A gripping and explosive new thriller from internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy...
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Jun 20, 2011
Diane
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How disappointing! I enjoy mysteries because they make me think, they are usually well researched and can either teach me something or challenge me in some way, or make me laugh. Since this book was written by a former forensic scientist, I thought there would be something here. Instead, Reichs is one of the most condescending writers I've read. Instead of using a plot, she advances the action by having the main character ask herself redundant questions - sometimes eight of them in a row. S
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Dec 07, 2009
Patricia
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I read murder mysteries when my brain needs a rest and I want to escape. I tend to find an author and read all of her/his work beginning with the first book published. That's what I've done with Kathy Reich with the exception of this book. I didn't have the next two in her Temperance Brennan collection, so I skipped ahead to Cross Bones.
Reading this book felt timely as Tempe heads to Israel, so it was trippy to read a story that was taking place at sites I was hearing about on the ne More...
Reading this book felt timely as Tempe heads to Israel, so it was trippy to read a story that was taking place at sites I was hearing about on the ne More...
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Apr 10, 2008
Linda
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This is one I listened to. I have heard others by her and watch the tv show Bones based on this character. This book was strange because it was about finding bones that might have been Jesus'. It told a lot about christian history and the beliefs about Mary. I was very interested in how the author was going to get out of this story. It helped to have a fiery car crash with a sacred shroud and bones burning up and the other set of maybe Jesus' bones getting stolen by a group of Jews who beli
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Feb 13, 2008
Molly
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This is the first Reich's book I have read. Seeing the blurb about her being involved in the TV show BONES almost made me put it back and move on down the isle.
Luckily for me that other voice in my head prevailed.
I really enjoyed this book! It had some of the same conspiracy theory elements that made The DaVinci Code famous and Reich did have Tempe reading it as research-for me the similarities end there. This book presents itself as a forensic crime novel and woo do More...
Luckily for me that other voice in my head prevailed.
I really enjoyed this book! It had some of the same conspiracy theory elements that made The DaVinci Code famous and Reich did have Tempe reading it as research-for me the similarities end there. This book presents itself as a forensic crime novel and woo do More...
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Dec 31, 2008
Kristyn
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I would actually give this book 2.5 stars if that was a possibility. Since it's not, I rounded down.
I'm a huge fan of the TV show "Bones." So when I encountered this book by "Bones" creator Kathy Reichs at a second-hand bookstore, I grabbed it, thinking that of course I would like the book too.
I was kind of wrong. I didn't hate the book, but it took me some time to get through it. Reichs's writing style is somewhat staccato - her descriptive prose More...
I'm a huge fan of the TV show "Bones." So when I encountered this book by "Bones" creator Kathy Reichs at a second-hand bookstore, I grabbed it, thinking that of course I would like the book too.
I was kind of wrong. I didn't hate the book, but it took me some time to get through it. Reichs's writing style is somewhat staccato - her descriptive prose More...
Oct 09, 2011
Book Concierge
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Audio book narrated by Michele Pawk
2.5***
Dr Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist, returns in her 8th outing. This time she stumbles upon a potentially explosive find with international implications when she’s called to consult on a putrefied corpse found in a warehouse closet. As she follows the many conflicting clues, she ultimately goes to Israel, where she travels with a bag of seemingly ancient bones, possibly stolen decades earlier from an archeological dig.
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2.5***
Dr Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist, returns in her 8th outing. This time she stumbles upon a potentially explosive find with international implications when she’s called to consult on a putrefied corpse found in a warehouse closet. As she follows the many conflicting clues, she ultimately goes to Israel, where she travels with a bag of seemingly ancient bones, possibly stolen decades earlier from an archeological dig.
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Jul 28, 2011
Panthère
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Lire les livres de cette auteure, c'est pour moi comme de retrouver une copine qui n'est pas toujours extraordinairement intéressante, mais qu'on accepte avec ses défauts. Kathy Reichs n'est pas d'abord écrivaine, mais bien anthropologue judiciaire. Elle travaille à la fois à Charlotte (Caroline du Nord) et à Montréal. Elle se promène parfois un peu partout dans le monde lorsque l'on fait appel à plein de gens de sa profession pour identifier un grand nombre de cadavres, par exemple lorsque l'on
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Apr 26, 2011
Genie
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An Orthodox Jewish man is found shot to death in Montreal. The condition of the body leaves more questions than answers for the investigators so Temperance Brennan is called in to examine the body. As she is leaving the ME office, a stranger gives her a photograph of a skeleton and tells her it is the reason for the victim's death. Its obvious that the skeleton is very old so she takes it back to her office to examine it. When she tracks down the actual skeleton, Tempe calls her friend
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Jul 04, 2010
Jerry
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Eighth "bone doc" Tempe Brennan a confusing Da Vinci Code wannabe!
We're fans of the seven prior Tempe Brennan, forensic pathologist, novels. A mirror to Dr. Reichs in real life, Brennan spends most of her time alternating between jobs in Montreal and North Carolina, examining skeletons and bones to determine identity, and manner and cause of death when possible. While sometimes the science drags down the mysteries, most of these stories have been entertaining, suspenseful r More...
We're fans of the seven prior Tempe Brennan, forensic pathologist, novels. A mirror to Dr. Reichs in real life, Brennan spends most of her time alternating between jobs in Montreal and North Carolina, examining skeletons and bones to determine identity, and manner and cause of death when possible. While sometimes the science drags down the mysteries, most of these stories have been entertaining, suspenseful r More...
Jun 19, 2010
Dlora
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I enjoy the forensic anthropology in Kathy Reichs's books. There was some of that in Cross Bones but there was more archaeology, which is also quite interesting to me. Based on several actual archaeology sites in Jerusalem (which are listed at the beginning of the book), Reichs weaves a story about finds that might rewrite history. Are the bones found on Masada evidence that Christ did not die on the cross but lived and eventually died in the siege at Masada? (Now that would upset all Christians
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Aug 09, 2010
Melissa
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I dont' like when they change book covers on me and re-release books. As I was reading this Reichs books, I was struck by how much the plot was reminiscent of another book I had read. Very simiar with the Masada ruins and archeology dig and the controversy about whether Jesus Christ was truly resurrected . . . the farther and farther I got, the more and more this book was like that other book!
Finally I accepted that I had read this book before. It was a good read the second time thr More...
Finally I accepted that I had read this book before. It was a good read the second time thr More...
Jun 18, 2010
Stacie
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This is the eighth Temperance Brennan book by Kathy Reichs. Most books center between one of two places, Montreal and the Southern US. This book starts in Montreal and the reconstruction of an Orthodox Jews face after he had been shot. A picture of a skeleton draws Tempe in and makes her question. Many things happen, but she ends up with the skeleton that is from the 1st century Israel. She ends up flying to Jerusalem with Ryan to take the skeleton back. Enter Jake Drum the scholar that sh
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Jun 22, 2011
Karen
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I didn't care for this book and didn't finish it. It started with a good premise. Some skeletons were found at Masada during the 1960's and one disappeared. It was never mentioned in publications about the dig. The book is about the skeleton because it shows up in Canada. Reich just couldn't seem to keep the tension up in the book. Instead of wondering who the skeleton was, why it was never catalogued, I found myself wondering why I was reading the book in the first place. Who really care
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Aug 01, 2011
Ruth
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"c2005. This is the 8th book in the Temperance Brennan saga which sees her off to Israel. I thoroughly enjoy these books and I like the protagonist. I do find that some of the ""facts"" are a little off at times - not with the science - but with a few of the peripheral descriptions. Also, somethings I feel are glossed over so I am never quite sure of the significance of some events/details. However, I do keep reading!! Would defintely recommend - if only to keep up with
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Mar 05, 2009
Carla
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I am a fan of Reichs, including the popular TV show based on her series. This may have influenced my review of this book.
I found this an excellent read. I had previously read The DaVinci Code, so this was an interesting twist on the story - and much better handled in my opinion. Reichs formerly worked for UNC, so she knows Dr. James Tabor, a leading expert on biblical anthropology and one of the people that discovered "The Jesus Family Tomb". I've seen him on several Disco More...
I found this an excellent read. I had previously read The DaVinci Code, so this was an interesting twist on the story - and much better handled in my opinion. Reichs formerly worked for UNC, so she knows Dr. James Tabor, a leading expert on biblical anthropology and one of the people that discovered "The Jesus Family Tomb". I've seen him on several Disco More...
Nov 30, 2011
Matt
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Not a terribly deep book by general literature standards, and certainly intended to ride the Da Vinci Code hype (at one point in the story the main character even reads what can only be The Da Vinci Code on a flight), but I enjoyed it more than the other Bones series book I read, and also felt like I gained a lot of insight into daily life in modern Israel / Palestine and learned some things I wouldn't have known otherwise. And even though this wasn't your typical police / forensic procedural no
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Dec 28, 2011
Christine
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This is the worst Kathy Reichs I have read. Because it was about the alleged bones of Jesus and his family, the plot had to be contrived in such a way that there could be no solution, so that it would remain a mystery and not upset any of the three religions involved. Naturally, the accompanied murders were solved, along with Tempe being in deathly danger several times, but managing miraculously to escape.
The plot was also contrived to get both Tempe and Ryan together in Israel, which More...
The plot was also contrived to get both Tempe and Ryan together in Israel, which More...
Jun 09, 2010
Jlaurenmc
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Next in chronological order was Reichs' Cross Bones. This is a Da Vinci Code-esque novel that addresses the sale of religious antiquities in relation to the death of an Orthodox Jewish man who made his living selling such items. Another theme in the novel is the discovery of several different locations anthropologists and religious experts claim as Jesus's tomb. Although the novel didn't appeal to me with its topic, I love Tempe and so I tried it anyway. I abandoned it a third of the way into th
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Nov 29, 2011
Rhian
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This is the first and last Kathy Reichs book I will be reading. It was recommended for me by a friend who, knowing my interest in early Christian history, thought I might enjoy it. If anything, it is my understanding early Christian history that made this book so painful. I know it's fiction, but it was building up something that would never cause a catastrophe. How many Christians/Jews/Muslims are such on the basis of evidence and archaeological research? The main character Tempe was making a m
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Jan 24, 2010
Diane
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Cross Bones was a combination of science, not-so-well-known history and a well-written & intricate mystery - a triple score for me. AFter Temperance is called in to help determine cause of death of an apparent suicide, she's handed a mysterious photograph of a skeleton by an equally mysterious stranger who then disappears. The skeleton's location appears to be a desert archeological dig so Tempe calls an old colleague for an opinion. The trail leads to a Canadian monestary, a case of old bones
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Jul 23, 2010
Raelene
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Considering I'[m such a fan of the TV series Bones, based on Kathy Reichs novels, I decided I should at some point pick one up and decide if they're any good. This is that point.
First thought - this may be the wrong book to have started with. It's the eighth Temperance Brennan novel and so is subject to what seems to be a serious lack of character development. Also - Reichs seems to take huge liberties with the plot line, using a few mysterious Israeli archeological facts and crea More...
First thought - this may be the wrong book to have started with. It's the eighth Temperance Brennan novel and so is subject to what seems to be a serious lack of character development. Also - Reichs seems to take huge liberties with the plot line, using a few mysterious Israeli archeological facts and crea More...
Nov 30, 2011
Steve & Nancy
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Disappointing book. I have not read any of the other "Temperance Brennan" novels nor seen the TV series "Bones". But I've heard good things about the series. I was expecting some good forensic science, but there was very little here. There story is an interesting premise of proving the existence of Jesus Christ and possibly even turning Christianity upside down. But Ms. Reichs does a good job of connecting a seemingly routine murder in Canada with international intrigue, espi
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Nov 20, 2011
Xanthi
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I use to work in a public library and was aware that this author was very popular with the thriller readers. I have a friend who have me a few of her books, so at random, I chose this one to read first. Although a thriller, this book has a strong archaeological theme and I thought this would make the book more interesting. However, for me it didn't, as it centered around biblical times and places which I only have a mild interest. Also, I just found it confusing towards to the end. If the author
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Jun 06, 2011
Laura
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Well, Reichs seems to have become the master of incomplete, abbreviated sentences. The writing has become increasingly staccato, which again, I don't enjoy because it pulls me out of the story. And frankly, it gets really tiring to read.
As for the story, well my mother had to quit halfway through because she found it too confusing. I did read it all the way; while I did find it somewhat difficult to follow all the skeletons and remember the importance (and potential identity of each), More...
As for the story, well my mother had to quit halfway through because she found it too confusing. I did read it all the way; while I did find it somewhat difficult to follow all the skeletons and remember the importance (and potential identity of each), More...
Dec 29, 2011
Yves
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Lorsque j'ai commencé ce livre, je me suis dit : «Pas un autre Da Vinci Code». Tout au long du livre, cette pensé me chicotait. Lorsque j'ai fait des vérification sur internet, je me rendu compte que son histoire se basait sur des vrais éléments et non des conspirations et je me suis mis à voir le livre autrement. Lorsque je suis arrivé à la fin, j'ai été soulagé.
C'était le second roman de Kathy Reichs que je lisais. Je l'ai trouvé un peu moins bon que meurtre à la carte. Ce livre ma More...
C'était le second roman de Kathy Reichs que je lisais. Je l'ai trouvé un peu moins bon que meurtre à la carte. Ce livre ma More...
Dec 27, 2010
Keilani
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If you like the Bones tv series, this is nothing like it. Ok, so the tv series is based off of this author's books, but Temperance Brennen is nothing in the book like she is on the show. However that being said, while I'm a huge fan of the show, I also like the books. Basically, you have the anthropologist figuring out who the body is and who dun it, and throw in a little of her personal life and drama. They are engaging and enjoyable. Warning - she has no issue with swear words. This one
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Nov 23, 2008
Kitty
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Very good, but I wish I'd started with the first one. Tempe ends up in Israel, researching old bones - could they really be those of Jesus Christ? And what would the implications be to modern religion? The story was very interesting, and full of fast-paced adventure - one of those that got me curious about the "story behind the story", and had me running to the Internet to look up various facts.
I absolutely *love* the TV show, Bones, so I was really curious check out one o More...
I absolutely *love* the TV show, Bones, so I was really curious check out one o More...
Sep 30, 2008
Jennifer
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I love the entire Temperence Brennan series but this book was especially appealing because of the trip to Israel and the implications a bone-find might have on Christianity.
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Nov 17, 2011
Aine
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Mysteries are not my favorite genre by far, but I had been watching "Bones" on TV, and since I liked it so much I decided to give the series it was based on a shot. I thought I was grabbing the first one at the library, but apparently I grabbed the eighth one. Oops. Read it anyway.
First I must say that the TV show is very loosely based on the books. At least from what I've read. At least in this book. And I like the TV show much better. That said, as mysteries go, this one actually kep More...
First I must say that the TV show is very loosely based on the books. At least from what I've read. At least in this book. And I like the TV show much better. That said, as mysteries go, this one actually kep More...
Jun 28, 2010
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Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist splitting time between Montreal and North Carolina is drawn into a *really* cold case. As in a set of bones that looks to be around 2000 years old. While working on a case involving the murder of a Jewish merchant, a picture of an old skeleton is given to her by an anonymous person who thinks it's the reason the merchant was killed. Digging deeper (no pun intended), she actually ends up in possession of the skeleton in the picture she received (quite
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