RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews
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The remains of a new-born baby are discovered in a wood stove. Bones are discovered in two plastic bags in a wood, and further investigation finds more bones in a farmhouse nearby. A small plane crashes on a North Carolina hillside and bursts into flames. A mysterious black substance is found on the bodies of the pilot and passenger and the burnt-out interior. These events bring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan into a whirlpool of mystery that will eventually end with her taking a life.

It’s good. It’s not great. It’s certainly not Fatal Voyage or Death du Jour, but is more like the quality of Deadly Decisions. Tempe remains the wonderfully human character that she always has been, and there are some magical moments between her and daughter Katie that are guaranteed to please readers, as well as a very welcome return from Andrew Ryan, who, even though fictional, simply sizzles on the page. However, aside from that, there isn’t a great deal in the way of further character development, even though it is interesting to see a novel with Tempe firmly entrenched in the city of Charlotte for the first time in the series. And it’s a series that, what with all the possible locations and directions it can take, certainly remains fresh and promises to do so for quite a while yet.

Reichs’ dialogue, as always, is brilliantly snappy, acute, and amusing, even if there is a little much of it, and there’s plenty of great detail to make this an incredibly good and authentic thriller on the forensics front. Reichs’ writing style is quirky and somewhat eccentric, but only because she’s such a wonderful first-person writer, really getting into the head of her main character (maybe because, I suspect, there is a great deal of the writer herself supplanted into the protagonist) and making the writing seem curiously human. However, Bare Bones (as well as being a little too short to be fully developed) ultimately suffers from something that a couple of her books have done: She gets bogged down in bones. Or, rather, the reader does. There are rather too many sets of bones and crimes and villains, and as a result it’s very easy for the reader to get them all muddled in their mind. There are too many criminals mixed up in the goings on, and to be honest by the end it’s a job to keep up with who killed which person where and how and why they did it. But, with a little careful checking of your facts, this can still remain a mostly satisfying and hugely suspenseful pageturner of a thriller.

To be honest, the quality of Reichs’ novels seems to be entirely subjective…every year, each new book runs the entire gamut of reader opinion, with some thinking it her best, others her worst, and everything else in between. This book will probably get a very similar reaction, so the most sensible thing to do is to try it out for yourself and see.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bare Bones need more flesh., 21 Jul 2003
By P A Dubois (Dorking, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
As an avid reader of Reichs books I bought this one as soon as published but was not as impressed as previous ones. There are lots of story threads surrounded by snippets of details.KR has managed to cram so much in to this book that I felt although a great read I personally would have liked to have a bit more depth to all the strands...some of the strands such as the Email stalker could have made a book on their own. However as expected all the loose ends are tied up but I felt cheated that I had not really got in to the book as I can do with some others.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Last Reichs
It's full of American smarty narrative which quickly becomes a bore. No more Kathy Reichs for me
Published 3 months ago by Mr. David Watkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Bones, Lots of Bodies
Dr. Tempe Brennan is investigating the charred remains of a newborn. Detective Slidell suspects the teenaged mother's involvement, but Tempe feels there is more to this case than... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Maggie Mae

4.0 out of 5 stars Kept my attention but beware...
Bare Bones is a fantastic book which keeps you turning pages. It has a brilliant story line which is believable and incredibly realistic. Read more
Published 5 months ago by V. M. Knock

3.0 out of 5 stars A bare bones thriller
By now everyone knows Dr. Temperance Brennan, a tough and sexy anthropologist who appeared in Kathy Reichs' five previous novels and one rather successful TV series. Read more
Published 10 months ago by B. Paszylk

4.0 out of 5 stars Brill
Excellent Kathy Reichs offering. Easy to read, fast paced, sharp funny dialogue. The fact that the storyline was set in Charlotte and not Quebec was a breath of fresh air too... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Carol Cunningham

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Easy Read
This is the first Kathy Reich book I have read and I got it on the basis of the Bones TV series. The character in the book is not really like that of the TV series, but don't let... Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. A. Parker

3.0 out of 5 stars Bare Narrative Suffers
Dr Brennan returns once more in `Bare Bones'. This time she is about to go on holiday; that is until three new cases come across her desk. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bones of a Bear and People too
Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, back from Guatemala, is ready for a romantic vacation with Canadian cop boyfriend Andrew Ryan, but like in any good thriller, things just... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Katie Osborne

1.0 out of 5 stars Bare-ly worth reading
An encouraging opening, but by the time you're halfway through, you start to wish the Tempe was the victim!

Not MIss Reich's best.
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Published 23 months ago by jayemm999

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best she has written!
I have too admit that after reading all the other books in this series i was disappointed in 'Bare Bones'. It was nowhere near the quality that the others were written in. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2005

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