Investigating a plane crash in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers in a most disturbing way...
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Dec 21, 2009
Jon
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My husband is a fan of the television show "Bones" and I inevitably end up watching the series with him. I occasionally roll my eyes at the unlikely social ineptitude and maturity level of these "scientists" but it's fun to watch. Oddly, my least favorite character is Temperance Brennan, while my favorite is Boothe. Go figure. :)
Back in November, with the prospect of a ten hour road trip to Texas looming over me, I dashed to the library in the lobby of my empl More...
Back in November, with the prospect of a ten hour road trip to Texas looming over me, I dashed to the library in the lobby of my empl More...
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Apr 24, 2008
Gina
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This series just keeps getting better and better. Reichs truly knows how to write a novel that keeps you trapped and glued to each page. Tempe is a very down-to-earth character that is relentless at finding out what happened. You literally feel all her emotions. No matter how bad things seem, no matter how much it looks like anyone would give up, Tempe clamps down as hard as a pitbull's jaws and doesn't let go. And even though no one can figure out how Tempe "gets herself into these situati
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Dec 04, 2008
Catten
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Tempe is back, this time investigating an airplane crash. I have to confess that I took particular creepy delight in reading Reichs’ fourth book while waiting for my flight to Las Vegas the week after 9/11.
The book opens with a somewhat confusing description of bodies scattered through a forest. At first I thought it was a dream sequence of some sort, it was so weird. Then the situation became clearer and we find forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan on the horrific scene of a downed p More...
The book opens with a somewhat confusing description of bodies scattered through a forest. At first I thought it was a dream sequence of some sort, it was so weird. Then the situation became clearer and we find forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan on the horrific scene of a downed p More...
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Nov 15, 2011
Dianna
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Temperance Brennan is used to being one of the first responders for major disasters, and the ill fated flight of Air TransSouth 228 certainly qualifies. But she is not used to having her professional integrity questioned. The discovery of human foot, which appears to not be associated with the crash, sets off a chain of events that spirals out of control. After a retreat and a discussion with her estranged husband Pete, Brennan sets out to clear her name. Armed with Pete's dog, and aided by
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Oct 25, 2011
Iris
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This is a great story, but way to long and sometimes way too much into detail to keep me reading/interested. I like the whole forensic stuff, but there's a limit for my little brain - this book gave me an overload.
So there's a plane crash in in North Carolina and Tempe Brennan is (coincidental) just around the corner and is asked to help out. Ryan (the Montreal cop) will join the crash site (coincidental) as well. She goes of in the forest for some rest and .... surprise surpri More...
So there's a plane crash in in North Carolina and Tempe Brennan is (coincidental) just around the corner and is asked to help out. Ryan (the Montreal cop) will join the crash site (coincidental) as well. She goes of in the forest for some rest and .... surprise surpri More...
Jun 10, 2011
Amy
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A blurb on the back of this book says "Reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell at the top of her game." Well, they got that right, I guess. In this book, Temperance Brennan seems like a Kay Scarpetta who has traveled forward in time about 15 years. In place of a grown niece, she has a grown daughter. Her personal relationships are falling to pieces around her. And she is a highly respected workaholic at the top of her field, with international connections and a world that is just bigger and m
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Feb 19, 2011
Book Concierge
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3.5***
I have been fascinated by forensic pathology since I was in about 7th grade and read a biography of a famous French pathologist (whose name I cannot recall now). So I really want to like this series, and, basically, I do.
Dr Temperance Brennan, PhD (Tempe) is a forensic anthropologist tasked with examining remains … sometimes ancient, sometimes crime-related, sometimes just an old animal bone found by an excited hunter. This book opens with a plane crash in the mo More...
I have been fascinated by forensic pathology since I was in about 7th grade and read a biography of a famous French pathologist (whose name I cannot recall now). So I really want to like this series, and, basically, I do.
Dr Temperance Brennan, PhD (Tempe) is a forensic anthropologist tasked with examining remains … sometimes ancient, sometimes crime-related, sometimes just an old animal bone found by an excited hunter. This book opens with a plane crash in the mo More...
Oct 19, 2010
Hannah
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Having thoroughly enjoyed one of Reichs' earlier books, I eagerly picked up one later in the series, and was not disappointed. This book again follows Tempe as she conducts her forensic examinations in the field, this time following a suspicious major air accident. She then becomes embroiled in the second significant plotline when she discovers a problem with one of the limbs recovered.
Having missed other books in the series was still no issue, and I'm sure I can go back easily t More...
Having missed other books in the series was still no issue, and I'm sure I can go back easily t More...
Jun 09, 2010
Jlaurenmc
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Kathy Reichs is keeping me up nights. Initially, that was because I couldn't bear to put down her fourth novel, Fatal Voyage. Now it's the subject matter of the book (well, that or the medicine I've been taking for a cold that I just can't seem to shake). Either way, I'm up late tossing and turning and thinking about the novel I just finished. And haunting is an accurate word for this particular book.
Riechs is well-known as the creator of the Fox television series Bones. The sh More...
Feb 02, 2012
C.S.
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I enjoy the television series "Bones", and was surprised when Temperance Brennan also had books.
Overall I enjoyed the pace of the book, but the Bones from the book is totally different from the Bones of the TV shows. She is not funny with that intellect of hers in the book. It was sort of a disappointment this way. But anyway. The book offered great insight of what a medical anthropologist does.
The mystery about the airplane crash was good. It led my mind to th More...
Overall I enjoyed the pace of the book, but the Bones from the book is totally different from the Bones of the TV shows. She is not funny with that intellect of hers in the book. It was sort of a disappointment this way. But anyway. The book offered great insight of what a medical anthropologist does.
The mystery about the airplane crash was good. It led my mind to th More...
Nov 29, 2011
Jeffrey
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An airplane crashes in the Carolina mountains and anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called in to help with identifying the victims. When she stumbles upon a body part that doesn't belong to the crash, she encounters a conspiracy that puts her life at risk.
There's been an interesting evolution in Kathy Reichs' writing. She's gone from straight procedural, to more standard Christie-esque mystery, to more of a thriller in this one. It's an interesting experiment to see how she develo More...
There's been an interesting evolution in Kathy Reichs' writing. She's gone from straight procedural, to more standard Christie-esque mystery, to more of a thriller in this one. It's an interesting experiment to see how she develo More...
Jan 21, 2012
Rhonda
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I keep picking up this series because I like the show "Bones." Sadly I would say the show is nothing like the books. They are completely different. Makes me wonder if Kathy Reichs had anything to say about how the show went. They basically took Brennan's name and occupation and made a completely different personality to go with what they wanted. There are so many things different you just may as well say it is a separate series altogether.
I liked the book however I did h More...
I liked the book however I did h More...
Feb 12, 2009
Lorraine
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This is an earlier Temperance Brennan story, so I've been reading them out of order. The last one I read made Brennan out to be a MPD, sometimes smart, sometimes dumb. In this story her personality is more consistent throughout the story, as well as more consistent with the character's "billing" -- what you expect from an intelligent person in a murder-mystery. There wasn't the rehashing of the story, either, but because there were so many names, sufficient reminders were given to h
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Jun 14, 2011
Grey
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I just finished this, the fourth of Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan books, and that's the last one. They are trite, formulaic, and predictable. The same thing seems to happen in all four books. Unless someone manages to convince me that Reichs has suddenly been cured of having her main character get captured by the bad guy, but not killed instantly like any bad guy with any sense would do, but instead gloated over long enough for the cavalry to arrive and save her so she can neatly wrap up
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Apr 23, 2009
Toni
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Temperance Brennan, book4
This novel follows Ms Reichs other bestsellers by providing the reader with engaging characters, a good sense of humour, facts that give it a plausible and realistic dimension. This author is remarkably talented in describing forensic details for the layman bringing a morbid topic to light with numerous intrigues that include lots of twists and turns.
“Fatal Voyage” opens with an air disaster, a horrific plane crash in the mountains of North Caroli More...
This novel follows Ms Reichs other bestsellers by providing the reader with engaging characters, a good sense of humour, facts that give it a plausible and realistic dimension. This author is remarkably talented in describing forensic details for the layman bringing a morbid topic to light with numerous intrigues that include lots of twists and turns.
“Fatal Voyage” opens with an air disaster, a horrific plane crash in the mountains of North Caroli More...
Jan 04, 2012
Merredith
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A coworker lent me the Temperance Brennan (Bones) books she had, so i can begin relatively from the beginning. This is #4 and no, i didn't read the first three, but there's no need. I don't watch the show but i've heard the books and show are pretty different. I love reading about the science/autopsy part, but for over 3/4 of the book, that's all that kept me reading. The characters were very dry. I don't really like Tempe. The thing is, i don't dislike her either. She's bland. Everyone is skimm
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Oct 18, 2009
Debbie
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During recovery efforts after a terrible plane crash in the North Carolina mountains, Tempe Brennan rescues a foot from a pack of coyotes. She is always a stickler for the rules, but when she is accused, by some, of improperly handling remains, she has more than one mystery to solve. The foot doesn't seem to match any of the passangers on the plane and who could possible making waves about her professionalism. If not for the plane crash would the foot ever have been found, or anything else? Temp
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Jan 08, 2010
Diane
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An explosion downs a commercial flight in the forested North Carolina mountains. All aboard are loast - the plane carrying the University of Georgia soccer teams and one of Temperance Brennan's colleagues on the Montreal police. Tempe is called to the scene to help reconstruct & identify the remains, but dismissed when she finds & logs in a foot that doesn't match a passenger. Dismissal turns to ethics charges & Tempe, determined to clear her name, teams with Detective Andrew Ryan & the local
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Jun 16, 2010
Heather
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Another easy, fun "fast food" read. I actually read the afterward first, which talked about 9/11/2001. I first thought that Fatal Voyage was about a ship, not an aircraft; I guess I should have read the back...
I was surprised to find typos, such as misspelling the name of a main character (Crow instead of Crowe), and I think I caught at least one other. I usually don't see that.
I'm starting to think Tempe Brennan is about as lucky as Jack Bower (isn't that More...
I was surprised to find typos, such as misspelling the name of a main character (Crow instead of Crowe), and I think I caught at least one other. I usually don't see that.
I'm starting to think Tempe Brennan is about as lucky as Jack Bower (isn't that More...
Aug 09, 2011
Emma
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I think I would go so far as to say that this is my favourite of the Tempe Brennan series so far. It's nice for a change that one of Tempe's relatives isn't in peril and I really liked the interplay between the two stories of the aeroplane crash and the mysterious foot in the woods. We also find out more about Tempe's relationship with Pete, which somehow makes her more human. The cause of the plane crash is believable and the FBI investigation is really well written, I like the element of po
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Jul 31, 2011
always amazes mr that Tempe Brennan is so diffrent in the books, compared to the tv series, but I guess it works better this way.
Great book, I loved it so much I couldn't put it down, but Kathy Reichs seems to write in a style that she gives you a hint at the end of each chapter of what comes next, and you find yourself having to read on to find out what is going to occur.
I have only read 2 of these books, but believe me, I intend to read more.
By the way, I loved Boyd, he definatly is the cutest More...
Great book, I loved it so much I couldn't put it down, but Kathy Reichs seems to write in a style that she gives you a hint at the end of each chapter of what comes next, and you find yourself having to read on to find out what is going to occur.
I have only read 2 of these books, but believe me, I intend to read more.
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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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Aug 08, 2011
Layla
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I love Kathy Reichs's books. They always keep me guessing. Out of all the ones I have read, I don't think I have figured out the killer before she reveals it, which I love. If I am figure out, especailly if I am half way through the book, then I feel that the author does not challenge me enough. I only have a couple of complaints about the facts in the book. First, the plane that crash is suppose to have the UGA men's and women's soccer team, and as a UGA alumni, I can tell you that UGA doe
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Jun 06, 2011
Laura
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The writing has improved from the first book, but there's still a few things that prevent me from enjoying them fully. Brennan still does some ridiculous things, and is often standoffish, but really the writing bothers me the most. Practically every section had a foreshadowing hook for the next ( i.e. "That's not how it went," "The next day we found out who blew up the flight."), clearly frequently enough to irritate me. Foreshadowing can be good, but this was overkill.
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Jul 29, 2010
Anne Hawn
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This book was a little different from the usual Temperance Brennan in that she started out being totally involved in the wreckage of an airplane and then after finding a foot that doesn's seem to belong to any of the passengers, she is taken off the crash team. Not only is she not involved, but her reputation as a profession is brought into serious question.
I didn't like having to wait for other characters to provide information any better than Brennan did. At first it seemed as if More...
I didn't like having to wait for other characters to provide information any better than Brennan did. At first it seemed as if More...
May 24, 2011
Ruby
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Cannibals conspire to pervert the course of justice? Unlikely.
A plane crash, a cabal of cannibals and a conspiracy are a little awkwardly and improbably woven together. Temperance Brennan is the main character and she appears in a number of Reichs thrillers. The personal life of the heroine is not very satisfyingly covered in this book but continuously referred to by the author. That exemplifies the risk of using the same character in a series of novels, relying upon backstory that r More...
A plane crash, a cabal of cannibals and a conspiracy are a little awkwardly and improbably woven together. Temperance Brennan is the main character and she appears in a number of Reichs thrillers. The personal life of the heroine is not very satisfyingly covered in this book but continuously referred to by the author. That exemplifies the risk of using the same character in a series of novels, relying upon backstory that r More...
Jan 24, 2010
Raymond
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This book is great book for all people out there that loves mystery. This book is the fourth in the series of book about the different cases of Temperance Brennan, world class forensic anthropologist. The story starts with a terrible crash of a plane. When Temperance goes to investigate what was a horrible accident leads her to a very mysterious and confusing case, way more than a accident. I think this book grow the suspense with every page turned. This series also serves as a very loose base f
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Mar 18, 2009
KarenC
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Don't look for Brennan of TV's Bones in this book! Reichs' book Brennan is totally different. While I like some of the medical clues & deductions, some of the explanations went a little too much into detail & I thought detracted from the story. About mid-book I was beginning to think I'd need a program to keep all of the character straight. I've read one other of the Brennan books, before I started watching the TV series, & didn't like the book at all. There seemed to be too much emphasis on the
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May 23, 2011
Ginnz
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The moment I started, I remembered reading it before and for some reason it's not logged on here.
Now I've finished I remember that this was the book the ruined Tempe for me the first time. She's such a smart woman who makes such stupid mistakes in this book. Having read it again, I think I might have been too harsh the first time. The blunders were monumental, senseless for such a together person and unnecessary for the story to progress.
There were bits I didn't like. The pre-loading More...
Now I've finished I remember that this was the book the ruined Tempe for me the first time. She's such a smart woman who makes such stupid mistakes in this book. Having read it again, I think I might have been too harsh the first time. The blunders were monumental, senseless for such a together person and unnecessary for the story to progress.
There were bits I didn't like. The pre-loading More...
Aug 14, 2011
Tracy
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This was a very good book with lots of goo and gore. If you are into that kind of stuff than this is a book for you! I enjoyed the story plot line and was hardpressed to put it down. I am finding myself a big fan of forensic science mysteries....although I have a hard time eating and reading them at the same time...giggle! This book was particulary gruesome so watch out for all of you with a weak stomach!!! I really like the main character Tempe Brennan and am looking forward to reading more boo
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