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Loading... Death du Jour (original 1999; edition 1999)by Kathy Reichs
Work InformationDeath du Jour by Kathy Reichs (1999)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. very good mystery, her second novel. Tracks seemingly unrelated deaths to a cult in North Carolina. In books I usually search a way out. Not "where", but "how". And usually when it's there - it's fake, like painkillers, at least it work for some time. But there is always a books where is no movement, or worse - they go a way deeper in. That is one of the later - character too deep, story too shallow. I will put whole series away for some time. For all its goods it seems that character of Temperance Brennan simply won't going well with my current life problems. I love this series. As much as I love the TV show Bones, the books are entirely different -- and I appreciate them both for various reasons. Tempe is much more socially adept in the books, with an extended circle of family and friends. But it's her forensic anthropologist skills that really shine in both mediums. This book hooked me from page one. I loved seeing Tempe in her element, and I particularly appreciated the Montreal setting. I remember the ice storm mentioned in this novel, and it brought back some memories I'd thought long buried. While I found Reichs' insistence on sharing every bit of her research with us (especially around the monkeys!) a little dull, I appreciated her precision and the vivid word pictures she painted. The plot kept me guessing until the end, and I enjoyed turning the last page feeling satisfied. No cliff ender here! I'm looking forward to the next instalment. I love Kathy Reichs and this book made me love her even more! The second novel in the Temperance Brennan series followed a sort of cult or Amish-like group. With numerous girls disappearing, Tempe must solve the murders and find the killers! This book did not disappoint me at all! It had lots of action, twists and turns I didn't see coming, mystery, romance and a wild adventure. Seeing more of Agent Andrew Ryan made me very happy, and even seeing the cat Birdie make more of an appearance made my heart grow. There isn't anything I would ask Kathy Reichs for. I could pick this book apart for how frustrated I was when I didn't see the twists coming, but that means she did a spectacular job. I'm lucky I have the next novel on hand because I am addicted to this woman's work! Five out of five stars. Amazing crime/mystery/action novel with lots of suspense and mystery, but at the same time the ending ties up all loose ends. Forensic perfection in one novel! no reviews | add a review
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HTML:When a recent skeleton among ancient bones raises questionsâ??and dangerâ??forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is the only one who can solve the case in this "triumphant second appearance" (Publishers Weekly) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs. Tempe Brennan is stuck teaching an archaeology field school for students at UNCC in Charleston, South Carolina. When she stumbles upon a recent skeleton among the ancient bones, she starts asking questions. She's the expert they might have called in, but lucky for the police she's already there. The skeleton leads her to a free street clinic where patients have begun to go missing, and some have wound up dead. What is going on and who is to blame? The charismatic televangelist who oversees the clinic? The shady doctor who practices there? Or is it the clinic staff? Ryan is in Montreal, though he may come down for a visit. If he does, Tempe will have to juggle him and Detective Galiano, an old flame, who is in town investigating the disappearance of a wealthy young woman. This is a phenomenally high stakes business where one dead body can save a couple of lives, maybe more. Along with the corpses, Tempe investigates the sick moral logic of the mastermind behind the operation. Kathy Reichs has returned Tempe to America and put her in the middle of a sinister trafficking ring that's local and global. The suspense is intense, and the world is riveting. Kathy Reichs's books are expert and smart with a taut energy, and this is her best plot and writin No library descriptions found. |
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