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I just finished reading Bones of the Lost; Kathy Reichs is one of my favorite authors, along with Patricia Cornwell and Lee Child. But Tempe has become not a very nice person lately. Throughout this book she is easily annoyed with people because they don't meet her expectations, look a certain way, might have questions about an opinion she is offering, or fail to agree with her immediately when a course of action is suggested. She also makes some downright idiotic decisions, like charging off alone at midnight to rescue some human trafficking victims she thinks are being held in a run-down warehouse in a seedy part of town, leaving just a voice mail to alert her "partner," Slidell, as to where she is going. God forbid that the guy's cellphone is out of juice. What kind of official relationship exists between a consulting forensic anthropologist and a police detective in the normal scheme of things anyhow? Such that they drive around and solve crimes together? Doesn't she have other work to do inside the medical examiner's office? Honestly, I think the police might want to consider getting a restraining order keeping her from interfering in their investigations and for unnecessarily putting them in harm's way.

Some of the ways the story lines tie together seem contrived to me; everyone she meets ends up being somehow involved in the denouement of the story, sometimes in ways that defy credulity. There is less of the forensic writing that made me a fan in previous books in this story, and a long middle part involving a trip to Afghanistan which doesn't really fit but gives her an excuse to see her daughter, Katy, in the middle of a war zone. Every time Tempe is conversing with someone - Ryan/Pete/Katy - who actually means something to her, she becomes uncharacteristically unable to communicate about anything important. For her being such an educated woman who has no trouble speaking her mind, this is getting tiresome. No wonder she has only Birdie the cat to keep her warm at night.

If you love Kathy Reichs, then read this book. If you are starting out with Kathy Reichs, read one of her earlier books to see what the buzz is all about. Like the others have said, at least Tempe didn't get kidnapped at the end of this book or held in a dark pit somewhere - but I was expecting it to happen until the very last few pages.


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Bones of the Lost A Temperance Brennan Novel Kathy Reichs Books Reviews

I've been a Kathy Reichs fan for over 10 years now. I was studying forensics in college and my dad bought me a copy of Bare Bones on a whim. I read it quickly and soon realized that it was part of a whole series of books. I quickly snapped up the other available titles and flew through them as well. I've been hooked ever since.
Kathy Reichs is a masterful storyteller. Most (if not all) of her novels are inspired at least in part by real cases she has encountered working as a forensic anthropologist in Montreal and North Carolina. The level of scientific detail she provides is fantastic and she includes simple to understand explanations for those who aren't scientists by trade. I love her writing style and the nice blend of witty dialogue, mystery, and romance.
My wife and I had enjoyed the "Bones" TV series, we'll most of it, the last year not as good, and she had read many of her books.

This is my first, and I enjoyed it, the writing style is Informative without bring too detailed (we are talking forensic anthropology here) and rather comfortable but not chatty. Temperance Brennan, the main character, KS rather no nonsense after all.

We see her investigate two case which later intertwine, a Jane Doe hit an run in N.C. and a Marine investigation into the shooting deaths of two civilians in Afghanistan. Along the way we meet Slidell, her somewhat boorish police “partner” as it were, and Pete, the soon to be ex husband. I did prefer the Seeley Booth character of the tv series, but the former was interesting, the latter not too much so.

The setting in Afghanistan is well written and quite realistic, I did enjoy that. The twist that brought the two story lines together was good and unexpected, but plausible. It also pointed out a massive problem that gets little press these days, we are apparently too busy combing politicians’ Twitter accounts for in depth commentary.

And yes, that was sarcastic.

The main fault I have is, like so many detective stories, the author spent 90% of the book weaving the tales and the last 10% explaining all the convoluted connections, rationales, and back stories. Perhaps necessary but I find that trope a bit tiresome, likely why I don’t read more of them.

But I do enjoy the author’s writing style and will read more of her works. Well, as soon as I get through the other 92books in my queue.........
This is a middling Tempe Brennan novel it's good enough to keep a committed reader of the series happy for a few hours, but not good enough to make the reader forget just how long she has been reading these novels. Tempe's personal life is always of interest (that's certainly one thing that keeps me hooked) and remains tempest-tossed in this installment, with her daughter off to serve in Afghanistan, her ex-husband sniffing round, and her mother gravely ill. But that doesn't keep her away from the matter at hand -- bones. This installment sets off with two sets of bones, one belonging to an unclaimed dead girl left by the side of the road, and another to a group of (a new note, here) mummified dogs. The plot, of course, thickens, leading Tempe into a series of parallel investigations at home, and to another investigation in -- Afghanistan. (Yes, the Afghan interlude does feel a bit imposed). All the loose ends come together at the end, also of course. That's the product as expected, but the author sometimes seems to be getting a little mechanical in producing it. The short, incomplete sentence is overused, and some of the suspense seems manufactured (will Tempe's daughter call her?). It seems unfair to complain; the umpteen novels in this series have given me a lot of pleasure. But the same old, same old isn't quite so satisfying the upmteenth time around.
I just finished reading Bones of the Lost; Kathy Reichs is one of my favorite authors, along with Patricia Cornwell and Lee Child. But Tempe has become not a very nice person lately. Throughout this book she is easily annoyed with people because they don't meet her expectations, look a certain way, might have questions about an opinion she is offering, or fail to agree with her immediately when a course of action is suggested. She also makes some downright idiotic decisions, like charging off alone at midnight to rescue some human trafficking victims she thinks are being held in a run-down warehouse in a seedy part of town, leaving just a voice mail to alert her "partner," Slidell, as to where she is going. God forbid that the guy's cellphone is out of juice. What kind of official relationship exists between a consulting forensic anthropologist and a police detective in the normal scheme of things anyhow? Such that they drive around and solve crimes together? Doesn't she have other work to do inside the medical examiner's office? Honestly, I think the police might want to consider getting a restraining order keeping her from interfering in their investigations and for unnecessarily putting them in harm's way.

Some of the ways the story lines tie together seem contrived to me; everyone she meets ends up being somehow involved in the denouement of the story, sometimes in ways that defy credulity. There is less of the forensic writing that made me a fan in previous books in this story, and a long middle part involving a trip to Afghanistan which doesn't really fit but gives her an excuse to see her daughter, Katy, in the middle of a war zone. Every time Tempe is conversing with someone - Ryan/Pete/Katy - who actually means something to her, she becomes uncharacteristically unable to communicate about anything important. For her being such an educated woman who has no trouble speaking her mind, this is getting tiresome. No wonder she has only Birdie the cat to keep her warm at night.

If you love Kathy Reichs, then read this book. If you are starting out with Kathy Reichs, read one of her earlier books to see what the buzz is all about. Like the others have said, at least Tempe didn't get kidnapped at the end of this book or held in a dark pit somewhere - but I was expecting it to happen until the very last few pages.