206 BONES by Kathy Reichs is 384 pages in paperback form. This is #12 in A Temperance Brennan Novel.

Brief Description:

There are 206 bones in the human body. And one shattering secret hidden among them....

Cold and alone, bound hands to feet, Tempe Brennan regains consciousness locked in a dark cell--or is she buried alive in a tomb?--and begins to reconstruct the twisted chain of events that led her to this terrifying place. Tempe and Lieutenant Ryan had recently accompanied the remains of a missing heiress from Montreal to the Chicago morgue, and suddenly Tempe is accused of mishandling the autopsy. After an incriminating phone call and another shocking death, Tempe's unseen enemy closes in -- even as the corpse of a second, and then a third, elderly woman turns up in the woods of Montreal. Who wants Tempe dead, or at least out of the way, and why? Who would resort to sabotage to destroy the secrets hidden in the bones? Only Tempe can uncover the truth--if she can escape the deadly fate someone has destined for her.

I loved this book from the first chapter. It was very fast paced and was very interesting. Forensics has always been something that I am interested in. When Temperance is in the black box and it is dark, I suffered her claustrophobia right along with her. I don't like small places and if it is dark, that makes it even worse. This was very difficult to read, but that is because it is so real for me.

I normally listen to these books because I don't speak French and I hate not being able to pronounce a word when I am reading, but that is just me. It is part of the book, because she is bilingual and does work in Quebec for most of this book. Ms. Reichs did something else in the book that I have not seen too many times, when something was said she would tell you what voice it was said in, like surly, puzzled and so forth. At first I found this distracting and then I thought it was very good to know.

I was also glad to see that Dr. Brennan and Ryan are talking again and the kidding back and forth was present in this book. Claudell even made an appearance. I like Claudell and wish he were in more of the books. Claudell was normal with his surliness.

I had figured out some of what was happening, but the ending was a little different than I had expected. Still, that made for a very good book in my opinion.

I am giving this 5 out of 5 stars and can't wait to read the next one to see where Dr. Brennan and Ryan go next.

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