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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Requires great suspension of disbelief to swallow the idea of Tempe (a forensic anthropologist from Charlotte), Ryan (her detective boyfriend from Quebec), and Pete (her estranged husband, a lawyer) solving murders in Charleston. Hello, jurisdiction?And a shoutout to my librarian friends - you might find it annoying that Tempe searches in vain for a journal article online, and then suddenly her hindbrain reminds her where to find it (conveniently, in a book in her living room). A woman with a PhD can't use a database? Gah.Criticism aside, this is a good example of the series. Fun, quick, some red herrings to keep it from being *too* easy for the reader to solve. (  ) catalogthis | Nov 24, 2009 |  Temperence Brennan is a forensic bone specialist, called upon to identify the remains of several bodies in Charleston, SC area. Her investigation leads her to a list of missing persons and a clinic run by a popular evangelist. Tempe gets help from her estranged husband, her lover who is a homicide dective in Canada, and her friend Emma, the local coroner who is too sick to handle the case on her own. The book is fast paced and entertaining, although not particularly memorable. ( ) JGoto | Oct 9, 2009 | very close to reality, to common life, scary, thrilling till the end (  ) bilja | Oct 8, 2009 | This isn't my favorite in the series, but it is a good read. It's a lot more emotionally invested. Tempe's life is in more than a touch of emotional upheaval, and while I appreciate the character development it was almost a bit of an overload. However, the mystery, as always, was intriguing on multiple levels. And this one actually kept me guessing a bit. (  ) Alera | Jun 16, 2009 | Another awesome Reichs read. Always full of details ,twists and turns. Brennan and her students are on an archeological burial ground when they dig up a body in a shallow grave. Upon examining the body, Brennan questions interesting marks on the bones. And the investigation is on. ( ) NWADEL | May 16, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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The inspiration for the hit Fox series Bones, Kathy Reichs explores another high-stakes crime from today's headlines-in a case that lands forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan in the middle of a gruesome international scheme.
Summoned to South Carolina to fill in for a negligent colleague, Tempe is stuck teaching at a lackluster archeology 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 Tempe 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. 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.
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