A Deadly Audio Collection: Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions [Abridged Audiobook]
by Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan (Collections and Selections — 1-3, abridged audio)
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A DEADLY AUDIO COLLECTION From The New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs comes three thrilling audiobooks in one unique package. DEJA DEAD Read by Amy Irving Dr. Temperance Brennan fights one-woman battle to expose a link between similar brutal rapes and murders that have occured in the city of Montreal. As she herself becomes the target, Tempe must rely on her wits to save her life. DEATH DU JOUR Read by Katherine Borowitz In the bitter cold of Montreal winter, Dr. Temperance show more Brennan digs for a corpse buried more than a century ago. Though she thrives on enigmas from the past, a chain of contemporary deaths and disappearances in South Carolina seizes her attention. Tempe is ideally placed to make a chilling connection between seemingly unrelated events. But time is running out and a nerve-shattering test of her forensic expertise is the key to her survival. DEADLY DECISIONS Read by Katherine Borowitz Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is shot dead on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home. Parts of what may be her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. For. Dr. Temperance Brennan the deaths kindle deep emotions that propel her on harrowing journey through the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs. show lessTags
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The worst thing to be said about Kathy Reichs: A Deadly Audio Collection is that Déjà Dead, Death Du Jour, and Deadly Decisions are all abridged, which is why I've docked half a star from my rating. The publisher thoughtfully used a different color for each book's CDs so even the most careless patron should be able to keep them straight.
While I don't like Ms. Irving or Ms. Borowitz' narration as well as I like Ms. Rosenblat's, they were competent.
I can cut Brennan some slack in the first book because it is the first time a killer attacked her, but I wish she'd have learned more from that experience. I'm also worried about the consequences of her various injuries when she gets old, especially from all those hits to the head she show more takes.
I do like Brennan's passion for her work and her willingness to stick to her guns when foolish homicide detectives pooh-pooh her theories.
In Déjà Dead, Brennan is the first to figure out they might be dealing with a serial killer. A subplot teaches the dangers of making a habit of going off without telling anyone where one is going, not to mention respecting a friend's privacy too much.
In Death Du Jour, Brennan has an interesting side plot involving authenticating the bones of a nun who might become a saint. If you think the difficulty finding those bones is far-fetched, I used to work in a hospital where all the room numbers were changed without being marked on the plans. Over 10 years later, they were changed back to their original numbers without changing the instruction sheets for patients -- not helpful for patients or new employees. The main plot may or may not involve a cult. Are the deaths in Canada related to the deaths in the USA? The experienced mystery reader will probably worry about Brennan's sister before she does.
In Deadly Decisions, the villains are members of OUTLAW motorcycle gangs. Instead of a best friend or sister being in danger, this time it's Brennan's teenaged nephew. Of course he's a motorcycle fan. A lot of deadly decisions got made in this one.
Even in abridged form, these are good mysteries. show less
While I don't like Ms. Irving or Ms. Borowitz' narration as well as I like Ms. Rosenblat's, they were competent.
I can cut Brennan some slack in the first book because it is the first time a killer attacked her, but I wish she'd have learned more from that experience. I'm also worried about the consequences of her various injuries when she gets old, especially from all those hits to the head she show more takes.
I do like Brennan's passion for her work and her willingness to stick to her guns when foolish homicide detectives pooh-pooh her theories.
In Déjà Dead, Brennan is the first to figure out they might be dealing with a serial killer. A subplot teaches the dangers of making a habit of going off without telling anyone where one is going, not to mention respecting a friend's privacy too much.
In Death Du Jour, Brennan has an interesting side plot involving authenticating the bones of a nun who might become a saint. If you think the difficulty finding those bones is far-fetched, I used to work in a hospital where all the room numbers were changed without being marked on the plans. Over 10 years later, they were changed back to their original numbers without changing the instruction sheets for patients -- not helpful for patients or new employees. The main plot may or may not involve a cult. Are the deaths in Canada related to the deaths in the USA? The experienced mystery reader will probably worry about Brennan's sister before she does.
In Deadly Decisions, the villains are members of OUTLAW motorcycle gangs. Instead of a best friend or sister being in danger, this time it's Brennan's teenaged nephew. Of course he's a motorcycle fan. A lot of deadly decisions got made in this one.
Even in abridged form, these are good mysteries. show less
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Kathy Reichs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1948. She received a BA in anthropology from American University in 1971, a MA in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1972, and a Ph.D. in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1975. She works as a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical show more Examiner, State of North Carolina and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale in Quebec. She has taught at Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, McGill University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her work as a forensic anthropologist is internationally recognized; she has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide, helped in an exhumation in the area of the highlands of southwest Guatemala, and done forensic work at Ground Zero in New York. In addition to her published academic papers and books, Reichs has written numerous works of crime fiction including Temperance Brennan series. Déjà Dead won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. She is a producer on the Fox television series Bones, which is loosely based on her own forensic career and writing. In 2015, she won the Silver Bullet Literary Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Deadly Audio Collection: Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions [Abridged Audiobook]
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- Temperance Brennan
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- Abridged Audiobook
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