Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan Series #11)

Fun and Interesting

Even though Reichs' books all deal with Temperance and her colleagues, the books are not as formulaic as you might assume they would be. Each book deals with an entirely different forensic situation and the murders take place in different locales that she describes in detail.

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This is enjoyable.

I really enjoyed the book better than the TV series.

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Love and Crime

I have yet to meet a book written by Kathy Reichs that I didn't enjoy. Devil Bones is no exception. Tempe is asked to review the remains found in a home under renovation. The bones were found in what could only be described as a Voodoo setting. While she is doing this, a headless body of a teenage boy is discovered on a lakeshore. Are the two connected in some way?

Two detectives work with Tempe to discover if this is really Voodoo or some other form of devil worship. Between a preacher/politician trying to get elected and his sermonizing about the find, one of the detectives getting killed and Andrew Ryan coming back into Tempe's life right along with an old high school flame, there is plenty of action to keep your mind whirling.

Linda Emond reads with easy and clarity. She provides several voices that are appropriate for each character so the listener has no problem following who is speaking.

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Not Her Normal

I have collected and read all of Kathy Reichs' book, so I guess you could say I have been a fan for a long time. However, this book seemed almost like a chore to read. The plot was not bad, but it seemed like the technical jargon in this particular book was stronger than the actual plot. Sometimes I found myself skimming the "tech speak" to get to the conversations developing the plot. If she continues with this format, I may become an ex fan.

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Tempe Brennan's Latest Case

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. Devil 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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Ignorance of the people

My goodness this was a very exciting book but I have to say some of the reviews I read were overcritical. I read ONE saying that she got the facts wrong on wiccan religion. I think it is rude of the critic to review someone on there take of a very much controversial religion. Just because this is your take on the religion doesnt mean it is everybodies. WHy accuse someone of doing something wrong when you probably just interpreted it incorrectly. Adults need to take a lesson from children. They have no prejudice and neither should anybody when doing a simple passtime such as reading a book. Learn a little.

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Another great book!

Kathy Reichs does it again. I couldn't put down this book. She kept me guessing right until the end. She also got the facts right about the Wiccan religon. I also like that Tempe's life is getting some turns in it and not the standard, 'okay let's hook up with the handsome hero.' I look forward to her next book.

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Readers will enjoy this in depth complex brilliant thriller

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is in Charlotte, North Carolina working as an instructor at UNC-Charlotte and also at the office of the Chief Medical Examiner. She is called out of a boring college meeting by ME Dr. Larabee, who asks her to go to a house where a plumber broke through a wall only to see a previously concealed cellar with a cauldron with a skull on it behind the wall.----------- Temperance arrives at the scene and she sees two cauldrons with the human skull on one of them but it is missing the jaw. She takes it to lab to examine the find. She determines the skull is that of a black teenage female, but cannot decide on when she died. The two cauldrons contain objects used in Afro-Carib religious ceremonies. While Temp tries to identify the victim, a torso of a young male is found with satanic symbols on it. An evangelical councilman plans to use the satanic angle to further his political aspirations by pointing at a person who is obviously innocent. When two more murders occur, Temp interprets the notes of the murdered cop who worked the case, but that only leads her to danger from a vile killer who has no qualms of committing another homicide.---------- Kathy Reichs brilliantly simplifies the forensics sciences without dumbing down the theories or supporting facts, which turns DEAD BONES into a terrific read. There are plenty of viable suspects but no prime person of interest. Thus the protagonist and the police have their work to end the killings. Temp is strong willed who retains her femininity and sense of humor as she works with human remains and living humans while seeking clues to her current case. Readers will enjoy this in depth complex thriller.------- Harriet Klausner

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I love it!!

I have read 4 books of K. Reichs and i can't stop reading it. I just love that kind of book and my goal is to read it all. Kathy don't stop writting!!

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

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

amazing

i lovednit is all i can say

Witchcraft and the Devil

For those who love reading about witchcraft and devil worshipers this is for you. I really liked the way the plot fell together and how the story comes together progressively throughout and not all at once. I simply couldn't put it down and wanted to learn more. This was the second of her books I read and I'm already picking up another. If you like the TV series Bones then I highly recommend this. It is a moderately easy read and can be read in an afternoon.

Devil Bones

Fantastic! Love Kathy Reichs. She has a way with words, that can express beyond anyone's creative imagination.

not her best effort

The overall plot is not new; it has been done and redone. Brennan spends far more time in this novel as a police investigator than a forensic anthropologist. As a murder mystery, this book was more run of the mill than I would expect.

This time it's personal...in so many ways

Those of us who know and love Tempe Brennan will just ache for her while reading this book. Still reeling from the recent separation from Andrew Ryan, Tempe's personal life takes hit after hit in this book. Despite the introduction of a possible new interest, she has to face her personal demons throughout the book. If that weren't tough enough, the case itself torments her, especially when she feels personally responsible for some of the twists that take place along the way. Kathy Reichs, as usual, has provided a great story and one that helps us understand Tempe in ways we may not have before.

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Devil Bones

True to form, Kathy Reichs has written another great novel. Temperance Brennan is a very real character and her work solving murders/deaths always makes for a great read!

Outstanding

Once again Kathy Reichs wrote a book that is spellbinding. Once you start to read this book you won't want to put it down. A very easy read.

Devil Bones

Good plot, familiar and comfortable characteres. Being a medical person, I enjoy the medical aspects of the story

not her best

this was weak and just lacked that certain something to really grab you.
I've read all her books and watch the show, so I was disappointed with
this one.

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Worst Kathy Reichs ever

This was the weakest Kathy Reichs book of the series. I've read all her books and usually look forward to the next one, but this one is barely so-so. Way too much time spent on lengthy explanations of forensic tests and the equipment used. It went on ad nauseaum, more like a text book on forensics than a novel. Not to give too much away, but the examination of a key body had an unexplained problem. It was obvious to me, definitely not a scientist, exactly what caused the dilemma, but it took Tempe to the end of the book to figure out the cause of the conflicting data. Definitely not her best, not even her mediocre. Save your money on this one.