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Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan #4)

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Investigating a plane crash in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers in a most disturbing way that the evidence doesn't add up. Tripping over a coyote-chewed leg at the crash scene, she performs a little mental arithmetic and realizes that this victim wasn't on the plane. Once again, Brennan's high-tech DMORT snaps into...more

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Published April 26th 2005 by Pocket Star Books (first published July 17th 2001)

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Dec 20, 2009 Jon rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, fiction, mystery, read-in-my-40s

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 employer's building and was reduced to b...more

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Apr 24, 2008 Gina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, thriller

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 situations",...more

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Dec 04, 2008 Catten rated it 5 of 5 stars

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 plane. Part...more 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 plane. Part of the story is about the investigation of the crash. Part of it is about the recovery effort – collecting and identifying the victims. I was privileged enough to attend a conference a couple of years ago in which we were treated to a grim presentation on the recovery and identification operation for SwissAir Flight 800 in Nova Scotia. To say it was disturbing and sad is a tremendous understatement. (I can’t even imagine what the volunteers in New York must be going through right now.) Reichs gives it to us straight and in living color.

As far as I can tell, she’s right on with her details, describing the agencies involved in mass disaster recovery efforts: The Office of Emergency Preparedness runs the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), which provides medical aid and services. Under the NDMS are the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) and Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT). As Reichs puts it, DMAT looks after the needs of the living, DMORT takes care of the dead.

I appreciate this author’s approach to a story. Not only is there enough to keep a forensics junkie interested, she also complicates Tempe’s situation with the love interest, agent Andrew Ryan (don’t roll your eyes, this is not a romance by any stretch of the imagination), her ex-husband, with whom she gets along well and trades pet-sitting duty, and a supervisor who acts on suspicious directions from above and kicks her off of the investigative team. To clear her name and preserve her reputation, Tempe strikes out on her own. This is Nancy Drew meets Kay Scarpetta – minus the SuperQuincy element. Tempe sometimes makes mistakes and stays human.

If you like Cornwell and/or Reichs’ other books, this is a definite must-read. If you dig forensics fiction, grab a copy. And if graphic descriptions of crime scenes make you queasy, pass this one up. (less)

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Apr 18, 2013 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

When a plane crashes near Tempe Brennan’s home town of Charlotte, North Carolina, Tempe is one of the first on the scene to begin the process of identifying remains, and discovering why the tragedy happened. When a piece of evidence does not fit with the rest of the plane debris, Tempe once again takes the investigation into her own hands, along with Canadian officer Andrew Ryan, local Sherriff Lucy Crowe, and lovable Boyd, a chow mix Tempe’s husband recently acquired from a client. Set in the s...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Red Heaven rated it 4 of 5 stars

After a *slightly* disappointing third book, Reichs came back with this strong effort. The amazing coincidences continue, however - the plane just happens to crash in Brennan's part of the U.S. while she just happens to be in the vicinity and able to work the scene, AND (here comes the biggie) someone who worked with Andrew Ryan JUST HAPPENED to be on that plane, bringing him to North Carolina and into the story. I just can't accept a coincidence that large to hang a story on. On the plus side,...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Matt Schiariti rated it 5 of 5 stars

Reichs seems to have hit her stride with this one. I enjoyed the first two books of the series a lot, but was a bit let down by Deadly Decisions. I felt that it was a bit too disjointed and didn't quite fit together into a smooth, cohesive read. Fatal Voyage does NOT suffer from any of the ailments that kept me from enjoying Deadly Decisions.

Voyage starts off running right out of the gate. A plane crash happens in Tempe's original neck of the woods in North Carolina. As a favor to the disaster m...more Reichs seems to have hit her stride with this one. I enjoyed the first two books of the series a lot, but was a bit let down by Deadly Decisions. I felt that it was a bit too disjointed and didn't quite fit together into a smooth, cohesive read. Fatal Voyage does NOT suffer from any of the ailments that kept me from enjoying Deadly Decisions.

Voyage starts off running right out of the gate. A plane crash happens in Tempe's original neck of the woods in North Carolina. As a favor to the disaster management team handling the crash, Tempe's brought in to help identify the 80+ victims of the unfortunate crash, one of which is Bertrand who fans of the series know is Andrew Ryan's police partner. This brings Ryan into the plot of the book as well which is great. He's an established character and works well as the potential love interest for Tempe so getting him into the book adds the relationship element (or would be element, as the case may be) which helps to humanize and flesh out the character of Dr. Brennan. If she were all about bones ALL the time it would get dry. The love interest helps break that up and brings in the human element that non forensic anthropologists can relate to!

During her work and investigation of the crash area, Tempe discovers a disembodied foot. Most likely belonging to one of the crash victims or something far more sinister? This brings the book in a direction that I, for one, never saw coming and leads to a very well thought out and creepy mystery.

I think what I enjoyed most about this book was not only the very clever and unsuspected twists and turns in the plot, but the voices given to the characters. Even though I enjoyed the first two books, sometimes I found the dialogue to be a little stiff at times. Growing pains I suspect. As of Fatal Voyage, Reichs seems to have really hit her stride and comfort zone in writing both the stalwarts of the series, Tempe and Ryan, but also the new characters as well. Each has their own distinctive personality that bounces right off each page and the dialogue is engaging, well written and fun to read.

This is my favorite of the series so far and now I'm truly addicted to the Tempe Brennan novels! I can't wait to see what web of mystery she gets involved in next and I'm curious to see how the characters grow and what happens to what may be the budding relationship between Tempe and Ryan. (less)

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Jun 02, 2012 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Eh. The story was interesting, but I had trouble really getting into it. Everything started out with such promise — the opening few chapters drew me in quick; unfortunately, as the pages turned, I grew less and less interested. Partially, I guess, because I didn't really understand Dr. Tempe Brennan, the main character, and partially because Kathy Reich's writing style was too clipped and analytical for my tastes.

Everything's told from the first person (Tempe's) point of view, but she's such a d...more

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Nov 15, 2011 Dianna Richards rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 sexy...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Iris Blobel rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 surprise finds a foot wh...more

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Jun 10, 2011 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

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 more import...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Book Concierge rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 mountains of Eastern Tenness...more 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 mountains of Eastern Tennessee or Western North Carolina. She happens to be in the neighborhood, so she’s asked to drop everything else and go to the site to begin recovery and identification of remains. As will happen with a plane crash, the wreckage is wide-spread and the woods are full of scavengers – bear, coyote, raccoons, fox, hawks, vultures, etc. When she spots a coyote with a foot in his mouth she manages to get it away from him and enter it in the log as part of the remains. The only problem is that it doesn’t seem to belong to any of the passengers or crew. So whose foot is it?

Of course there are evil-doers in high places that try to thwart the investigation, and Tempe’s reputation and career are quickly on the line. Her emotions frequently are just on the verge of being out of control (her heart rate increases, her adrenaline is pumping, “hot tears line the inside of her eyelids”). But she is not without allies … and rescuers. And this is the source of my dissatisfaction. When she is clearly in danger she persists in going about without any protection, and behaving in a manner that gets her further into trouble. To her credit, she is resourceful and doesn’t rely entirely on “the big strong guy” to save her, so I didn’t really deduct much in my rating.

Borowitz does an okay job of performing this audio book. Her delivery is somewhat flat for much of it … I suppose she is trying to make Tempe sound in control, calm and deliberate. By the 3rd disc I had gotten used to it … or perhaps as the story picked up steam, she put more emotion into her performance.
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Oct 19, 2010 Hannah Ruthie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, mystery, suspense

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 to preceding nov...more

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Jun 09, 2010 Jlaurenmc rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 show is loosely base...more
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 show is loosely based on both her life and the life of her fictional counterpart, Tempe Brennan. While the majority of the first three books details Brennan's work in Montreal, in Fatal Voyage she returns to her full-time hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. I have enjoyed Reichs' foray into Canadian territory (and one she knows well, as she holds the exact position there that she gives Tempe in her books), but the south is my old friend, well-known and never tiresome.

As the novel opens, a commercial plane has crashed in the North Carolina woods on its way from Atlanta to the northeast. Tempe is called in as part of the DMORT, or Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. Again, this is subject matter Reichs is well-versed in, as she also serves as a DMORT responder in the United States. As Tempe aids with the investigation, attacks begin on her character and on her ethics. She rushes, with the help of Canadian detective Andrew Ryan, to clear her name. Which means, of course, that additional mysteries must be solved. During the crash investigation, Tempe happened upon what appeared to be an abandoned lodge in the woods, and at the same time found a piece of evidence which doesn't quite match up to the time frame and details of the crash. She works to fit these parts into the larger puzzle as a media frenzy opens up around her.

For some reason, Fatal Voyage is a little-circulated part of the Tempe Brannon series. My Amazon.com search offered only used copies, so it may not currently be in print. It is also one of only two of her books not available at my local library. As popular as Bones continues to be, I find this surprising. I found it to be thus far the most enjoyable of her books to date (or as far as I've gotten in the series, anyway). It does deal with some grisly subject matter, as I mentioned when I listed it as a possible reason for my inability to sleep. It was also released in 2001, just as our nation was suffering the shock of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Reichs addresses that in an added note at the end of my paperback copy of the book. She was one of the first on the scene to help identify victims of that attack, and she states that it was difficult to think back about this novel's discussion of mass death in light of that much more terrible and real tragedy. Perhaps she's never had the heart to have it marketed as her other books have been. In my opinion, the book describes the difficulties those working the scene of a tragedy face, and that is a valid and reasonable point of view to portray.

The only negative I saw in the book was Reichs' continued overuse of coincidental events. I suppose fiction writers must exercise some sort of license to stretch a bit beyond what we would consider reasonable, but Reichs does so in each of her books with little sign of letting up. Previous so-called coincidences have linked Tempe's home cities in Montreal and North Carolina, and even tied cases being investigated together. In this book Reichs conveniently places Andrew Ryan's partner as a passenger on the downed plane. Thus, Ryan has reason to travel to North Carolina and into Tempe's southern setting. I would venture to say that authorities in one specific city in Canada have little reason to visit a particular state in our country (especially as a result of investigations being tied together) on a yearly basis. However, if you can overlook a bit of over-the-top plot twists, Reichs can sure spin a good tale. I'm also reveling in the fact that she's fairly prolific -- with four down, I still have eight books to go and a new one being published this summer! (less)

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Nov 13, 2012 Kaitlin S. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Temperance Brennan is listening to her radio when she hears about an Air TransSouth flight has gone down in the mountains of western North Carolina. As a forensic anthropologist and a member of the regional DMORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) team Brennan rushes to help the body recovery and identification. Brennan begins to worry when she finds out that the plane was carrying a university soccer team. As they search for the cause of the plane crash Brennan stumbles on some coyo...more Temperance Brennan is listening to her radio when she hears about an Air TransSouth flight has gone down in the mountains of western North Carolina. As a forensic anthropologist and a member of the regional DMORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) team Brennan rushes to help the body recovery and identification. Brennan begins to worry when she finds out that the plane was carrying a university soccer team. As they search for the cause of the plane crash Brennan stumbles on some coyotes. One of the coyotes was carrying a human foot. Now Brennan is blamed when the foot goes missing. Plus being blamed for the missing foot she is banned from the plane crash scene. Will Brennan be able to get back on the scene and solve the cause of the crash? If you want to know read Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs.

My favorite character in the book by Kathy Reichs, Deadly Voyage is Temperance Brennan because she is determined and much more. She is determined because even though she was banned from the crime scene she is still trying to solve the cases from a deadly plane crash and a case that she found when she stumbles upon some coyotes with a human foot. She is also very courageous. She saved a foot from a bunch of coyotes. She is also courageous when she is banned from the crime scene and she continues to work on a case by calling someone who is still working on the cases and gets information to solve the case without being there. Finally, Temperance is also very protective. When she found out the plane that crashed had a soccer team on board she was worried her daughter Katy and her friend who plays soccer. She was worried her daughter was on that flight and died like everyone else on the flight. Clearly, Temperance Brennan is determined, courageous and protective.

I would recommend this book, Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs for many reasons. First of all, this book keeps you wondering. It does this by having a giant plane crash happen and it seems it’s just everyone helping recover and identify remains for families that will not receive much of the remains to be buried because most of their bodies are gone then something giant happens and changes everything. Second, it lets you see what happens if this event really happened. It tells you what happens inside DMORT and other agencies. Finally, it starts with a bang and has more giant events happen throughout the novel. First a plane crash then seeing the aftermath then Brennan finding the foot and getting banned. Clearly, I recommend this book to anybody who likes this style of books.

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Feb 02, 2012 Wei Cho rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

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 think it was an international conspi...more

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May 18, 2013 Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: review-copy

I picked this book up as soon as I finished reading Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan #3).

This time Tempe is on the team that arrives first at the site of an airplane crash. The job at hand this time is really difficult. When Tempe finds a piece of evidence that shouldn’t have been at the scene and a small house that the locals were not aware of, she yet again takes it upon herself to solve the case. Only this time things are complicated as her character and ethics are being questioned. Now,...more

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Nov 29, 2011 Jeffrey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, read-in-2011

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 develops her writi...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Kim Hathorn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Three and a half stars, actually. The novel moved at a really fast clip. The dialogue was fast, crisp and short in form meaning without prolonged diatribes from whoever was speaking. But there was still a slight caveat in that during conversations between two people (Ryan and Tempe, for example) it was not always clear to me who was specifically speaking. I appreciated all of the forensic and technical details and found them interesting as this is the first of Kathy Reichs' novels I've read, and...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, drama, heroine-junkie, medicine, mystery, romance-sort-of

Dr. Temperance Brennan is called to help investigate a plane crash in North Carolina, but the evidence she finds there leads to, among other things, an attempt on her life as well as an attempt to discredit her professionally and evidence of a depraved 'social club' that goes back generations.

This is one of the better books in the series as Tempe fights battles professionally (who is trying to impeach her credibility and why?) and personally (Ryan or Pete?). She does both with aplomb and often w...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Rhonda rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 have a few issues. Brennan...more

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Feb 12, 2009 Lorraine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

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 help job my me...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Grey Ghost rated it 2 of 5 stars

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 the...more

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Apr 23, 2009 Toni Osborne rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 Carolina, illustrating clearly...more

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Apr 01, 2013 CuteBadger rated it 3 of 5 stars

"Project Re-read Kathy Reichs" Book Four.

A multi-agency investigation into a plane crash in an isolated mountain area throws up an extra body part that no-one can account for. Tempe's quest to find out the truth leads to her putting herself in danger and risking her life as well as her career.

As ever, this was an exciting book with lots (perhaps too much) of detail about the ins and outs of forensic investigations. The setting, a disaster with many fatalities, is different from Reichs' previous...more

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Jun 05, 2013 Tweedledum rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-law-bio-psychology

This is my first foray into Kathy Reichs' books and I have to say I was gripped from the very first . Perhaps this was helped by accessing it as an audiobook. Comparisons with Kay Scarpetta books did not apply as I have not read any of those. It's interesting to note that questions of derivation quickly cease to be relevant to the general reader once a series has been established and the creative offering can stand in it's own merits.

I identified with Tempe's ability to compartmentalise her com...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am a big fan of Patrica Cornwell, Kathy Reichs writes similar books.The story starts with a plane crash in the mountains and its all hands on deck to solve the mystery of why the plane crashed, and to sort all the debris out. When Temperance Brennan rescues a severed foot from the mouth of Coyotes, everyone thinks it is part of the wreckage, but when the body part doesnt match up with anyone else and suddenly Temperance is hauled before her boss and suspended for no reason at all you know ther...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Merredith rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-mysteries

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...more

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Oct 18, 2009 Debbie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense

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...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Greg rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

This was my second time trying to read this one. The first one, I only made it to the last line of chapter 4, which reads, "This was too improbable to be real." I agreed with the author -- the coincidence that ends chapter 4 was ludicrous, improbable, and unnecessary. I basically threw the book back on the shelf and left it there for a few years.

I picked it back up again a few nights ago for no obvious reason, and this time read through the chapter 4 mess and finished it. There are various prob...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another day another Kathy Reich's tale of Dr. Brennan completed. It is with this final read that I have become inspired to read all in the series.

One thing that I have not already said and indeed noticed of Kathy's writing style, is how she wraps up the story in a neat little bow with a delicious cherry on top, leaving a satisfying smile on my face, and indeed possibly the driving force to read the next one.

It wasn't until I spoke to someone about Kathy Reich's books that I realised she herself...more

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