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Friday, December 27, 2013

Book Review - Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reich

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Title: Bones of the Lost

Author: Kathy Reich

Review:   I like this author but feel she is stuck in a rut, this book at least gave me the idea she may be finding a way out of it at last.  Her main character travels between Canada and the US and sometimes the travel is so boring to read…but this time the character went to Afghanistan and that was quite a bit more interesting to read about.  The trip was short and sweet, but I liked it so much better than the Canadian trips where she whines about the weather and about Ryan and his issues with love.

This book with its murder and mayhem was still much more positive than the last few have been and I could see a sunnier side to the story.  I love mystery/thrillers but I don’t like to get depressed reading them.  More excitement in this book and more personal interaction with other characters outside of the police and the morgue, right there it was more upbeat.
Still not pleased with what is going on with Ryan and Tempe, but oh well who knows what the twist with Pete will do for this book series.  I like that Katy is a strong women who wants to fight for this country and yes the feeling Tempe has are normal for someone whose daughter is fighting in combat…scary stuff for sure.

I would recommend this book and I am now looking forward to the next one…after the last few I was thinking of dropping this author, but maybe she has a new lease on life now…one that I can enjoy.


Publisher: Published August 27th 2013 by Scribner (first published January 1st 2013)
ISBN: 9781439102459
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 336
Quick Review:  4 stars out of 5

Why I Read It: Enjoyed her other book
Where I Obtained the Book: From my local library


Synopsis: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered?

The medical examiner has also asked Tempe to examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some connection between the trafficking of antiquities and the trafficking of humans?

As the case deepens, Tempe must also grapple with personal turmoil. Her daughter Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the Army. Meanwhile, Katy’s father Pete is frustrated by Tempe’s reluctance to finalize their divorce. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South America, to Afghanistan, and right to the center of Charlotte. “A genius at building suspense” (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs is at her brilliant best in this thrilling novel.
Kathy Reichs
Author Biography:  Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of only fifty forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. A professor of anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.


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