BONES
OF THE LOST
BY
KATHY REICHS
THE
BLURB:-
A
teenage girl is found dead beside a desolate highway on the outskirts
of Charlotte. Inside her purse is the ID card of a local businessman
who died in a fire five months earlier.
But
who is the girl, and was she murdered?
Dr.
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, must work fast to reach
the answers. Convinced that the girl's death was no accident, she
soon uncovers a conspiracy that extends from South America to
Afghanistan.
But
to find justice for the dead, Tempe must be more courageous- and take
more extreme action- than ever before.
THE
REALITY:-
I
have read every one of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels; since
that moment circa 1998 when my then-boyfriend found a copy of her
first novel, Deja Dead, abandoned in a local betting shop! Although
none of her other novels have been as good as her first, all of them
(with the exception of Cross Bones, which I didn't manage to finish)
have been highly readable.
Erudite
in the extreme, each novel is a lesson in itself in the type of work
Reichs carries out on a day to day basis. She also tackles everyday,
newsworthy issues- in this case the war in Afghanistan- with
glittering, first-hand experience.
With
the correct amount of tension and the usual crescendo to a highly
violent finish, this novel was certainly a page turner. I always
find, however, that it is the study of Temperance Brennan as a woman
that draws me in more, especially her on/off relationship with
Detective Andrew Ryan (I so want them to sort it out and get
together properly and permanently, although that would possibly make
for a less interesting continuation of the series than the other
option!)
This
novel was bought from Sainsbury's, and also carried an “exclusive”
short Temperance Brennan story as an addition, which was nice.
A
great read but a word of warning- avoid the Virals series. The one
book I read seemed too far fetched for me, although I suppose that's
probably because they're aimed at a younger audience.
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