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41 ratings, 3.61 average rating, 13 reviews
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July 1st 2008
by Berkley
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Paperback, 272 pages
isbn
0425222500
(isbn13: 9780425222508)
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From the Edgar® Award winning author of Uneasy Relations. Starring Professor Gideon Oliver a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth. (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) <...more
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Read in November, 2007
A classic who done it, set on a seedy Amazon cruise boat, complete with piranhas, headhunters, wild eyed botanists, drug dealers, giant spiders, and great food. Who could ask for more?
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Read in November, 2008
I really enjoy Aaron Elkins' books about Gideon Oliver and his forensic anthropolgy investigations. It tickles me that the "Skeleton Detective" is squeamish around dead, fresh bodies but he loves dry bones and the stories they can tell. This novel wasn't my most favorite of Elkins', but I still liked it. The story has a fascinating setting--the Amazon rainforest. Gideon with his two buddies are checking out a tour possibility for "On the Cheap" vacations. Also on the river bo...more
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Read in July, 2008
It's always fun to read a new "Gideon Oliver, Skeleton Detective" tale - Gideon is a forensic anthropologist, a middle-aged professor who lives on the Olympic Peninsula with his forest-ranger wife Julie. Everywhere he goes, of course, a murder - new or old - is sure to crop up, requiring his particular brand of expertise. This time it's during a "vacation" cruise with his FBI agent friend, John Lau, on the Amazon River - the title teeth refer to those of the flesh-eating pirh...more
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Read in January, 2008
I like Aaron Elkins' mysteries a lot. They all feature Gideon Oliver, "The Skeleton Detective," who trips over (usually) long-dead bodies in the course of his travels. This time he's in the Amazon, where the skeleton has been cleaned by piranhas, the "little tiny teeth" of the title. Lots of nice description of setting. A little less witty dialogue than usual. But a nice cozy read.
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Those little tiny teeth belong to piranhas, who can strip a skeleton of its flesh in 30 minutes, leaving the bones as evidence for forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver. Gideon and his buddy John are cruising the Amazon on a rundown river boat when the murders and other mysterious occurrences begin to happen.
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Read in September, 2008
Eh. Excellent start, decent execution, a little shaky on the dismount.
Maybe it's just me, but this books are starting to get a little predictable. Still, it wasn't bad, just more of the same.
Maybe it's just me, but this books are starting to get a little predictable. Still, it wasn't bad, just more of the same.
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eh. The plot seemed very artificial. Especially where they finally get around to the "Bone Doctor's" expertise. Wouldn't recommend this book.
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Read in April, 2008
This book is almost really worth about 3.7 stars. It's engaging and even a little intellectual. The series is set in interesting locales.
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Read in December, 2007
Interesting. Novel of intrigue set on the Amazon River. Didn't figure out the mystery entirely by the end, which is always fun.
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This was a great book. Super twisty at the end, but you can't tell me you didn't see it coming as it went.
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For lovers of mysteries featuring paleontologists who might also like an Amazon setting. Line up, all of you!
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Read in August, 2008
As usual the skeletal facts were the best part. And they were worth the read.
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