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Grave Secrets

by Kathy Reichs

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ISBN13: 9780671028381
ISBN10: 0671028383
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Kathy Reichs would appear to be one of the busiest authors out there — she's a forensic anthropologist, a teacher, and she writes books, too! And, Reichs's career mirrors the life of her main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan. In Grave Secrets "Tempe" is in Guatemala on special assignment to investigate a mass burial site. Things get out of hand with the government when she's asked by local police to look into a current case. Though some of Reichs's subject matter is really, well, yucky, she presents things in such a way that I'm intrigued to read more (not grossed out) and left yearning for her next story.
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"Fans of TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation should be in heaven" (People) stepping into the world of forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, star of Kathy Reichs' electrifyingly authentic bestsellers.

A harrowing excavation unearths a chilling tragedy never laid to rest.

They are "the disappeared," twenty-three massacre victims buried in a well in the Guatemalan village of Chupan Ya two decades ago. Leading a team of experts on a meticulous, heartbreaking dig, Tempe Brennan pieces together the violence of the past. But a fresh wave of terror begins when the horrific sounds of a fatal attack on two colleagues come in on a blood-chilling satellite call. Teaming up with Special Crimes Investigator Bartolomé Galiano and Montreal detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe quickly becomes enmeshed in the cases of four privileged young women who have vanished from Guatemala City — and finds herself caught in deadly territory where power, money, greed, and science converge.

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Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan assists in the excavation of 20-year-old mass grave of massacre victims in a Guatemalan village. Now as she pieces together the past, Tempe becomes entangled in the cases of four privileged young women who suddenly vanish from Guatemala City.

About the Author

Kathy Reichs is the#1 international bestselling author of six novels featuring Dr. Temperance Brennan: Déjà Dead, Death du Jour, Deadly Décisions, Fatal Voyage, Grave Secrets, and Bare Bones. Reichs is forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire de 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 a former member of 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, and received her Ph.D. at Northwestern University. She now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.

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Dear Reader, February 6, 2010 (view all comments by Dear Reader)
Ms Reichs' Grave Secrets is a wonderful book about forensic anthropology. The only thing that would make it better is if she would explain some of the terms and methods to those of us who do not have training in that field.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780671028381
Author:
Reichs, Kathy
Publisher:
Pocket Star Books
Author:
Reichs, Kathy
Location:
New York
Subject:
Mayas
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Women anthropologists
Subject:
Americans
Subject:
Guatemala
Subject:
Forensic anthropology
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Brennan, Temperance
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Brennan, temperance (fictitious character)
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B101
Series:
Temperance Brennan Novels
Series Volume:
99
Publication Date:
July 2003
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
6.75 x 4.19 in 6.685 oz

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"Staff Pick" by ,

Kathy Reichs would appear to be one of the busiest authors out there — she's a forensic anthropologist, a teacher, and she writes books, too! And, Reichs's career mirrors the life of her main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan. In Grave Secrets "Tempe" is in Guatemala on special assignment to investigate a mass burial site. Things get out of hand with the government when she's asked by local police to look into a current case. Though some of Reichs's subject matter is really, well, yucky, she presents things in such a way that I'm intrigued to read more (not grossed out) and left yearning for her next story.

"Synopsis" by , Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan assists in the excavation of 20-year-old mass grave of massacre victims in a Guatemalan village. Now as she pieces together the past, Tempe becomes entangled in the cases of four privileged young women who suddenly vanish from Guatemala City.
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