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Break No Bones (2006)

by Kathy Reichs

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Series: Temperance Brennan (9)

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Following the tremendous success of Cross Bones, Kathy Reichs explores another high-profile topic in Break No Bones -- a case that lands forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in the middle of a gruesome international scheme. Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, Tempe is stuck teaching a lackluster archaeology field school in the ruins of a Native American burial ground on the Charleston shore. But when Tempe stumbles upon a fresh skeleton among the ancient bones, her old friend Emma Rousseau, the local coroner, persuades her to stay on and help with the investigation. When Emma reveals a disturbing secret, it becomes more important than ever for Tempe to help her friend close the case. The body count begins to climb. An unidentified man is found hanging from a tree deep in the woods. Another corpse shows up in a barrel. There are mysterious nicks on bones in several bodies, and signs of strangulation. Tempe follows the trail to a free street clinic with a belligerent staff, a suspicious doctor, and a donor who is a charismatic televangelist. Clues abound in the most unlikely places as Tempe uses her unique knowledge and skills to build her case, even as the local sheriff remains dubious and her own life is threatened. Tempe's love life is also complicated. Ryan, her current flame, has come down to visit her from Montreal, and Pete, her former husband, is investigating the disappearance of a local woman -- and he and Tempe are staying in the same borrowed beach house. Ryan and Pete compete for her attentions, and Tempe finds herself more distracted by her feelings for both men than she expected. Break No Bones is a smart, taut thriller featuring the kind of high-stakes crime that makes the headlines every week. Reichs, the inspiration for the hit FOX TV show Bones, is writing at the top of her form, and Tempe has never been more compelling.… (more)
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Forensic Science
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
(2006)In this ninth in the popular series, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is spending two weeks in May on Dewees, a barrier island north of Charleston, South Carolina, where she is leading a student excavation of a prehistoric site when one of the bodies they find isn't so ancient. After reporting her find to her friend Emma Rousseau, coroner at the Charleston County Coroner's Office, Tempe learns that Emma is ill and unable to investigate; so Tempe fills in for her as a consultant. When another body is found in a different location, the forensic examination of the bones shows a similarity in the manner of death. As Tempe investigates further, another body turns up, leading her to a horrifying conclusion about the motive for these deaths. Complicating matters, Tempe's estranged husband moves into the house she has borrowed, and her boyfriend arrives unexpectedly from Montreal. Tempe must work through her ambivalence about divorcing her unfaithful husband, for whom she still has feelings, but she also cares for her boyfriend. Readers who enjoy Patricia Cornwell's mysteries will appreciate the forensic detail here, and more character-oriented readers will respond to Reichs' likable and well-developed cast, from the local sheriff to Tempe herself, a dedicated woman who feels compelled to provide justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves.(Publishers Weekly)
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
I've got my calamity.

The theme of this book is roots. The one that other people grow in you with time and connection. The ones that probably you grow in them. Or not. You'd never know. It's a difficult question to ask – is it better to let someone grow on you with all ensured shit down the line or is it better to close, mask and hide in personal castle? How much time do you need to connect with someone? How much to separate? There is no denying that time can not be reversed that easily (that's why we despair and hate to hasten the process). Even when people move on they live something behind. Probably not something that holds them back but something that are still there. We move on. But we can not outrun our past. Is it possible to accept it? In another person?

P.S. Although I must say that this series turns out to be too predictable for people who watch too much CSI and other shows like that. People like that will probably understand everything long before characters. ( )
  WorkLastDay | Dec 17, 2023 |
Kathy Reichs did it again! She made a fantastic forensic novel, but this time with a splash of romance!

What will Tempe do when Ryan and Pete are in the same room? What will happen when the adrenaline and testosterone get pumping? And what happens when bodies are found in areas they were definitely not killed at?

This novel had an amazing twist at the end, that I will not spoil, that had me hooked. I did find the beginning of the book to be boring, and the storyline with Pete and Ryan rather stale. Ryan was gone for half the book and Pete just seemed to be around to make the plot interesting. Yet Pete didn't spice up the novel, and the lack of Ryan made me quite bored. Those two pieces of the plot kept me rather bored, and it took longer to read.

It was a good novel though, once the twist is introduced. I didn't expect it, and I often see endings coming in these kinds of novels.

Overall, amazing! Another forensic masterpiece by Queen Kathy Reichs!

Five out of five stars! ( )
  Briars_Reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |
Temperance Brennan 9
  SueJBeard | Jan 8, 2023 |
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Following the tremendous success of Cross Bones, Kathy Reichs explores another high-profile topic in Break No Bones -- a case that lands forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in the middle of a gruesome international scheme. Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, Tempe is stuck teaching a lackluster archaeology field school in the ruins of a Native American burial ground on the Charleston shore. But when Tempe stumbles upon a fresh skeleton among the ancient bones, her old friend Emma Rousseau, the local coroner, persuades her to stay on and help with the investigation. When Emma reveals a disturbing secret, it becomes more important than ever for Tempe to help her friend close the case. The body count begins to climb. An unidentified man is found hanging from a tree deep in the woods. Another corpse shows up in a barrel. There are mysterious nicks on bones in several bodies, and signs of strangulation. Tempe follows the trail to a free street clinic with a belligerent staff, a suspicious doctor, and a donor who is a charismatic televangelist. Clues abound in the most unlikely places as Tempe uses her unique knowledge and skills to build her case, even as the local sheriff remains dubious and her own life is threatened. Tempe's love life is also complicated. Ryan, her current flame, has come down to visit her from Montreal, and Pete, her former husband, is investigating the disappearance of a local woman -- and he and Tempe are staying in the same borrowed beach house. Ryan and Pete compete for her attentions, and Tempe finds herself more distracted by her feelings for both men than she expected. Break No Bones is a smart, taut thriller featuring the kind of high-stakes crime that makes the headlines every week. Reichs, the inspiration for the hit FOX TV show Bones, is writing at the top of her form, and Tempe has never been more compelling.

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