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Kathy Reichs Release Date: 30th August 2007 Media Type: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 320 ISBN: 0434014621 Publishers
William Heinemann Ltd EAN: 9780434014620 Social Bookmarks |
Bones to Ashes
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Product DescriptionKathy Reichs is something special. Since achieving a secure position in the upper echelons of crime writers, she has refused to rest on her laurels and (with only the occasional misstep) has consolidated her success with a series of novels that subtly finesse the formula that has gleaned her so many readers. Bones to Ashes is the latest title to add lustre to her reputation. Dr Temperance Brennan is examining the skeleton of a young girl, and finds herself losing the necessary distance she tries to maintain from all the cases she works on. Are the bones deformed or diseased? Or has some post-mortem damage been wrought upon them? Coroner Yves Bradette seems prepared file this information in the Dead Letters Department -- an ancient case, with no current relevance. But (as so often before) Tempe has other ideas, and something is stirring in her synapses -- a mystery involving the disappearance of a childhood friend. Matters are complicated when Detective Andrew Ryan (assigned to an allied case) asks Tempe to help with three missing persons - a trio of unidentified female corpses. Is there a serial killer at work? There is often a defining moment when the work of a much-loved author imperceptibly becomes over-familiar, and readers have less enthusiasm for their work. Thankfully, on the evidence of Bones to Ashes, that day is quite some time in the future for Kathy Reichs, as all the elements that have made her books so involving are still being polished and refined here. Followers of Temperance Brennan need not hesitate to add this to their collection. --Barry Forshaw Image GalleryClick on a thumbnail on the left to view a larger image on the right.
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Product ReviewsCustomers have given Bones to Ashes an average customer review rating of 3.5 out of 5. The latest reviews have been displayed below. A great whodunnit... again!, After the previous two books of the Temperance Brennan series ("Break No Bones" and "Cross Bones"), I was starting to despair that the series had gone into an irrevocable nosedive. But "Bones to Ashes" brings back a slightly tauter writing style and some serious whodunnit puzzles. There's also a lot of what I call "whatdunnit"; that is, sometimes the reader doesn't even know what has happened for sure, which only deepens the mystery. My only beef with the current book is the character of Harry, Tempe's younger sister. She is one of the most irritating, annoying, and unbelievable characters to ever appear in mystery fiction, and her presence in the story is very distracting. Don't kill her off, please, Ms. Reichs -- that would give Tempe even more angst -- but please leave her at home. I would also recommend "The Fates" by Tino Georgiou. I just finished it and can't stop talking about it> Must read. Uninspiring! Read some other books by this author -pretty much now got a standard formulaic approach. OK storyline but you can work out the end really easily -no real deep thought but if you enjoy a easy straight forward plot with fairly shallow character then this will be for you -its not a bad book but hardly inspiring! Disappointing I've been a Reichs fan for years, but I gave up on last year's offering, and am sorry to say I've given up on this one after 150 pages. The endless and highly detailed medical descriptions totally dominate, with the result that the story gets completely lost. Every discovery of bones...and there are plenty...leads to page upon page of anthropological commentary in infinite detail, so that one can soon forget which bones belong to who...and why we're bothering anyway! The Tempe Brennan books seem to have evolved into simply a vehicle for Reichs to air her comprehensive medical knowledge, and it's the end of the Brennan road for me. Didn't want it to end I'm a fan of Kathy Reichs and love the Tempe Brennan character anyway, but this book, for me, was unputdownable. An unusual twist to see into the childhood of Tempe for a change and nice to see her ditzy younger sister Harry pop up again even though at times you seriously fear for her safety. The on - off relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan is played out once more when the investigations and their shared foul mouthed cockatiel bring them together one more time. Is there to be a happy ending for this pair of star crossed lovers.......? I shan't tell or you may not want to read the book! Sadly the book ended w-a-y too soon for me. Could have easily held my interest and curiosity for several more chapters. Can't wait for the next one! "LINGUISTIC FINGERPRINTS DON'T LIE" It's interesting how memories of our childhoods can sometimes remain with us throughout our lives or suddenly return to us as vividly as yesterday's events. Recollections may gladden or sadden. For forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan memories of summer days spent with her best friend, Evangeline Landry, confounded and distressed. Some 30 years ago when Tempe was eight she met Evangeline and thought her to be "the smartest and most exotic being I would ever know. She was beautiful in a dark gypsy way, spoke a foreign language, knew songs and poems I never heard. But, even then, despite the sharing of secrets, I sensed a reserve in my new friend, a mystery." Nonetheless, those summers spent together were halcyon days as Evangeline introduced Tempe to poetry, told her about Acadian history, and of a longing to be a poet. Tempe dreamed of becoming a veterinarian so together they kept notebooks, recording the wild life they encountered. Then, quite suddenly, it all ended. That was the day they had planned to go crabbing but Evangeline along with her mother and sister had disappeared. When Tempe went to her house she was told to go away and not return, plus given an ominous warning - they were dangerous. Of course, Tempe wrote numerous letters and searched but all to no avail. Now, three decades later she is confronted with the skeleton of an adolescent girl found in Acadia. She cannot help but wonder if these are the remains of her friend. Tempe's partner and on-again, off-again lover Detective Lieutenant Andrew Ryan is working on cold cases all involving missing teenage girls. Is there any connection between the Acadian skeleton and the missing girls? Eventually, Tempe is able to trace Evangeline's sister, Obeline, who claimed that Evangeline had been murdered long ago. However, linguistic fingerprints don't lie. With unflagging attention to detail and punchy dialogue Reichs has penned the tenth in her Temperance Brennan series - may there be as many more. - Gail Cooke Submit Your ReviewTo submit your review of Bones to Ashes you must first login / register. After you have successfully logged into DealZilla, please return to this page where you will be able to submit your Bones to Ashes review. |
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