Swamp Bones

by Kathy Reichs

Ebook, 2014

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in a chilling eBook original short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs. In the prequel to Reichs�s upcoming thriller Bones Never Lie, Tempe takes a much-needed vacation�but murder follows wherever she goes.   Although a trip to Florida is supposed to be about rest and relaxation, there�s no such thing as a day off for Dr. Temperance Brennan. She has come to visit her friend, a dedicated ornithologist who�s researching the threat that intrusive Burmese pythons pose to indigenous bird species in the Everglades. While sorting through the stomach of an eighteen-foot specimen, they make a disturbing discovery: bones that are unmistakably human. And when Tempe spots the telltale signs of murder by a very different kind of predator, she�s drawn into a case with its roots in the darkest depths of the swamp.   Features a preview of the highly anticipated new Temperance Brennan novel, Bones Never Lie!   Praise for the novels of Kathy Reichs   �[Reichs is] a genius at building suspense.��New York Daily News   �Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic.��Entertainment Weekly   �Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell�s Kay Scarpetta.��USA Today   �Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden.��The New York Times Book Review   �Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story.��Publishers Weekly.… (more)

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Swamp Bones had me so thoroughly wrapped up in the premise and happenings of this book that I was referencing the number of bodies the Miami-Dade County Morgue could hold (qty. 555), the current issues related to python populations in the Everglades, and fervently voicing my distant of animal
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poachers. This is a novella and number 16.5 in the Temperance Brennan Series. It was the very first work of Ms. Reichs that I have read and it will certainly not be the last. This is a quick but smart read. I adore the way the story unfolds as the science is gifted to the reader. It was a new setting, having Dr. Brennan vacationing in the Everglades, and the visual intensity was so thrilling that you felt mosquito bitten and fearing for lurking gators. The characters were lively and well thought out for this novella, which often does not occur due to the shorten length of the text, but overall I thought this was a solidly incaptivating story with an intense pace. Review by: Stacy Palm Full Reviews Available at: http://www.thebookendfamily.weebly.com
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Original language

English

Original publication date

2014-08-12
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