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Break No Bones

by Kathy Reichs

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

To some, the dead are a commodity. For Tempe Brennan, they hold the key to cracking a horrific crime ring.

Among the ancient remains in a Native American burial ground, Tempe discovers a fresh skeleton — and what began as an ordinary teaching stint at an archeology field school in Charleston, South Carolina, fast becomes a heated investigation into an alarming pattern of homicides. The clues hidden in the bones lead to a street clinic where a monstrous discovery awaits, and Tempe — whose personal life is in upheaval, with two men competing for her — can't afford any distractions as she pieces together a shattering and terrifying puzzle.

Review:

"The success of the Fox TV show Bones, based on bestseller Reichs's series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (Cross Bones, etc.), bodes well for this latest installment, in which Brennan once again stumbles on a modern-day mystery inadvertently. While supervising a dig of Native American burial grounds in Charleston, S.C., Brennan finds more recent remains. Soon, her ex-husband, who's a lawyer, appears in town, pursuing leads in a missing persons case connected with a local church. Bodies start piling up at an alarming rate, and Brennan begins to suspect that the deaths are linked to each other and her ex-husband's inquiry. Reichs's down-to-earth heroine is an appealing creation, who deftly juggles personal problems with professional challenges. Despite the somewhat obvious solution, this novel confirms the series' place in the front rank of the ever-expanding forensic thriller subgenre." (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"A brilliant novel in the tradition of the best Southern gothic writing! What a pleasure it is to watch Tempe Brennan on the job once again, this time in the perfectly realized world of South Carolina. Reichs's seamless blending of fascinating science and dead-on psychological portrayals, not to mention a whirlwind of a plot, make Break No Bones a must read." Jeffery Deaver, author of The Cold Moon and The Twelfth Card

Review:

"A rare treat indeed for the discerning mystery reader!" Ann Rule

Review:

"Forensic anthropologist Reichs's...change of venue is intriguing in this series' ninth entry, but the case itself is lackluster and the plot exceedingly predictable." Library Journal

About the Author

Reichs is forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale for the province of Quebec. She is a professor at the University of NC.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780743453035
Author:
Reichs, Kathy
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Charleston (S.C.)
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Brennan, temperance (fictitious character)
Edition Description:
Tall paperback
Series:
Temperance Brennan Novels
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
445
Dimensions:
7.5 x 4.125 in

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