Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan Series #6)

Review for Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan Series #6)- Kathy Reichs

This book was very good from start to finish and had an amazing plot. I would definately read this books again and I reccommend it to those people who are fans of murder and mystery and even those CSi TV shows.

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DUUDE!

This book was interesting! But REALLY like cute. She obviously LOVES Ryan. I love how Boyd (Hooch) is almost like the hero in here. He seems like a loyal and great dog. I absolutley thought this book was amazing! But at atleast 1 point I got a tad confused, but that happens to me alot.

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Complex but interesting and fast-paced

Illegal wildlife trade, romance, and many suspicious deaths make for a complex but interesting plot. I always appreciate the authenticity and complexity of Reichs' characters. Bare Bones continues the trend. Bare Bones evidences Reichs' expertise in forensic anthropology, and an impressive level of research into the illegal wildlife market. It's not your average murder mystery. Bare Bones also demonstrates Reichs' excellent ability to craft dialogue, her sense of humor, and a compelling romance. An excellent read.

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Good one

Another good book in the series.

Was every bit as good as I expected.

I really enjoy kathy Reich's style.

Highly recommended

Always keeps you going. Unusual sequence Love it! Have read other books by this author and enjoyed them I would say her books are for those who like something unusual. Gripping tales!

Just as good as the other ones!

Moderately dynamic, its not a one night read, but it is quite entertaining.

Less than expected

As an avid reader, and a huge fan of the television drama, Bones, I was anxcious to start reading the book series. It was just a little bit disappointing. None of the charactors fron the T.V. show are in the book, accept for Temperance Brennan, and she is totally different than her show version. She has a grown daughter, and works out of Canada, not the Smithonian. Theren is no "Booth",or any of her series co-workers. I purchased three different books, and I'm not too sure I'll order more. I gave it three stars, because the story was not bad, bjut not Bones either.

If you like Fox's 'Bones', you'll love the original Temperance Brennan!

I recommend starting with Deja Dead and reading right on through! You won't regret it!

Great book!

This was the first book i have read about her and i was hooked from the first to the last page of this book two thumbs up hope to read more of her books

Another great Bones read

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great book and show

i love this book. i read almost most all brennan novels than i found out that there's a shwo based on the books. It's called BONES and it's great. it's on fox and if you love teh books you should watch the show. Note: the seson finale was last week.

Too much information

There was really just too much going on in this story. It was an exhausting read. Ornithology, forensics, drug smuggling details, bear poaching details, headless bodies, ancestral traits, a suicidal teen and a dead baby. And are all of the Black people in the Carolinas fat? I'm sure they're not, but you wouldn't know it from this book.

Excellent mix of human and animal characters!

I loved Dr. Brennan and Detective Andrew Ryan as well as tough guy cop Erskine, 'Skinny' Slidell! Dr. Reichs did an excellent job creating human and animal characters and using the dog, Boyd, in sniffing out both danger and the bones she examines. BARE BONES was a fascinating tale of drug smuggling interwoven with poaching and profit in animals for medicinal uses. Their mistreatment at the hands of humans saddens me. Her study of various human populations and genetic disorders were also of interest. I liked the rant at the end; it showed Dr. Brennan's heart and facts about endangered animals.

Good but why is Tempe attacked?

After being introduced to Reichs recently by a colleague, I read all but two of her books. I am very impressed and hooked on the series. The writing is first rate and although in the same genre as Patricia Cornwell, is much more detailed, believable and human. However, I am disappointed by the fact that in each book, as the plot thickens and reaches its peak, Tempe Brennan predictably finds herself attacked by the guilty party. That predictability made this a 4 star read rather than 5 stars. Nonetheless, I anxiously await the next installment.

I would have given it five stars but. . .

I love Kathy Reichs and her books. I love the main character Tempe Brennan and the situations she gets in. Bare Bones is about bear poaching, drugs, a headless body and a baby's charred remains found in a stove. This book began well and had me hooked right up until the end. The way it ended stunned me - it happened so quickly and was almost an anticlimax. Then Tempe goes off on this long rant, with statistics and figures, about people who poach and/or smuggle animals that are used for medicinal purposes or because they are rare. The rant should have been left out - it was totally out of character for Tempe and I get the distinct feeling this was more of an issue to Reichs. She should have written that part as an afterword. Other than that, I loved this book and can't wait for the next one. I hope Reichs cuts down on the preaching and ratchets up the action!

Three plots in one!

I love Kathy Reichs' books and I highly recommend all of her previous novels. Bare Bones was disappointing for me. The dialogue was clipped and the language was too course for Tempe. The storyline lacked the careful foundation for her plots that she has always laid out in her other novels. I would have enjoyed this book more had she not intertwined the three plots, but simultaneously worked three investigations and only connected two of them. Ms. Reichs does not need to compete with Patricia Cornwell, her writing is far superior and her storylines more believable. I still recommend Bare Bones as a fast and good summer read. I can't wait for her next book.

Best yet!

This author improves with each novel. Bare Bones moves so quickly you can 'barely' stand to put it down. An intelligent read that still entertains.

kathy reichs' doesn't write fast enough for me!!!!

i've been waiting patiently for this book and the release of 'bare bones' couldn't have come a better time. kathy reichs' never insults her reader's intelligence, but manages to explain the science and the forensics involved in her difficult field so smoothly and logically that the reader feels a part of the investigation and a part of tempe's life. i'm hooked!!

Kathy Reichs gets better with each book she writes

Tempe Brennan shuttles between Charlotte, North Caroline and Quebec serving as a forensic anthropologist as needed. Currently she is in Charlotte, informing someone she knows that his granddaughter was burned to death in a wood stove and the police want to question his daughter. After she performs that grim duty, she, her daughter and their dog attend a barbecue party.

When the canine behaves like he did once before when he found a body, Tempe looks and finds bones. Her initial determination is that they are bear remains, which leaves her happy that no one was murdered and she and her Canadian boyfriend can go on a vacation. Just hours before she is to pick him up, she is called to the site of a plane crash where the bodies of two men were burned beyond recognition. While examining the bones for clues to the identity, Tempe relooks the bear remains and finds a human bone. This discovery leads to a series of events that force Tempe to either take a life or forfeit her own.

Kathy Reichs gets better with each book she writes. Considering the stratospheric level she started at that is quite an accomplishment. Her protagonist has made life-altering decisions and acts upon them so that the character stays fresh. BARE BONES is a thriller that fans of Patricia Cornwell and Linda Fairstein will enjoy. The novel contains just enough forensic data to make the story line understandable but not enough to overwhelm the reader. It is easy to predict that this book will be a New York Times best seller.

Harriet Klausner