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Tempe Brennan er involveret i en sag, der starter med et kranie og nogle knogler i en heksekedel og et hovedløst lig i en sø. Rinaldi dør undervejs og Tempe er splittet mellem Pete (der har fundet en ny bimbokæreste ved navn Summer), Andrew Ryan (der egentlig er gået tilbage til Lutetia og
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deres fælles datter Lily, der er narkoman) og Charlie Hunt (en gammel flamme fra gymnasiet). En lokal politiker, Boyce Lingo, forsøger at slå mønt på påstået satanisme og fritgående forbrydere som O J Simpson. Undervejs lærer man lidt om Wicca, Santeria og Voodoo.Glimrende læsning
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William Heinemann Ltd (2008), Hardcover, 320 pages
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A call to examine a skull found in a hidden floor space plunges forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan into a case that may involve ritual murder.
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The twists are tragic and a frightening commentary on current society. Top-notch as always!
As in Reichs' earlier novels, the plotting is sound, the suspense is intense but broken just often enough by dark humor, and the forensic education is graduate level. Reichs says she is not retiring Brennan any time soon, which is good news for readers of mystery fiction.
Though the alcoholic Tempe goes on a captivating bender, the mystery itself is all too predictable. And Reichs' moral — ''Americans have become a nation afraid'' — is spelled out so clearly it's almost condescending.
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LibraryThing member bsquaredinoz
I normally start out my reviews with a brief synopsis of events that take place in the first 40-50 pages of a book but in all honesty I can’t think of more than a sentence to say about this one. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, is called in when a skull is found under the flooring of
The only word that seems to fit this book is dull. If pressed to expand I would, in Douglas Adams fashion, qualify that description by saying mostly dull. The first third of the book could have been written by anyone with access to Google. It’s almost as if Brennan (or Reichs) is lecturing one of her undergraduate classes as she lists in minute detail the dimensions of the bones she has found, details the major deities of several religions and continues a frightfully uninteresting internal monologue about the object of 11 books worth of sexual tension. Yawn. The plot gets slightly better for the last two thirds but it’s not even close to being gripping. I found myself skim-reading long passages of technical stuff and groaning at the portentous statement at the end of each chapter. The resolution to the mystery element was predictable and the final lecture on America’s culture of fear was patronising.
In case you’re wondering I have read Reichs before. In fact I’ve read all the books in this series. I rated the last one, Bones to Ashes, a 4 but the two installments prior to that only rated a 2 on my personal scale. The thing is I can’t decide if Reichs’ writing has deteriorated over the years or my reading tastes have altered during that same period. Maybe it’s a little (or a lot) of both. In the past I’ve felt Reichs has had a genuine interest in exploring the topics she’s used as the basis for her plots, such as in Grave Secrets which dealt with human rights abuses and ’the disappeared’ of 1980’s Guatemala. In Devil Bones it felt like she’d drawn voodoo out of a hat filled with random plot elements and threw in a few facts and figures alongside the dead bodies and danger. I’m firmly convinced the only person who had less interest in this book than I did is Reichs herself.
I’m done with this series.
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an old house in North Carolina. Nothing else that develops the plot in any meaningful way happens before page 75. There’s a history lesson about the town of Charlotte, a swag of stultifying detail about Brennan’s work life and some snippets about what she has to eat in her fridge but I’m pretty sure none of that is going to make anyone rush out to get this book.The only word that seems to fit this book is dull. If pressed to expand I would, in Douglas Adams fashion, qualify that description by saying mostly dull. The first third of the book could have been written by anyone with access to Google. It’s almost as if Brennan (or Reichs) is lecturing one of her undergraduate classes as she lists in minute detail the dimensions of the bones she has found, details the major deities of several religions and continues a frightfully uninteresting internal monologue about the object of 11 books worth of sexual tension. Yawn. The plot gets slightly better for the last two thirds but it’s not even close to being gripping. I found myself skim-reading long passages of technical stuff and groaning at the portentous statement at the end of each chapter. The resolution to the mystery element was predictable and the final lecture on America’s culture of fear was patronising.
In case you’re wondering I have read Reichs before. In fact I’ve read all the books in this series. I rated the last one, Bones to Ashes, a 4 but the two installments prior to that only rated a 2 on my personal scale. The thing is I can’t decide if Reichs’ writing has deteriorated over the years or my reading tastes have altered during that same period. Maybe it’s a little (or a lot) of both. In the past I’ve felt Reichs has had a genuine interest in exploring the topics she’s used as the basis for her plots, such as in Grave Secrets which dealt with human rights abuses and ’the disappeared’ of 1980’s Guatemala. In Devil Bones it felt like she’d drawn voodoo out of a hat filled with random plot elements and threw in a few facts and figures alongside the dead bodies and danger. I’m firmly convinced the only person who had less interest in this book than I did is Reichs herself.
I’m done with this series.
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LibraryThing member tymfos
Tempe has two cases that appear to involve human remains and ritual. A Wicca coven meets near the site where the second set of remains was found. A conservative Christian councilman is mounting a witch hunt and clashing with Tempe, threatening her job. A pushy journalist is making things worse --
This has to be my least favorite Bones novel, but I finished it. It was way too preachy in hammering home its worthwhile message of religious tolerance. While trying to undo stereotypes about practitioners of alternative spiritualities such Wicca, Santeria, etc. (teaching us that they're not Satanists and don't practice human sacrifice, which I already knew) Reichs seemed equally determined to reinforce secular stereotypes about Christians (as a bunch of intolerant, bigoted fools). I suppose it hit home because there are too many Christians who are that way, but it would have been nice if she'd thrown in a reasonable one or two along the way. Oh, the journalist was pretty much a stereotype, too.
There was much melodrama on the romance front and the political fronts, plus Temperance has trouble maintaining her temperance (throughout the series, she's been a recovering alcoholic).
When you pared it down to the mystery itself, it wasn't a bad read. I just got aggravated with all the melodrama and the stereotypes.
The nicest thing about the book was the dedication -- it was dedicated to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
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stirring the cauldron of emotion, so to speak. A detective is killed (and no, I won't tell you who).This has to be my least favorite Bones novel, but I finished it. It was way too preachy in hammering home its worthwhile message of religious tolerance. While trying to undo stereotypes about practitioners of alternative spiritualities such Wicca, Santeria, etc. (teaching us that they're not Satanists and don't practice human sacrifice, which I already knew) Reichs seemed equally determined to reinforce secular stereotypes about Christians (as a bunch of intolerant, bigoted fools). I suppose it hit home because there are too many Christians who are that way, but it would have been nice if she'd thrown in a reasonable one or two along the way. Oh, the journalist was pretty much a stereotype, too.
There was much melodrama on the romance front and the political fronts, plus Temperance has trouble maintaining her temperance (throughout the series, she's been a recovering alcoholic).
When you pared it down to the mystery itself, it wasn't a bad read. I just got aggravated with all the melodrama and the stereotypes.
The nicest thing about the book was the dedication -- it was dedicated to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
I love this series of books they have a resonance which is missing from the Patricia Cornwell books, and this is probably because Kathy Reichs is writing more or less about her own daily life. This story describes how press hysteria can grow from the slightest supposition. One small gripe is that
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this story is based completely in the USA and I miss the Canadian elements of previous stories as somehow these seem to be darker and more mysterious. Still an interesting read, and I've learned the difference between Santeria, Vodoo and Satanism amongst other things. Show Less
LibraryThing member Twink
Really, what can I say - Kathy Reichs is the queen of forensic mysteries. Reichs works as a forensic anthropologist in the US and Canada. She knows what she writing about. Her character Tempe Brennan is also a forensic anthropologist. The television show Bones is also based on this character.
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Reich's mysteries are intelligent and well thought out. The details and science are realistic. Her series features some similarities to Cornwell's - the rumpled cop crony, the angry young relative, conflicts with superiors, the on again off again romance with a fellow law enforcement officer and a few others. I just find Reich's writing superior to what Cornwell has put out lately.
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Bones finds Tempe called in to consult on bones found in a cauldron in a hidden cellar. They seem to be part of a religious ceremony. Another body is found and the two may be connected. A local politician is using these murders to stir up the populace.Reich's mysteries are intelligent and well thought out. The details and science are realistic. Her series features some similarities to Cornwell's - the rumpled cop crony, the angry young relative, conflicts with superiors, the on again off again romance with a fellow law enforcement officer and a few others. I just find Reich's writing superior to what Cornwell has put out lately.
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LibraryThing member MrsHillReads
What a disappointment! I usually love the books in this series, but this one just didn't deliver. It was slow to start, the forensic science stuff was explained in a boring way and even the personal love life just wasn't all that interesting! However, as a teacher I really appreciated the faculty
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LibraryThing member jamespurcell
Not her best, too much info on nontraditional religions repeated too many times. More like a Holmes, Aha deduction mystery than a forensic proceduual. One of the bright people on Bones would have ided the body as having been frozen in a blink.
LibraryThing member missmath144
I have been disappointed in the last two Reichs books. They seem heavily padded with repetition. First Tempe discovers something (and the reader with her), then she tells it all to her partner, then Ryan comes back on the scene and she repeats it all to him, and inbetween all these repetitions she
Also, this is one of those books where the author solves the mystery for you in the end, without sufficient clues for you to feel you should have been able to figure it out yourself.
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mulls everything over in her mind, repeating things endlessly.Also, this is one of those books where the author solves the mystery for you in the end, without sufficient clues for you to feel you should have been able to figure it out yourself.
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LibraryThing member seasidereader
This is not Reichs' best work. It seemed to ramble and the denouement was unsatisfying. She could also use an upgrade on her dialog, as the repetition of "... every neuron in my body went on alert..."-type phrases is getting old.
LibraryThing member Romonko
I have been reading Kathy Reichs since she released Deja Dead, and I have enjoyed her books very much for the forensic content, and for her characters. This is the 11 book in the series. I like Tempe because she is realistic with realistic flaws. Ms. Reichs mysteries are usually quite difficult to
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figure out, and this one is to a point, although I did figure out some key things before Tempe did, but it is also a bit confusing. There are so many characters to keep straight, and so many complicated clues, it is difficult to keep it all straight. In this book Ms. Reichs explores some strange fringe religions, and the information about these religions was also difficult to keep straight (at least for me). But the story is there and can be followed underneath all this. I enjoyed the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member catwithc
I have enjoyed all of Kathy Reichs books, and Devil Bones is a great story. I am fascinated by forensic anthropology, and KR combines a good story with facts about forensic anthropology.
LibraryThing member kanata
Another gripping book by Kathy Reichs. Unlike Patricia Cornwell she's maintained a level of enjoyment and writing throughout her series that constantly keeps me coming back.
LibraryThing member devilkitten
With regular intervals I read what might be called trash novels. Books that are fun to read, that is. One of those books is Kathy Reichs Devil Bones, another one in the long line of novels about Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. Tempe, unlike her real world counterparts, get to do a
I like these books for the same reason that I like TV-series like Xena or Buffy. It's not very deep, but it distracts and entertains.
In this book, Tempe is about to solve a case with a skull found in a basement, and a body washed ashore. The skull in the basement turns out to be a young african american woman, and the trail leads to a young man who is not only a Wiccan, but also a game designer. The violent games he designs are of course appropriately detested by the write Kathy Reichs, while Wicca gets a slightly more nuanced treatment.
What annoys me with the book is that I'm sitting and more or less telling Tempe what happened to the body that washed ashore. Maybe I've read too many Dexter books, or seen a few too many episodes of CSI, but the answer to the riddle stares me right in the face all along. I'm jumping up and down, impatiently trying to get the enormously slow Tempe to get the hint.
It's an okay book. Slightly amusing, slightly entertaining and just as easy to read as I knew it would be.
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lot of deducting and on the scene action. I like these books for the same reason that I like TV-series like Xena or Buffy. It's not very deep, but it distracts and entertains.
In this book, Tempe is about to solve a case with a skull found in a basement, and a body washed ashore. The skull in the basement turns out to be a young african american woman, and the trail leads to a young man who is not only a Wiccan, but also a game designer. The violent games he designs are of course appropriately detested by the write Kathy Reichs, while Wicca gets a slightly more nuanced treatment.
What annoys me with the book is that I'm sitting and more or less telling Tempe what happened to the body that washed ashore. Maybe I've read too many Dexter books, or seen a few too many episodes of CSI, but the answer to the riddle stares me right in the face all along. I'm jumping up and down, impatiently trying to get the enormously slow Tempe to get the hint.
It's an okay book. Slightly amusing, slightly entertaining and just as easy to read as I knew it would be.
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LibraryThing member dl650
Tempe is coping with missing Ryan, Katy match-making and her battle with the bottle after a detective is gunned down on a case she is working involving a deadly mix of voodoo, Santería, and devil worship in her quest to identify two young victims. Ryan comes for the funeral, they talk, can she
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LibraryThing member readinggeek451
Another solid suspense novel in the Temperence Brennan series (basis of the TV show Bones).
Human bones are found in a sub-basement, along with ritual paraphenalia that Brennan identifies as Santeria. Shortly thereafter, a headless body is found carved with Satanic symbols. Although Brennan protests
To her credit, Reichs makes it very plain that Wicca and Santeria (and voodoo and several others) are *not* Satanist, despite the ignorance and bigotry of several of her characters.
Human bones are found in a sub-basement, along with ritual paraphenalia that Brennan identifies as Santeria. Shortly thereafter, a headless body is found carved with Satanic symbols. Although Brennan protests
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that they are very different things, other investigators and local politicians are convinced that there is a connection and target a local Wiccan who has ties to the former tenant of the house.To her credit, Reichs makes it very plain that Wicca and Santeria (and voodoo and several others) are *not* Satanist, despite the ignorance and bigotry of several of her characters.
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LibraryThing member callmecayce
I just finished reading this (as in, like, 15 minutes ago) and loved it. This is the eleventh (I think) book in the Temperance Brennan series, and like all of the others, I totally enjoyed it. Kathy Reichs' does a great balance between Brennan's personal life, the cases she solves, and the
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educating she does in the book. Many mystery authors gloss over the details, or delve too deeply into them, but in Reichs' case, she does a really good job of educating us with the relevant bits of scientific, historical or cultural information that we need to understand what's going on. Sometimes it's done as good exposition (similarly to crime fighting TV shows, but without the clichés -- or if they're there, it's ironic and not a cop out), other times Brennan is thinking out loud (or to herself, as the case may be) and even other times it just comes up in the context of whatever she's doing. I love reading the Temperance Brennan series as much as I love watching Bones. I think the main reason is because they are so different, but in my head, Brennan is always played by Emily Deschanel. In the interview with Reichs at the end of the book, after the novel is over, Reichs talks about how she sees Deschanel's Brennan as a younger version of the Brennan in her books. I think that's a great comparison and I can totally see it. But back to Devil Bones. It's a fun, if disturbing and very sad book (not gonna make you cry sad, but that's fine -- it doesn't need to be). The plot twists totally threw me, which is something I fully enjoy about Reichs' writing. I cannot wait for the next one, whenever it comes out. Show Less
LibraryThing member pmarshall
I like Kathy Reichs. I like that many of her books are placed in Montreal, a wonderful city. I like Tempe Brennan who uses science to aid the police in solving violent crimes. I like the variety in her plots, biker gangs, (Deadly Decisions) leprosy, (Bones to Ashes) and non-traditional religions
Unfortunately I didn't find that Devil Bones was written with the same clarity and quality as her past titles. I trust this is just a blip and her new book, 206 Bones, will bring a return to her form that has made her a best selling author.
An okey read but not the great read I was expecting.
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(Devil Bones.) Unfortunately I didn't find that Devil Bones was written with the same clarity and quality as her past titles. I trust this is just a blip and her new book, 206 Bones, will bring a return to her form that has made her a best selling author.
An okey read but not the great read I was expecting.
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LibraryThing member jepeters333
In Charlotte, NC, a house under renovation becomes the site of heated forensic investigation and unrelenting media attention when a plumber stumbles upon a forgotten cellar. There he finds animal and human remains - including a teenage girl's skull - cauldrons and religious artifacts, all arranged
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in a gruesome display. Then an adolescent boy's torso, carved with a pentagram, is found nearby. Panic over Satanism and devil worship has Charlotte's citizens on a witch hunt led by an evangelical politician. For Tempe Brennan, nothing about the murders is clear. . . and neither is her own heart, which has her tempted yet reluctant to move on from her departed lover. But as she digs deeper into contradictory evidence from the gruesome cellar, Tempe will unearth the truth - darker and more frightening than she ever imagined. Show Less
LibraryThing member jbrubacher
An apparently Satanic altar complete with human bones is discovered in a cellar, and Tempe Brennan investigates. This 11th book in the series sounds interesting, but the execution was lacking. For some reason the heroine spent much of her time explaining things like she was Wikipedia, or flirting
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with her ex-lovers. It felt puffed up and the resolution of the mystery was a disappointment. Show Less
LibraryThing member mikedraper
This is the 11th book featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.
A plumber uncovers a secret room while he is renovating a home. He finds signs of what might be devil worship. A skull is found at the center of a shrine.
Temperance investigates and after learning that the skull is from a
While working the case, Temp is working with detective Erskine, "Skinny" Slidell, a detective in the mode of Sam Spade, with few words and hard as nails. As these two investigate the case, they learn of a headless body of a teenage boy found by the side of a river. The body is marked by satanic symbols.
The author takes her readers on an adventure into the land of devil worship, Voodoo medicine, Wiccans and other superstitions as she searches for answers. All of this provides an interesting and unique story. There is plenty of action and the story moves with visual scenes as if the reader might be viewing an episode of the TV show "Bones" which is based on the same character.
We also learn more of Brennan as a character as the story relates some of her job frustrations and lonliness.
It adds to the reader's enjoyment to obeseve the character development and to see her romantic interest.
Very entertaining.
A plumber uncovers a secret room while he is renovating a home. He finds signs of what might be devil worship. A skull is found at the center of a shrine.
Temperance investigates and after learning that the skull is from a
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young girl attempts to find out who the girl was and where the skull came from. While working the case, Temp is working with detective Erskine, "Skinny" Slidell, a detective in the mode of Sam Spade, with few words and hard as nails. As these two investigate the case, they learn of a headless body of a teenage boy found by the side of a river. The body is marked by satanic symbols.
The author takes her readers on an adventure into the land of devil worship, Voodoo medicine, Wiccans and other superstitions as she searches for answers. All of this provides an interesting and unique story. There is plenty of action and the story moves with visual scenes as if the reader might be viewing an episode of the TV show "Bones" which is based on the same character.
We also learn more of Brennan as a character as the story relates some of her job frustrations and lonliness.
It adds to the reader's enjoyment to obeseve the character development and to see her romantic interest.
Very entertaining.
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LibraryThing member PermaSwooned
I actually learned a lot that I either didn't know or had forgotten. This is Reich's 11th Temperance Brennan book, and she spends some time telling the reader who she is, what she does, where she works, a lot about Charlotte, NC as a setting, and where she is in her life. It was helpful, actually,
Another reviewer pointed out that she tended to end every chapter with some version of "...what happened next was going to change everything". Very cliffhanger style. I don't remember that from previous books, and wonder if this comes from working on the TV show "Bones".
At any rate, this story touches on elements of santeria, voodoo, Wicca & satanism, although she doesn't really successfully involve the story in these elements, in my judgement. I found all of the forensic details interesting, but as usual, many of her characters remain sort of hazy.
I would recommend the book to other fans and people that enjoy reading forensic details. It's a faster read than many of her earlier books which are denser & darker.
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since I have not read the whole series, and have read in random order.Another reviewer pointed out that she tended to end every chapter with some version of "...what happened next was going to change everything". Very cliffhanger style. I don't remember that from previous books, and wonder if this comes from working on the TV show "Bones".
At any rate, this story touches on elements of santeria, voodoo, Wicca & satanism, although she doesn't really successfully involve the story in these elements, in my judgement. I found all of the forensic details interesting, but as usual, many of her characters remain sort of hazy.
I would recommend the book to other fans and people that enjoy reading forensic details. It's a faster read than many of her earlier books which are denser & darker.
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LibraryThing member Nitestar
I have never claimed that Kathy Reichs' books are high art, but usually they are pretty entertaining and a good bet for either a nice beach read or a rainy day read. Let me just say that Devil Bones is neither.
I plodded through this book and although I only started reading it about a week ago, it
There is some nice interaction between Tempe and her two police friends (and a bit of a twist related to this) but otherwise, this book has no direction, no plotline and more importantly is boring, boring, boring. I got to a point where I was skipping pages just to get to something "good" and I never seem to get to the "good" part. The ending has absolutely nothing to do with the beginning and was ridiculous. I can suspend my disbelief quite a lot if I am enjoying the storyline and a thriller does not have to be high art for me, but a book must be entertaning!!!! and the ultimate sin was committed here!!! the book was BORING
I plodded through this book and although I only started reading it about a week ago, it
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felt to me as though I had been reading it for 3 months! The basic story would lead you to believe it is about witchcraft and devil worship and actually, the first few pages were creepy - I liked the description of Tempe crouching in a scary basement, all dark and gloomy. However, it went downhill from there.There is some nice interaction between Tempe and her two police friends (and a bit of a twist related to this) but otherwise, this book has no direction, no plotline and more importantly is boring, boring, boring. I got to a point where I was skipping pages just to get to something "good" and I never seem to get to the "good" part. The ending has absolutely nothing to do with the beginning and was ridiculous. I can suspend my disbelief quite a lot if I am enjoying the storyline and a thriller does not have to be high art for me, but a book must be entertaning!!!! and the ultimate sin was committed here!!! the book was BORING
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LibraryThing member DanaJean
This was my second Kathy Reichs book and it fell a little short with me. 206 Bones was my first read in the Temperance Brennan series and I enjoyed the plot and pacing of that story. I was really anticipating a good read here. Devil Bones seemed to wander all over the place. A house is being
Although I found the different religious aspects interesting, I felt she spent too much time and energy "teaching" me the difference between Satanism, Wicca, Voodoo and others. And she spent a lot of time pondering her love life and the various men coming in and out of her life.
The plot was weak until those moments when she focused on the murders. Unfortunately, she strayed too much from the mystery.
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renovated and evidence of some sort of altar with human bones is unearthed. Tempe is called in to help solve this gruesome murder.Although I found the different religious aspects interesting, I felt she spent too much time and energy "teaching" me the difference between Satanism, Wicca, Voodoo and others. And she spent a lot of time pondering her love life and the various men coming in and out of her life.
The plot was weak until those moments when she focused on the murders. Unfortunately, she strayed too much from the mystery.
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LibraryThing member jessicariddoch
this book was a more than adequate read, good story line, easy to read. For me however it just did not set off any lightbulbs.
LibraryThing member LeHack
Kathy Reichs has delivered another enjoyable novel in the Temperance Brennan series.
A skull is found in a hidden cellar that no one knew existed. Along with the skull are cauldrons filled with dirt, feathers, beads, a dead chicken and other items that may have been used in religious ceremonies.
Meanwhile, a local councilman is holding press conferences, instilling fear in the hearts of residents about witchcraft and human sacrifices. Tempe's temper gets the better of her, and she explodes at him in front of TV cameras.
Ryan and Tempe have broken up and he has gone back to his daughter's mother. Katy, Tempe's daughter has graduated and is working in the public defender's office. She tries to fix up her mom with one of the attorneys, who is a former high school classmate of Tempe's.
Once again, well written and well researched. There is a bonus conversation with Reichs at the end of the book. She explains that the time period for the TV show, Bones, takes place in the years before Brennan goes to Montreal and meets Ryan.
A skull is found in a hidden cellar that no one knew existed. Along with the skull are cauldrons filled with dirt, feathers, beads, a dead chicken and other items that may have been used in religious ceremonies.
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Then a body, with a pentagram and 666 carved on its torso is found on the shores of a lake. Are the crimes related?Meanwhile, a local councilman is holding press conferences, instilling fear in the hearts of residents about witchcraft and human sacrifices. Tempe's temper gets the better of her, and she explodes at him in front of TV cameras.
Ryan and Tempe have broken up and he has gone back to his daughter's mother. Katy, Tempe's daughter has graduated and is working in the public defender's office. She tries to fix up her mom with one of the attorneys, who is a former high school classmate of Tempe's.
Once again, well written and well researched. There is a bonus conversation with Reichs at the end of the book. She explains that the time period for the TV show, Bones, takes place in the years before Brennan goes to Montreal and meets Ryan.
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LibraryThing member LDVoorberg
If this was the first Reichs book I read, I don't know that I'd read any more. Nothing about it was memorable or unique enough to set it apart from other mystery books. There was a bit less of the smart/stupid Brennan than the last book, less of textbook explanation of various sciences, fewer
If the library had more good books on CD, I wouldn't be compelled to read this formulaic stuff.
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rhetorical questions, but still too many for me. The other annoying bit about the writing was the "telling" not "showing" of action and emotion. The only example that comes to mind at the moment is "radiated like heat" -- why include the last two words when radiated already implies the heat? And all the telling regarding Tempe's emotions with Andrew Ryan. Made for boring scenes between them. Stop with the recollection of what happened and keep the action in the present! Even the "climactic ending" when, shocker, Tempe is kidnapped and 'almost' dies but Ryan bursts in at the exact right moment -- gee, didn't see that coming.If the library had more good books on CD, I wouldn't be compelled to read this formulaic stuff.
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
320 p.; 23.3 cm
ISBN
0434014656 / 9780434014651
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Omslag: Glenn O'Neill
Omslagsfoto: Colin Thomas
Omslaget viser et væddergevir måske bare rødt, måske oversmurt med blod
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Tempe Brennan, bind 11
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
Omslagsfoto: Colin Thomas
Omslaget viser et væddergevir måske bare rødt, måske oversmurt med blod
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Tempe Brennan, bind 11
Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Quebec
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Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs (Paperback)
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