Type of bind: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Label: William Heinemann
Manufacturer: William Heinemann
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: June 30, 2003
Publishing house: William Heinemann
Sale Popularity Level: 446124
Studio: William Heinemann
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The sixth international bestseller from expert forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs
Amazon.com Review:
'As I was packaging what remained of the dead baby, the man I would kill was burning pavement north toward Charlotte.'
With this opening sentence, Kathy Reichs serves notice that her heroine, Temperance Brennan, is in for 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. The abovementioned infant is only the very 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 in 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 information about the illicit trade in endangered wildlife (did you know that bears' gall bladders fetch more money per ounce than cocaine?). Bare Bones is a crisp, enjoyable read that cements Kathy Reichs's standing as the best forensic-thriller writer at work today. --Nicholas H. Allison
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I was walking through a book store and the cover of this book interested me. Before this I have never heard of Kathy Reichs, but did follow the "Bones" series and enjoyed them. I started this book and couldn't put it down until I finished the whole thing! I was hooked on her material since...I believe I read 5 out of her 11 novels since. If you enjoy mystery and crime solving, you'll enjoy this and all of Kathy Reichs' novels.
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Only Kathy Reichs can plot a suspense mystery from bird feathers, goldenseal and bears then interweave a budding romance for Temperance Brennan. BARE BONES is a can't put down read for fans of this series. The title was the selection for our bookclub this month and it will be fun to discuss.
Dr. Brennan is in North Caroline awaiting the arrival of a special friend to share the very first vacation she's had in years. She goes to a picnic with her daughter and Boyd, her estranged husband's dog. Boyd digs up more than discarded hot dogs and a case of a burn baby gets complicated.
Forensic mystery at its best as the reader acquires extensive new information.
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I loved this one! Years ago I read the very first two books in Reichs' series and I remember enjoying them, so it was like going home when I picked this one up. In need of relief from reading submissions (I'm a publisher) and this was close at hand.
In this installment, Temperance Brennan is due for a vacation and is actually looking forward to it. At the worst possible time, Brennan's job kicks into high gear and bones begin dropping from the sky. And not just from the sky, while at a picnic with her daughter, their dog finds a bag of bones and Temperance has no choice but to put her personal plans on hold. Every time she thinks she sees a light at the end of the tunnel, more bones turn up. Each discovery puts another twist on an already puzzling and dangerous case.
BARE BONES is a great read, with enough twists and turns to keep you going from page to page without hesitation. Kathy Reichs is a fantastic writer and I'm looking forward to getting caught up on all the books I've missed.
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I had just finished reading DEADLY DECISIONS by Kathy Reichs and was looking forward to reading BARE BONES, but it was kind of late at night and I thought: :Well, I can start this tomorrow." then after reading the back cover 5 or 6 times I decided to just start it, read a chapter or two and then get into it for real the subsequent day. The subsequent thing I knew I thought I should go to bed because I had to work the subsequent day and I was on page 183. Holy smokes!!! This is the third book I've read in the Temperance Brennan series and I just ordered 3 more. Every one of these novels move along at a brisk pace. BARE BONES again has Tempe discovering bones where they shouldn't be and begins to unravel a mystery, This one has plenty of plot twists and a few times I thought I had it figured out just to find (as Tempe did too) that I was wrong. Again in this book, Brennan is required to work with a detective that she does not particularly like but again softens her opinion of him by the end of the story, showing that she too can be wrong. Oh yeah, Andrew Ryan is again on hand as the love interst. Another good plot by Reichs makes this an easy one to recommend. Can't wait to start the subsequent one.
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