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New York: Scribner, c2000. 333 p. ; 25 cm.
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:When innocent blood is spilled, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan deciphers the shattering truth it holds in this exciting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs. Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. These shocking deaths propel Tempe Brennan from north to south, and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs�??where one misstep could bring disaster for herself or someone she loves. From blood-splatter patterns and ground-penetrating radar to bone-sample analysis, Deadly Decisions triumphantly combines the authenticity of a world-class forensic professional with the narrative power of a brilliant crime-writing st… (more)
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LibraryThing member celticstar
Didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two.
I quickly lost interest in the 'biker' theme and towards the end of the book I had lost track of the nicknames of the various biker groups and who was supposed to be shooting who.
Ryan was missing for all but a tiny mention in the book, and I found
I hope the next one in the series has Kathy Reichs returning to her old form.
I quickly lost interest in the 'biker' theme and towards the end of the book I had lost track of the nicknames of the various biker groups and who was supposed to be shooting who.
Ryan was missing for all but a tiny mention in the book, and I found
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that very disappointing.I hope the next one in the series has Kathy Reichs returning to her old form.
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LibraryThing member kaulsu
Definitely worse than the first. I missed the second one because there is another book in a different series with the same name: Death Du Jour.
IF Kathy Reichs is writing these books herself, she needs to pay more attention to the back story she has created in previous stories. IF she has hired a
If every book begins with her having problems with Claudel and every book ends with the two of them on good footing, something is happening that we are hearing about.
Anyway, I'll keep reading them, simply because I am a masochistic person with OCRD (obsessive, complulsive, reading disorder), not because they are really worth anyone's time to read.
IF Kathy Reichs is writing these books herself, she needs to pay more attention to the back story she has created in previous stories. IF she has hired a
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ghost writer, then that person needs to read the back story.If every book begins with her having problems with Claudel and every book ends with the two of them on good footing, something is happening that we are hearing about.
Anyway, I'll keep reading them, simply because I am a masochistic person with OCRD (obsessive, complulsive, reading disorder), not because they are really worth anyone's time to read.
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LibraryThing member EmScape
For someone so "smart" Tempe Brennan sure does some dumb things. Running into the line of fire, blatantly ignoring directives from seasoned detectives, going to biker bars alone at night, etc. The plotting in these books would be pretty good if the author didn't continually have her heroine behave
However, I enjoyed the technical details about crime solving that were imparted in such a way that they fit into the story. I liked the fact that there was less unexplained/untranslated French in this book than the last two. I learned quite a lot about Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs, which was interesting.
Even though every chapter ends on a (heavy-handed) cliffhanger (seriously, I find myself going "da-da-DAAH" in my head, you know, the melodramatic sound effect?), I had absolutely no trouble putting the book down and going to sleep. Maybe that's why it took me 13 days to read 300 pages. (Usually I read 90-100 pages per day.)
Also: If you're looking for books about the "Bones" TV show, you will be disappointed. I already knew that, but I still find myself disappointed. I guess I expected better.
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in such an idiotic way in order to create suspense or reveal important plot threads. I also do not appreciate that some member of Tempe's family or a close friend is always somehow involved with the criminals and of course is put in danger. There are way too many coincidental happenings as well. Tempe must "happen" to know someone in every law enforcement agency or field on the continent. However, I enjoyed the technical details about crime solving that were imparted in such a way that they fit into the story. I liked the fact that there was less unexplained/untranslated French in this book than the last two. I learned quite a lot about Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs, which was interesting.
Even though every chapter ends on a (heavy-handed) cliffhanger (seriously, I find myself going "da-da-DAAH" in my head, you know, the melodramatic sound effect?), I had absolutely no trouble putting the book down and going to sleep. Maybe that's why it took me 13 days to read 300 pages. (Usually I read 90-100 pages per day.)
Also: If you're looking for books about the "Bones" TV show, you will be disappointed. I already knew that, but I still find myself disappointed. I guess I expected better.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
Another page turner in the Temperence Brennan series. Slightly more gore than in the last one, so not for the faint hearted.
LibraryThing member Alera
This series continues to appeal to me. The explanations are never too heavy handed, and Brennen is always in the wrong place at the right time and it makes her a bit more real even in the unlikeliness of it all. I think the best part though, is I feel like the author's pacing and general story
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development meshes insanely well with my reading style. I can almost feel every twist as it comes and it makes the whole read far more entertaining. Show Less
LibraryThing member rocalisa
Deadly Decisions - Kathy Reichs (7/10)
Another good, solid entry in Reichs' series, atlhough bikers aren't my totally favourite subject.
Another good, solid entry in Reichs' series, atlhough bikers aren't my totally favourite subject.
LibraryThing member LadyBlossom
Really good once you get into it, it was a little predictable however.
LibraryThing member lrobe190
Dr. Temperance Brennan is called back to Quebec from FBI headquarters after a biker war starts and two foot soldiers have blown themselves up. When the body of a nine-year-old girl is wheeled into the morgue--slain in biker crossfire--Tempe vows to lend her skills to fight this evil, and enters the
The story drags a little because Reichs records every minute detail of Tempe's day to day life, but it's an interesting story, especially the parts about the forensics.
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dark underworld of the bikers.The story drags a little because Reichs records every minute detail of Tempe's day to day life, but it's an interesting story, especially the parts about the forensics.
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LibraryThing member vegaheim
first and last of reichs books that i've read. it was written well but the so called heroine was an dumb noodle! i wanted to kick her into reallity! i got so angry i swore to myself i will never read another book of hers. and so far i haven't but am willing to give her another try, i love forensics
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and crime mystyeries. i am open for suggestions. Show Less
LibraryThing member Heptonj
An excellent, excellent book. I hope this writer keeps going with Temperence Brennan and Andrew Ryan. This book takes you into the world of bikers and their wars, revenges and deaths. Temperence and her visiting nephew Kit are drawn into deadly danger while Ryan has disappeared from the scene on
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suspicion of being 'dirty'. And why is the reporter Lyle Crease involved? All becomes clear as the story pace increases to its climax. The aftermath of a bloodbath at a bikers funeral leaves Kit in hospital and Brennan lucky not to be with him. Monsieur Claudel once again has to acknowledge Ms Brennans contribution to the case and requests their continuing team work. This is unputdownable and superb reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member Hectors_house
An absolutely absorbing book. I bought it when it was published, and tried to read it. I was far too young to really understand it, so gave up. Earlier this year i took it to Malawi and read it at least five times. I've tried to read Rankins (my dad is a BIG fan), and Reichs, i am finding, is just
I am now a fan of Reichs.
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as gory. But i prefer her how-is-it-done to "who-dun-it"s.I am now a fan of Reichs.
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LibraryThing member bookwormteri
Tempe Brennan joins a task force to investigate some biker gangs in Canada after a young girl is killed in the crossfire. Her nephew, Kit, also gets involved when he stays for a visit and professes to a love of motorcycles and gets a little mixed up in the gangs themselves.
The series is really good
The series is really good
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and has enough science without being too confusing for a layman. Show Less
LibraryThing member jepeters333
It's a beautiful spring day and in the quiet woods of the FBI's headquarters at Quantico, forensic anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, is teaching a body recovery course when she is urgently called back to Quebec. A gruesome duty awaits her: a biker war is raging and two of the foot soldiers
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have blown themselves up. The only person qualified to make sense of what remains is Tempe. When the body of a nine-year-old girl is wheeled into the morgue - slain in biker crossfire - Tempe vows to lend her skills to fight this evil, and enters the dark underworld of the bikers. Show Less
LibraryThing member ClicksClan
This is the third in the series of Temperance Brennan books (and this is probably my third or fourth reread of it). The problem I've been finding with rereading these books is that I know what happens at the end. Normally this isn't a problem with a book. In fact, the books that I regularly reread
When you're reading crime novels, mysteries, thrillers, whodunnits, whatever, for the first time, you've got all the build up to find out what the twist in the end will be. When you're rreading them, you already know what's happened. Or worse, you remember bits of what happened, you remember who did it, but not how or something like that.
I always find that rereading books like this makes me read them slower. There's not the sense of urgency to figure it out, and you know more-or-less how it's going to end. I've noticed with my reread of the Kathy Reichs books it's taken me a bit longer than it normally would (when I first got them I read one a day for three days, then went back to Waterstones to buy the next three).
With this one, I couldn't remember as much of the story, so I think that made it a little easier to read. I remembered things that would happen, but I didn't remember when or why, so that bit kind of surprised me. I couldn't remember exactly why the murders were committed, so again, that spurred me on. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series a bit more now because I was worried that I wasn't enjoying them as much as I did in past.
I do have to admit that I do find myself skim reading some sections, the bits which detail things like blood spatter analysis (which having read this book once, and watched numerous episodes of CSI and the like, I pretty much get when they start talking about it). I'm sure that's just me, I like that I can read it, without having to read it really really closely, so I get the jist of what's being said there. Kathy Reichs has a habit of going into massive detail on things, which probably could have been more glossed over without spoiling the story at all.
The book did have some good, funny little one liners as well. That's something which Kathy Reichs does well, little comments which Tempe is thinking to herself and things. They're usually similar to the sorts of things I think myself, so I guess I can relate there.
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(like Lord of the Rings, the Harry Potter books and The Time Traveler's Wife) are because I know what happens. It's like a comfort blanket, or going to visit a favourite holiday spot. You don't have to think so hard, sometimes you do spot something which you've never seen before, but mostly it's just retreading old ground.When you're reading crime novels, mysteries, thrillers, whodunnits, whatever, for the first time, you've got all the build up to find out what the twist in the end will be. When you're rreading them, you already know what's happened. Or worse, you remember bits of what happened, you remember who did it, but not how or something like that.
I always find that rereading books like this makes me read them slower. There's not the sense of urgency to figure it out, and you know more-or-less how it's going to end. I've noticed with my reread of the Kathy Reichs books it's taken me a bit longer than it normally would (when I first got them I read one a day for three days, then went back to Waterstones to buy the next three).
With this one, I couldn't remember as much of the story, so I think that made it a little easier to read. I remembered things that would happen, but I didn't remember when or why, so that bit kind of surprised me. I couldn't remember exactly why the murders were committed, so again, that spurred me on. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series a bit more now because I was worried that I wasn't enjoying them as much as I did in past.
I do have to admit that I do find myself skim reading some sections, the bits which detail things like blood spatter analysis (which having read this book once, and watched numerous episodes of CSI and the like, I pretty much get when they start talking about it). I'm sure that's just me, I like that I can read it, without having to read it really really closely, so I get the jist of what's being said there. Kathy Reichs has a habit of going into massive detail on things, which probably could have been more glossed over without spoiling the story at all.
The book did have some good, funny little one liners as well. That's something which Kathy Reichs does well, little comments which Tempe is thinking to herself and things. They're usually similar to the sorts of things I think myself, so I guess I can relate there.
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LibraryThing member IllanoyGal
Good mystery series. The forensic science is good, Temperance Brennan is a complex character, and it all fits together quite well.
LibraryThing member bilja
Played both on the private and investigative side, I found some intersting topics in this book: hoe Tempe deals with her unpredictable and money pampered nephew and how the forensic antropology can study things in different ways: the blood spatters could be as boaring as interesting, personally I
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loved the subject. Another amazing thing is her relationship with the always present/absent collegue/friend/lover Andrew Rayan, sometimes more in her thougths, but always there when needed. Does a love like that really exist? Show Less
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 cajela
Pretty good; this one features Tempe Brennan investigating motorcycle gang wars in Quebec, with tendrils stretching down to the American South. A mysterious skull needs a name and a home.
I'm only a middling fan of these books. I like the TV series better. It's very funny to see how totally
I'm only a middling fan of these books. I like the TV series better. It's very funny to see how totally
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LibraryThing member redheadish
Read this in 2011 after finding 3 of Reichs books at a thrift and buying then reading out of sequence I relized I had to read them all in order! I just love Kathy Reichs books! I have never read so many books in so little time all 13 in 5 months time. I know that is nothing for some people but for
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LibraryThing member tulikangaroo
Dr. Brennan is back at it again, this time digging up skeletons and secrets of Montreal's rough 'n rowdy outlaw motorcycle clubs. Complicating matters is Andrew Ryan's apparent sudden turn to the dark side and a visit from Brennan's bike-loving nephew.
Another solid mystery. However, at this point,
Another solid mystery. However, at this point,
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Brennan has run out of family members to get in the middle of her investigation, so hopefully the next book will adopt a different formula. Show Less
LibraryThing member nbmars
Setting: Montreal, Quebec and Charlotte, North Carolina
Protagonists:
Temperance "Tempe" Brennan - forensic anthropologist who splits her time between Montreal and Charlotte
Pierre LaManche, Tempe's boss in Quebec, the only one who calls her Temperance
Luc Claudel, brusque Sergeant-Detective in Quebec,
Martin Quickwater, Quebec Constable who investigates outlaw motorcycle gangs
Kate Brophy, State Bureau of Investigation, Raleigh, old college friend of Tempe and fellow investigator
Andrew Ryan - Canadian Police Detective to whom Tempe is attracted ("he looked like a cross between Cal Ripkin and Indiana Jones"), accused of being a "dirty" cop
Kit, Tempe's 19-yr-old nephew from Texas who comes to visit, whose interest in bikers was only surpassed by "his ardor for bikes."
Lyle Crease, suspicious investigative reporter who befriends Kit
The Vipers - Outlaw Motorcycle Gang in Quebec whose party clubhouse grounds turn out to be a graveyard
First Line:
"Her name was Emily Anne."
Main Theme: Going to a biker party can be a "deadly decision."
Subtheme: Kit's passion for bikes gets him involved with the bad guys. As if Tempe didn't have enough to worry about...
Main Action: Rival biker gangs (Vipers, Predators and Angels, inter alia) are killing each other over control of the drug trade, and innocent people get caught in the cross-fire. A body in Quebec turns out to be a missing person from Charlotte. Talk about your coincidences!
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Protagonists:
Temperance "Tempe" Brennan - forensic anthropologist who splits her time between Montreal and Charlotte
Pierre LaManche, Tempe's boss in Quebec, the only one who calls her Temperance
Luc Claudel, brusque Sergeant-Detective in Quebec,
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who makes Tempe "furious"Martin Quickwater, Quebec Constable who investigates outlaw motorcycle gangs
Kate Brophy, State Bureau of Investigation, Raleigh, old college friend of Tempe and fellow investigator
Andrew Ryan - Canadian Police Detective to whom Tempe is attracted ("he looked like a cross between Cal Ripkin and Indiana Jones"), accused of being a "dirty" cop
Kit, Tempe's 19-yr-old nephew from Texas who comes to visit, whose interest in bikers was only surpassed by "his ardor for bikes."
Lyle Crease, suspicious investigative reporter who befriends Kit
The Vipers - Outlaw Motorcycle Gang in Quebec whose party clubhouse grounds turn out to be a graveyard
First Line:
"Her name was Emily Anne."
Main Theme: Going to a biker party can be a "deadly decision."
Subtheme: Kit's passion for bikes gets him involved with the bad guys. As if Tempe didn't have enough to worry about...
Main Action: Rival biker gangs (Vipers, Predators and Angels, inter alia) are killing each other over control of the drug trade, and innocent people get caught in the cross-fire. A body in Quebec turns out to be a missing person from Charlotte. Talk about your coincidences!
(JAF)
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LibraryThing member -Eva-
A nine-year-old girl is killed in the cross-fire of a motorcycle gang war and Tempe volunteers to help, but things get very complicated when her nephew comes for a visit with his new-found love for all things Harley Davidson. My main attraction to this series is the forensic information that is
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given and this installment is no exception; there is an inordinate amount of details pertaining to forensic and police work and to the biker world. It worked for me because I have a special interest, but if you're looking for a standard whodunit or procedural mystery, you will get a severe case of information overload. Also, there's the main-character-acts-stupid-and-gets-in-trouble bit that I have a problem with, especially since, in this case, it's only to let the reader know one piece of information which we easily could have figured out for ourselves. Good read if you want the scientific bit, rather poor read if you don't. Show Less
LibraryThing member loveNicole
I was not a fan of this book.. I enjoyed Reichs' second book in the series, Death Du Jour, because it had a great mystery to be solved and an interesting tension between Booth and Brennan. However this book had none of that. Deadly Decisions is bogged down with a lot of boring and painstaking
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details about the world of motorcycle gangs. It was so detailed, that it bored me to tears and kept me from wanting to continue on with the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member polywogg
PLOT OR PREMISE:
In this third installment in the Dr. Temperance Brennan series, there are biker gangs in Montreal, and they are killing each other. Most of it happens in Montreal, which is an improvement over the bopping around in previous books.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The story is interesting, and Reichs is
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
Some of the characters are fast becoming clichés. And if you don't figure out a sub-plot (spoiler alert!) about her love interest being a dirty cop, you need to take Mystery Fiction 101 again. Temperance also gets to play Mommy again, this time to a nephew, but it isn't particularly exciting. More of a Scarpetta rip-off. Again, too, Reichs plays fast and loose with a couple of clues that make Brennan look like an idiot to any intelligent reader and really detracts from the story. The final ending is almost surreal, and reads more like a script for an action TV-series than reliable fiction.
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BOTTOM-LINE:
Not up to the standards of the first book
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
In this third installment in the Dr. Temperance Brennan series, there are biker gangs in Montreal, and they are killing each other. Most of it happens in Montreal, which is an improvement over the bopping around in previous books.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The story is interesting, and Reichs is
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still above average..
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
Some of the characters are fast becoming clichés. And if you don't figure out a sub-plot (spoiler alert!) about her love interest being a dirty cop, you need to take Mystery Fiction 101 again. Temperance also gets to play Mommy again, this time to a nephew, but it isn't particularly exciting. More of a Scarpetta rip-off. Again, too, Reichs plays fast and loose with a couple of clues that make Brennan look like an idiot to any intelligent reader and really detracts from the story. The final ending is almost surreal, and reads more like a script for an action TV-series than reliable fiction.
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BOTTOM-LINE:
Not up to the standards of the first book
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
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LibraryThing member cyderry
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, is summoned back to Quebec because of a biker war which has resulted in several fatalities which only Tempe can identify. When a young bystander becomes a casualty as well, Tempe delves into the biker world to end the madness.
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English
Original publication date
2000
Physical description
333 p.; 17 cm
ISBN
0684859718 / 9780684859712
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Omslag: Ikke angivet
Omslaget er titel og forfatternavn på en lys baggrund med blodstænk
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Tempe Brennan, bind 3
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
Omslaget er titel og forfatternavn på en lys baggrund med blodstænk
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Tempe Brennan, bind 3
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
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