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Arrow Books, 2004. 305 pages. Paperback.
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores the Stockholm syndrome�??the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor�??in this mesmerizing new thriller. 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 th… (more)
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LibraryThing member Dabble58
Well!
Sped through this book, with its tales of Montreal and crime lords and bizarre malignant situations, spun together with romantic intrigues and friends in trouble. It's a quick, urgent read, hard to put down and fun to read. I've zipped through it once, now to review to study the
Reichs is so good at creating suspense between chapters you keep thinking to yourself you'll stop after this chapter, only to find yourself unable to. My dog is seriously annoyed at me for my ignoring him while I read on.
It's a Temperance Brennan novel, so you will get the usual blending in of interesting forensic information with the mystery. Her character is well-drawn and rounded - the other characters are somewhat more flat and undefined but it doesn't seem to matter as they just glitter on the edges of the story as it races to its conclusion.
Sped through this book, with its tales of Montreal and crime lords and bizarre malignant situations, spun together with romantic intrigues and friends in trouble. It's a quick, urgent read, hard to put down and fun to read. I've zipped through it once, now to review to study the
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structure.Reichs is so good at creating suspense between chapters you keep thinking to yourself you'll stop after this chapter, only to find yourself unable to. My dog is seriously annoyed at me for my ignoring him while I read on.
It's a Temperance Brennan novel, so you will get the usual blending in of interesting forensic information with the mystery. Her character is well-drawn and rounded - the other characters are somewhat more flat and undefined but it doesn't seem to matter as they just glitter on the edges of the story as it races to its conclusion.
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LibraryThing member LDVoorberg
Not the best Brennan mystery, but interesting enough.
LibraryThing member dihiba
Hadn't read a Kathy Reichs in a while so thought I'd give it a whirl. Unfortunately I find her very formulaic and her obsession with food drives this non-foodie a little crazy. I love the fact it is set in Montreal, as I grew up not far from there. There were times when I was reading it I was
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thrown back to my childhood in that province. (In regards to the French, purists may not like her use of Quebec French but it is what they speak there! - see an earlier review). I doubt if I'll read another one. Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
I have to remember when I'm reading these books that Temperance Brennan the character in Bones and this character are two different people. They're both interesting characters but very different.
The bones of some young women are found under a Pizza Parlour and they have to find out the who and why
It read like a book that was constructed around some science rather than the story driving the science and it just didn't seem to move smoothly. It was interesting but lacked a certain something.
The bones of some young women are found under a Pizza Parlour and they have to find out the who and why
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and things, however they're found with some evidence that suggests that they're historic deaths, Tempe isn't convinced and organises some C14 and other tests to find the truth.It read like a book that was constructed around some science rather than the story driving the science and it just didn't seem to move smoothly. It was interesting but lacked a certain something.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
A good read and the developments in both Brennan's character and her personal life are fascinating. The forensic detail in the book is, as usual, compelling.
LibraryThing member MrsHillReads
I do keep confusing the TV series Bones character with the character in this book. This is gruesome; but fun to read. It was great to read about really cold weather when the weather here is so hot. This is another one of the books that faculty members will love and students won't even open the
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LibraryThing member ZippySuzy
Monday Mourning, by Kathy Reichs is a mystery surrounding the discovery of the skeleton of a female under an old pizza parlor. Through impressive detective work, Temperance Brennan is able to locate the person responsible for a series of grizzly tortures and murders. This is my favorite book
The television series, Bones, is based on the novels of Kathy Reichs and her experience as a forensic anthropologist. The books are nothing like the television show, with the exception of Tempe and her role as a forensic anthropologist. These books are still enjoyable for someone like me who began as a fan of the television show.
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written by Kathy Reichs. I find Tempe a very interesting and deep character, an intelligent, driven, career woman who is an inspiration to those around her. The television series, Bones, is based on the novels of Kathy Reichs and her experience as a forensic anthropologist. The books are nothing like the television show, with the exception of Tempe and her role as a forensic anthropologist. These books are still enjoyable for someone like me who began as a fan of the television show.
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LibraryThing member KarenAJeff
I'm sorry but every time I read one of Kathy Reichs books I'm disappointed. I think she needs a much better editor, the story always seems to jump all over the place. For example, who and why broke into her apartment during the book.? Who's the guy that her friend met on the plane? Why does
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Temperance think about the present she needs to get for a wedding shower? I think this author could be made much better. Show Less
LibraryThing member Alera
This series continues to grow on me. It's never flashy, but the story is always engaging. I'm always anxious to read the next page. Monday Mourning is probably the darkest yet in some ways, and in others it's just heartbreaking.
LibraryThing member 2unrulee
Real forensic anthropologist spins stories that in places, technicalities slows interest.
LibraryThing member JoAnnSmithAinsworth
Interesting plot. A little dry and clinical sometimes, but I enjoyed it despite the gruesomeness of the crime..
LibraryThing member cenneidigh
Love this series, it is entertaining and fresh. The mystery is interesting and the romance is sweet. I've caught up and I wish she would write faster.
LibraryThing member redheadish
Read this in 2011 after finding 3 of Reichs books at a thrift and buying then reading outof sequence I relized I had to read them all in order! I just love Kathy reichs books!
LibraryThing member ClicksClan
Another series I’ve been getting through very swiftly has been Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan books. The most recent of these that I’ve read being the seventh, Monday Mourning. Despite not remembering so much of the last book I read, I remembered quite a lot of this one; mainly the finding
This book begins with three girls bodies being discovered in the basement of a pizza parlour. Claudel believes that they are an archaeological find but Tempe believes otherwise, a mysterious phone call makes her more certain. The investigation goes on to find a man who kidnaps and holds girls captive… except there’s slightly more to it than that.
This one had rather less of an element of suspense to it. As I said, I could remember more of it, especially the ending so I didn’t feel quite the urgency when I was reading it that I’ve had with previous books. It’s for this reason that I’m really looking forward to getting beyond the next book and on to the five or six that I’ve never read. It’s so good reading these books for the first time when you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen.
I think that the way this one was done was clever, there was a good build-up and as usual there were the classic Reichs cliffhangers. It’s a little bit tiresome having Claudel and Tempe always sniping at each other, especially as the previous books often end with some sort of taciturn understanding being reached between them, only to have it dissolve by the next book. Claudel did seem to be friendly with Tempe by the end of this one, so we’ll have to see how that plays out in future books.
It did also follow the classic formula with three chapters from the end, Tempe winds up in hospital. I remember when I was first reading these books, by the time I got to this point, reading them one after the other, I was getting a bit fed up with this always happening to her. I can see that it is a nice and easy way to wrap up the case and tell the reader the outcome without Tempe having to recount it all. I’m curious to see if this trend will continue with the future books.
One of my favourite things about this series of books is the relationship between Tempe and Andrew Ryan. They’ve got this sort of not-quite-on, not-quite-off thing going on. In this one it’s definitely veering more towards the side of not-quite-on, Ryan spends most of the book being rather distant. I did kind of want to give Tempe a thump and tell her to just ask him outright but it all comes out in the end. I vaguely remember being a bit disappointed by them in the next book, though I don’t remember exactly why. Plus, there’s only so far they can really go with the back and forth stuff, sooner or later they’re either going to have to hook up properly or else move on. I realise these are crime books first and foremost, but Reichs does the slightly mushy romantic stuff pretty well, so I always look forward to it cropping up.
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of the women and the fire.This book begins with three girls bodies being discovered in the basement of a pizza parlour. Claudel believes that they are an archaeological find but Tempe believes otherwise, a mysterious phone call makes her more certain. The investigation goes on to find a man who kidnaps and holds girls captive… except there’s slightly more to it than that.
This one had rather less of an element of suspense to it. As I said, I could remember more of it, especially the ending so I didn’t feel quite the urgency when I was reading it that I’ve had with previous books. It’s for this reason that I’m really looking forward to getting beyond the next book and on to the five or six that I’ve never read. It’s so good reading these books for the first time when you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen.
I think that the way this one was done was clever, there was a good build-up and as usual there were the classic Reichs cliffhangers. It’s a little bit tiresome having Claudel and Tempe always sniping at each other, especially as the previous books often end with some sort of taciturn understanding being reached between them, only to have it dissolve by the next book. Claudel did seem to be friendly with Tempe by the end of this one, so we’ll have to see how that plays out in future books.
It did also follow the classic formula with three chapters from the end, Tempe winds up in hospital. I remember when I was first reading these books, by the time I got to this point, reading them one after the other, I was getting a bit fed up with this always happening to her. I can see that it is a nice and easy way to wrap up the case and tell the reader the outcome without Tempe having to recount it all. I’m curious to see if this trend will continue with the future books.
One of my favourite things about this series of books is the relationship between Tempe and Andrew Ryan. They’ve got this sort of not-quite-on, not-quite-off thing going on. In this one it’s definitely veering more towards the side of not-quite-on, Ryan spends most of the book being rather distant. I did kind of want to give Tempe a thump and tell her to just ask him outright but it all comes out in the end. I vaguely remember being a bit disappointed by them in the next book, though I don’t remember exactly why. Plus, there’s only so far they can really go with the back and forth stuff, sooner or later they’re either going to have to hook up properly or else move on. I realise these are crime books first and foremost, but Reichs does the slightly mushy romantic stuff pretty well, so I always look forward to it cropping up.
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LibraryThing member auntieknickers
I've enjoyed forensic mysteries ever since watching the Dr. Coffee series about a pathologist on tv back in the early 60s. Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist and crime consultant, is one of my favorites. This was a good example of Reichs' work, and she paints a great picture of Montreal in
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LibraryThing member ct.bergeron
Temperance Brenan, 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.
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Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling Rats. And now, the skeletonized remains of 3 young women. How did they get there? whe did they died? homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not is concern. The Pizza parlor owner found 19th 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 bone in hte 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 as 3 recent murders on his hands. Definetly is 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 seaches for answer in both her personnal 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. Show Less
LibraryThing member edwardsgt
Good location setting in Montreal for those who know the city. Obvious draws heavily on her personal experience, but some of the plotting is a little far-fetched, but enjoyable.
LibraryThing member gaillamontagne
What caught my eye for this book was the main character was Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. (Since I love the TV show BONES, I naturally wanted to read the book. This "Tempe", is not like the character in Bones other than the her persistance to solve a case and identify lonely lost
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bones buried , this time, in the basement of a pizza parlor in Montreal. I enjoyed it as long as I didn't expect this character to act like the TV one. ( 10 hours) Show Less
LibraryThing member tulikangaroo
I'm a little "meh" about Ms. Reichs' reliance on foreshadowing, and sometimes the woman seems pretty dense, for real, but these continue to be easy, entertaining reads.
LibraryThing member virgil69
Monday Mourning
Published 2005 by Pocket Star
The secrets of the dead are in her hands.
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains.
Published 2005 by Pocket Star
The secrets of the dead are in her hands.
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains.
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Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres, even with her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-perserved bones offer few clues. But when Carbon 14 confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe’s probing must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly handiwork has seen the light of day. Show Less
LibraryThing member Barbara31542
Another page turner. If you like forensic thrillers, you will love this one.
LibraryThing member BookConcierge
Book on CD read by Michelle Pawk
Number 8 in the Tempe Brennen mystery series. The discovery of bones in the basement of a pizza parlor sets the forensic anthropologist on the trail of a serial kidnapper/rapist/killer. On the romantic front, she’s not sure her relationship with Ryan is going
Reichs knows how to write a thriller, maintaining tension despite the fast-moving plot. She gives us enough red herrings to make figuring out the culprit challenging for the mystery enthusiast. The details of forensic analysis make for interesting reading as well. However… I think I may have reached my limit with this series. I am tired of Dr Brennan’s penchant for going into dangerous situations without reasonable caution – she doesn’t take her cell phone, she doesn’t take a gun, she doesn’t call for back-up, she doesn’t even tell the police where she is going. Not to worry, however … she is bound to be rescued by a big strong man.
Pawk does a pretty good job reading the audio book. She has good pacing and her French sounds accurate (but since I don't speak French, how would I know?).
Number 8 in the Tempe Brennen mystery series. The discovery of bones in the basement of a pizza parlor sets the forensic anthropologist on the trail of a serial kidnapper/rapist/killer. On the romantic front, she’s not sure her relationship with Ryan is going
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anywhere, and her best friend arrives for an extended stay as she tries to decide if she’s leaving her husband for good. Reichs knows how to write a thriller, maintaining tension despite the fast-moving plot. She gives us enough red herrings to make figuring out the culprit challenging for the mystery enthusiast. The details of forensic analysis make for interesting reading as well. However… I think I may have reached my limit with this series. I am tired of Dr Brennan’s penchant for going into dangerous situations without reasonable caution – she doesn’t take her cell phone, she doesn’t take a gun, she doesn’t call for back-up, she doesn’t even tell the police where she is going. Not to worry, however … she is bound to be rescued by a big strong man.
Pawk does a pretty good job reading the audio book. She has good pacing and her French sounds accurate (but since I don't speak French, how would I know?).
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LibraryThing member nx74defiant
A pretty good mystery. I figured out pretty early that the theft of Tempe's friend's camera & laptop would be connected to the killer.
LibraryThing member christinejoseph
for. anthro. pizza parlor girls
tales of Sadomas. — good
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop
tales of Sadomas. — good
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop
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who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres, even with her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-perserved bones offer few clues. But when Carbon 14 confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe's probing must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly handiwork has seen the light of day. Show Less
LibraryThing member gypsysmom
Journal Entry 4 by winggypsysmomwing from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, November 02, 2005
9 out of 10
I thought this book was one of the best Kathy Reichs has written recently, maybe because it was set entirely in Montreal, a city she clearly loves, or maybe because Tempe (her alter ego)
The explanation of Carbon 14 dating is one of the best I have ever read and it was interesting to read Dr. Reichs' case notes at the back that showed she used the technique in her own case.
I really liked Tempe's friend Anne and I hope she will be showing up again in the books.
9 out of 10
I thought this book was one of the best Kathy Reichs has written recently, maybe because it was set entirely in Montreal, a city she clearly loves, or maybe because Tempe (her alter ego)
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is so emotionally involved with the case. Unlike BrooklinBrat I am a fan of Reichs but her last few books had left me vaguely unsatisfied. Now she's back in top form and I'm happy.The explanation of Carbon 14 dating is one of the best I have ever read and it was interesting to read Dr. Reichs' case notes at the back that showed she used the technique in her own case.
I really liked Tempe's friend Anne and I hope she will be showing up again in the books.
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2004
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305 p.; 17.4 cm
ISBN
0099441489 / 9780099441489
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Omslag: Ikke angivet
Omslaget viser et hushjørne
Omslagsfotografi: Arcangel Images
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Tempe Brennan, bind 7
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
Omslaget viser et hushjørne
Omslagsfotografi: Arcangel Images
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Tempe Brennan, bind 7
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
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