Synopses & Reviews
A riveting new Temperance Brennan forensic thriller from Kathy Reichs, the internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and "New York Times" bestselling author...
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial.
She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now, the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?
Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones' antiquity.
But something doesn't make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.
Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat.
As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return....Tempe may be next.
With its powerful mix of nail-biting suspense and cutting-edge forensic science, "Monday Mourning" is the best yet from this superbly gifted, megastar author who, as "New York Newsday" says, is "the real thing."
Review
"Knowledgeable and brave enough to outgore Patricia Cornwell, Reichs still can't balance her love of science...with her passion for Grand Guignol. Some sassy repartee, but mostly lots and lots of bodies." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"Readers of the series will be pleased to see the relationship between Tempe and Detective Andrew Ryan develop further. Those not familiar with forensic anthropology mysteries just may become hooked. A sure winner..." Library Journal
Synopsis
Tempe, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come to Montreal during the cold, bleak days of December to testify as an expert at a murder trial. She should be going over her notes, but instead she's fighting off rats and freezing in the basement of a pizza parlor where she recovers three skeletons from shallow graves. Homicide detective Luc Claudel thinks the bones are ancient, but Tempe is unconvinced. The more Tempe learns, the more she realizes that the situation echoes a horrible crime from the past.
Synopsis
A riveting new Temperance Brennan forensic thriller from Kathy Reichs, the internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling