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Temperance Brennan #7
Monday Mourning
Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores the Stockholm syndrome—the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor—in this mesmerizing new thriller.
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial.
She should be going over her notes, but instead she’s digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now, the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?
Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe’s greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones’ antiquity.
But something doesn’t make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon-14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she’s right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.
Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat.
As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...Tempe may be next.
With its powerful mix of nail-biting suspense and cutting-edge forensic science, Monday Mourning is the best yet from this superbly gifted, megastar author who, as New York Newsday says, is “the real thing.”
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial.
She should be going over her notes, but instead she’s digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now, the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?
Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe’s greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones’ antiquity.
But something doesn’t make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon-14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she’s right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.
Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat.
As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...Tempe may be next.
With its powerful mix of nail-biting suspense and cutting-edge forensic science, Monday Mourning is the best yet from this superbly gifted, megastar author who, as New York Newsday says, is “the real thing.”
383 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 14, 2004
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Kathy Reichs
155 books17.2k followersKathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of only fifty forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. A professor of anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best First Novel (1998): Deja Dead
Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best First Novel (1998): Deja Dead
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May 17, 2012
I have read all of Kathy Reichs’s offerings since her first book, Deja Dead was published in 1997. I have to ask myself why.
I don’t particularly like Temperance Brennan, Kathy Reichs’ forensic heroine. I don’t like the settings of her novels, and even though I speak French, I don’t like it when her characters do.
Kathy Reichs has excellent story ideas and her plots are gripping. However, her characterization is weak. She seems to have decided that Tempe needs problems, and throws in a drinking problem and a wandering daughter. There’s nothing wrong with this, but the two never impact on the storylines.
In Monday Mourning, Tempe is called in to investigate the discovery of 3 skeletons in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlour. Everyone with an acronym, and believe me, Reichs can come up with plenty, believes that the remains are historical. However Tempe carbon dates the bones and finds out that they are the remains of 3 teenage women from the 1980s.
Tempe’s love life is not going well and to be honest, I forgave the yummy sounding Detective Andrew Ryan. Tempe is annoying. A subplot about Tempe's friend, Anne, who comes to stay when her marriage is in trouble, does not help. Neither does the formula for an ending.
What sets Reichs apart from Cornwell & Co is her tremendous attention to detail. She is one of the world's foremost experts in forensic anthropology. If you like this, you’ll love her novels. However, if like me, you’ve been hooked by another writer in this genre called Karin Slaughter, you’ll realize how much Reichs misses as an author.
I’ve discovered why I have this on/off relationship with Reichs’s books. I don’t care enough for Tempe. And I don’t like Reichs’s writing style. She tells us too much. This is probably the correct thing to do in a medical report or a court, but it’s not right for a novel.
I don’t particularly like Temperance Brennan, Kathy Reichs’ forensic heroine. I don’t like the settings of her novels, and even though I speak French, I don’t like it when her characters do.
Kathy Reichs has excellent story ideas and her plots are gripping. However, her characterization is weak. She seems to have decided that Tempe needs problems, and throws in a drinking problem and a wandering daughter. There’s nothing wrong with this, but the two never impact on the storylines.
In Monday Mourning, Tempe is called in to investigate the discovery of 3 skeletons in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlour. Everyone with an acronym, and believe me, Reichs can come up with plenty, believes that the remains are historical. However Tempe carbon dates the bones and finds out that they are the remains of 3 teenage women from the 1980s.
Tempe’s love life is not going well and to be honest, I forgave the yummy sounding Detective Andrew Ryan. Tempe is annoying. A subplot about Tempe's friend, Anne, who comes to stay when her marriage is in trouble, does not help. Neither does the formula for an ending.
What sets Reichs apart from Cornwell & Co is her tremendous attention to detail. She is one of the world's foremost experts in forensic anthropology. If you like this, you’ll love her novels. However, if like me, you’ve been hooked by another writer in this genre called Karin Slaughter, you’ll realize how much Reichs misses as an author.
I’ve discovered why I have this on/off relationship with Reichs’s books. I don’t care enough for Tempe. And I don’t like Reichs’s writing style. She tells us too much. This is probably the correct thing to do in a medical report or a court, but it’s not right for a novel.
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September 14, 2021يوم الاثنين..استخرجت " برينان " عظام لثلاث فتيات صغيرات السن من قبو مطعم بيتزا ...
التحري الجنائي " كلوديل " يرى أن العظام قديمة قد تعود للقرن التاسع عشر حيث ثمة دليل مادي على ذلك...بينما الفحوصات التي أجرتها " برينان " في مختبر العلوم القضائية والطب الشرعي تدل على أن تلك الهياكل حديثة العهد..
كالعادة التفاصيل شيقة ومثيرة وإن كان هناك ما يتنافى مع الذكاء وسرعة البديهة...
هذه المرة توقفت عند شخصية المحقق " كلوديل " بالرغم من إنه يعرف كيف يلقي القبض على الأوغاد لكنه عنيد..متغطرس..لا يكلف نفسه عناء إلقاء التحية ، يتشبث بآرائه ولا يأبه بما تقول عالمة الانثروبيولوجيا " برينان " ويراها تتدخل في عمله ، ولا داعي لوجودها في فريق مكافحة الجرائم...
قبضت على نفسي مُتلبسة بابتسامة مراوغة إزاء تلك الشخصية التي تثير اهتمامك واستفزازك في آن واحد ، ولا يمنع ذلك من أن عينيّ مع إنها كانت تصوب نظرات حادة له ولكنها تميل إلى الإعجاب بالصلابة والعناد...
بالنهاية..لطالما تواجد في لحظة بعينها وكأنها لا تنتظر سواه.....
التحري الجنائي " كلوديل " يرى أن العظام قديمة قد تعود للقرن التاسع عشر حيث ثمة دليل مادي على ذلك...بينما الفحوصات التي أجرتها " برينان " في مختبر العلوم القضائية والطب الشرعي تدل على أن تلك الهياكل حديثة العهد..
كالعادة التفاصيل شيقة ومثيرة وإن كان هناك ما يتنافى مع الذكاء وسرعة البديهة...
هذه المرة توقفت عند شخصية المحقق " كلوديل " بالرغم من إنه يعرف كيف يلقي القبض على الأوغاد لكنه عنيد..متغطرس..لا يكلف نفسه عناء إلقاء التحية ، يتشبث بآرائه ولا يأبه بما تقول عالمة الانثروبيولوجيا " برينان " ويراها تتدخل في عمله ، ولا داعي لوجودها في فريق مكافحة الجرائم...
قبضت على نفسي مُتلبسة بابتسامة مراوغة إزاء تلك الشخصية التي تثير اهتمامك واستفزازك في آن واحد ، ولا يمنع ذلك من أن عينيّ مع إنها كانت تصوب نظرات حادة له ولكنها تميل إلى الإعجاب بالصلابة والعناد...
بالنهاية..لطالما تواجد في لحظة بعينها وكأنها لا تنتظر سواه.....
August 12, 2024
The 7th book in the Temperance Brennan series and I really liked this one. As usual this book follows Tempe as she tries to figure out who's bones she has uncovered and how/why they got there. The plotline of this instalment felt a lot faster paced and it was much more interesting than the last book.
We look in depth into Stockholm Syndrome in some chapters which were really interesting and enlightening. This book was also significantly more emotive which I really enjoyed. As always the amount of forensic detail is astounding! I can't imagine how much research Kathy Reichs must have done to create this series so far its really something to behold.
I am enjoying this series a lot so far - plenty more to come and I'm looking forward to it. The only thing I would say about this series which I don't like is when the character speak French it takes me out of the drama because I have no idea to read it! I don't think any of the books in the series will be a 5 star read but I would love to be proven wrong. On to the next.
We look in depth into Stockholm Syndrome in some chapters which were really interesting and enlightening. This book was also significantly more emotive which I really enjoyed. As always the amount of forensic detail is astounding! I can't imagine how much research Kathy Reichs must have done to create this series so far its really something to behold.
I am enjoying this series a lot so far - plenty more to come and I'm looking forward to it. The only thing I would say about this series which I don't like is when the character speak French it takes me out of the drama because I have no idea to read it! I don't think any of the books in the series will be a 5 star read but I would love to be proven wrong. On to the next.
February 14, 2023
I read this story cover to cover. The plot was good with the discovery of three skeletons in a cellar below a pizza restaurant. The detailed technical information is fascinating. Carbon dating the bones based on fossil fuel and radiation from atmospheric nuclear tests was new to me.
The setting of winter in Montreal is excellent. I have been to Montreal and remember getting to most places in winter via the underground metro.
The sub plot about her friends Anne marriage going stale and her love life with Ryan were a bit wishy washy. Tempe becomes a teenager around Ryan unable to just ask him what is up and for a top notch forensic scientist is an awful l communicator on a personal level. Claudel the detective who winds her up is amusing.
She discovers a murderer and hostages. The Stockholm Syndrome was interesting and with the escape of one of the apparent victims means a future sequel me thinks.
An enjoyable read.
The setting of winter in Montreal is excellent. I have been to Montreal and remember getting to most places in winter via the underground metro.
The sub plot about her friends Anne marriage going stale and her love life with Ryan were a bit wishy washy. Tempe becomes a teenager around Ryan unable to just ask him what is up and for a top notch forensic scientist is an awful l communicator on a personal level. Claudel the detective who winds her up is amusing.
She discovers a murderer and hostages. The Stockholm Syndrome was interesting and with the escape of one of the apparent victims means a future sequel me thinks.
An enjoyable read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 11, 2023
I've been reading some beaten up old paperbacks off my shelves to pass them on and have no regrets. I love the Bones books (cough, Brennan) and was a fan of the show too. I also love Montreal and spent a lot of time up there so even though I wish she'd back off on the street names and such, it's a nice touch to feel like I'm familiar with the setting in which a book takes place.
I just like her writing style. Some of the scientific explanations get out of hand but it's a very engaging novel overall. Then the bones of the past connect to a terrifying present day serial killer/freak and that's the point where you know you're reading that last fifty pages tonight 😅
I just like her writing style. Some of the scientific explanations get out of hand but it's a very engaging novel overall. Then the bones of the past connect to a terrifying present day serial killer/freak and that's the point where you know you're reading that last fifty pages tonight 😅
July 6, 2010
Maybe best yet in unusual "skeleton doc" series!
This is the seventh novel in the successful and best-selling Tempe Brennon, board-certified forensic pathologist, series. Tempe is an exact replica of author Dr. Reichs in real life: same job, same education and background, and same dividing her time between two job settings - one in Montreal (she speaks fluent French) and one in North Carolina. Early in the book, Tempe testifies as an expert witness, but this was really just a ploy to describe the glowing credentials of our two heroines (Tempe and the real life one) and establish just what it is that they do (sophisticated bone analysis) to assist traditional medical examiners and coroners. The plot per se gets cooking when three skeletons of undetermined age are discovered in the earthen cellar of a small pizza parlour. While the technical details get a bit much from time to time, Tempe eventually uses carbon dating techniques to determine the likely ages of the bones and to start developing realistic leads re the identities of the victims, seemingly all teenaged young women. A variety of somewhat undesirable people and businesses have passed through the pizza joint building, adding to the suspense. As usual, the Canadian cops hold Tempe at arms length as they have trouble getting excited about the case until it seems likely more current victims are at risk. The intriguing plot concludes with some first class detecting and a little bit of an implausible fire rescue scene with of course Tempe at the heart of the heroics.
We've read this entire set and like the fresh territory it generally covers. While Tempe herself is not exactly that charming a persona, she has a great intellect coupled with a great caring about her work. Those factors combine to make her relentless in stalking the details and, when possible, the perpetrators of the crimes with which she's engaged. A love affair with cop Andrew Ryan is tending to get a little tiresome, and they are at odds throughout most of this story when Ryan appears to be "cheating". A best girlfriend of Tempe's (Anne) comes to visit and gets a lot of print, though we never were really quite sure how that fit into the scheme of things. Nevertheless, we found "Mourning" to be a superb addition to the set to date, featuring Tempe's detective work at her best, with a tremendously clever and satisfying conclusion. If one has not tried Reich's work yet, this one would make a great start.
This is the seventh novel in the successful and best-selling Tempe Brennon, board-certified forensic pathologist, series. Tempe is an exact replica of author Dr. Reichs in real life: same job, same education and background, and same dividing her time between two job settings - one in Montreal (she speaks fluent French) and one in North Carolina. Early in the book, Tempe testifies as an expert witness, but this was really just a ploy to describe the glowing credentials of our two heroines (Tempe and the real life one) and establish just what it is that they do (sophisticated bone analysis) to assist traditional medical examiners and coroners. The plot per se gets cooking when three skeletons of undetermined age are discovered in the earthen cellar of a small pizza parlour. While the technical details get a bit much from time to time, Tempe eventually uses carbon dating techniques to determine the likely ages of the bones and to start developing realistic leads re the identities of the victims, seemingly all teenaged young women. A variety of somewhat undesirable people and businesses have passed through the pizza joint building, adding to the suspense. As usual, the Canadian cops hold Tempe at arms length as they have trouble getting excited about the case until it seems likely more current victims are at risk. The intriguing plot concludes with some first class detecting and a little bit of an implausible fire rescue scene with of course Tempe at the heart of the heroics.
We've read this entire set and like the fresh territory it generally covers. While Tempe herself is not exactly that charming a persona, she has a great intellect coupled with a great caring about her work. Those factors combine to make her relentless in stalking the details and, when possible, the perpetrators of the crimes with which she's engaged. A love affair with cop Andrew Ryan is tending to get a little tiresome, and they are at odds throughout most of this story when Ryan appears to be "cheating". A best girlfriend of Tempe's (Anne) comes to visit and gets a lot of print, though we never were really quite sure how that fit into the scheme of things. Nevertheless, we found "Mourning" to be a superb addition to the set to date, featuring Tempe's detective work at her best, with a tremendously clever and satisfying conclusion. If one has not tried Reich's work yet, this one would make a great start.
July 26, 2013
كان من المفترض أن يكون يوم اثتين عادي جدا لكنه يتحولَ جذرياً، عندما تستدعى الدكتورة تمبرنس إلى قبو مطعم بيتزا حيث تكتشف عظام ثلاث سيدات في ذلك القبو ..
تكون لدى د. تمبرنس وجهة نظرها الخاصة في هذا الموضوع ولكن
وبسبب خلافاتهما السابقة يعتقد التحري كلوديل أنها عظام قديمة ولا يملكون سلطة التحقيق بأمرها .. خاصة وأنه وُجد في القبو أدلة تؤيد وجهة نظره ..
ولأنَ تمبرنس لا تستسلم كما نعرفها .
تخضع العظام لفحص الكربون 14 ..
وتتوالي الحقائق بعدها ..
صادم ومريع ما ستكتشفه تمب من خلال هذه التحقيقات ..
رواية متماسكة ومكتوبة بشكل ممتاز ..
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اللافت في هذه الرواية أن مؤلفة الرواية د. كاثي رايكس ..
تقول :
أنه وصلتها قضية مشابهة في الحقيقة ذات يوم وجدت عظام ثلاث سيدات في قبو مطعم بيتزا ..وبعد اجراء الإختبارات تبين أن هؤلاء الضحايا توفين قبل العام 1955م..
وبحسب القانون الكندي ( حيث وقعت أحداث الرواية )
ليس هناك داع للتحقيق في هذه العظام لأنها قديمة جدا ولأنه يتم التحقيق في الوفيات التي وقعت في فترة زمنية لا تتعدى الخمسين عاما ..
ولكن الكاتبة تاثرت بهذه القضية كثيراً وفكرت في النساء الراقدات في قبور مجهولة أو قبو مجهول حيث يستمر الأحياء كلَّ يوم في الحياة والعمل فوق جثثهنَ ..
ولذا قررت كتابة هذه الرواية والمقتبسة جزئيا من ملفاتها رغم الإختلافات أرادت أن تجد خاتمة لصاحبات هذه العظام.
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المقارنة بين المسلسل والروايات ..
بالنسبة لي لا أؤيد هذه المقارنة ..
أنا اتعامل معهما باعتبارهما عملين مختلفين ومنفصلين ..
مسلسل Bones ..
وروايات كاثي رايكس ..
لهما نفس الفكرة والكاتب ولكن ما يجمع بينهما غير ذلك هو العظام ود.تمبرنس برينان فقط .
أحب كلاً منهما وعلى حدة ..
تكون لدى د. تمبرنس وجهة نظرها الخاصة في هذا الموضوع ولكن
وبسبب خلافاتهما السابقة يعتقد التحري كلوديل أنها عظام قديمة ولا يملكون سلطة التحقيق بأمرها .. خاصة وأنه وُجد في القبو أدلة تؤيد وجهة نظره ..
ولأنَ تمبرنس لا تستسلم كما نعرفها .
تخضع العظام لفحص الكربون 14 ..
وتتوالي الحقائق بعدها ..
صادم ومريع ما ستكتشفه تمب من خلال هذه التحقيقات ..
رواية متماسكة ومكتوبة بشكل ممتاز ..
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اللافت في هذه الرواية أن مؤلفة الرواية د. كاثي رايكس ..
تقول :
أنه وصلتها قضية مشابهة في الحقيقة ذات يوم وجدت عظام ثلاث سيدات في قبو مطعم بيتزا ..وبعد اجراء الإختبارات تبين أن هؤلاء الضحايا توفين قبل العام 1955م..
وبحسب القانون الكندي ( حيث وقعت أحداث الرواية )
ليس هناك داع للتحقيق في هذه العظام لأنها قديمة جدا ولأنه يتم التحقيق في الوفيات التي وقعت في فترة زمنية لا تتعدى الخمسين عاما ..
ولكن الكاتبة تاثرت بهذه القضية كثيراً وفكرت في النساء الراقدات في قبور مجهولة أو قبو مجهول حيث يستمر الأحياء كلَّ يوم في الحياة والعمل فوق جثثهنَ ..
ولذا قررت كتابة هذه الرواية والمقتبسة جزئيا من ملفاتها رغم الإختلافات أرادت أن تجد خاتمة لصاحبات هذه العظام.
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المقارنة بين المسلسل والروايات ..
بالنسبة لي لا أؤيد هذه المقارنة ..
أنا اتعامل معهما باعتبارهما عملين مختلفين ومنفصلين ..
مسلسل Bones ..
وروايات كاثي رايكس ..
لهما نفس الفكرة والكاتب ولكن ما يجمع بينهما غير ذلك هو العظام ود.تمبرنس برينان فقط .
أحب كلاً منهما وعلى حدة ..
February 18, 2013
Tempe has just suffered her seventh traumatic brain injury to date and i know the story will devolve into the usual formulaic ending so I don't really have to keep reading from here (do I?)I am surprised she is not a shambling, drooling amnesiac, she's been hit in the head so much. As always, I found the first 85% or so of this novel to be pretty interesting but I am getting annoyed at the tediously repetitious denouement. Can't Ms. Reichs come up with some other way to draw her novels to a close?
July 13, 2024
Re-read 2024
Perhaps one of the very few mystery series that I don't necessarily read in chronological order.
The seventh installment takes place in Montreal, Quebec in early December as Temperance Brennan works alongside detectives Claudel and Charbonneau to solve a mystery as to why the basement of a pizza parlour has skeletal remains. There's plenty of angst in Tempe's personal life, but the mystery is always the primary goal.
I've stated before that I prefer the books to the show and I love when the storyline is in Montreal. The latter is probably swayed by the fact that I recognize all the Montreal streets and landmarks mentioned in the story. I also prefer the character of Andrew Ryan to Tempe's ex, but I might be in the minority there.
Goodreads review 27/09/16
Goodreads review edits 13/07/24
Perhaps one of the very few mystery series that I don't necessarily read in chronological order.
The seventh installment takes place in Montreal, Quebec in early December as Temperance Brennan works alongside detectives Claudel and Charbonneau to solve a mystery as to why the basement of a pizza parlour has skeletal remains. There's plenty of angst in Tempe's personal life, but the mystery is always the primary goal.
I've stated before that I prefer the books to the show and I love when the storyline is in Montreal. The latter is probably swayed by the fact that I recognize all the Montreal streets and landmarks mentioned in the story. I also prefer the character of Andrew Ryan to Tempe's ex, but I might be in the minority there.
Goodreads review 27/09/16
Goodreads review edits 13/07/24
July 27, 2024
captivating, interesting, addictive as per usual. my fav palate cleanser series. check those triggers though because this one hit a little hard…
November 30, 2009
Well, the science was good. As usual it was thoroughly researched and I learned something new, about Carbon dating. But, I can't help feeling the storyline just gets formulaic. Got news about boyfriend seeing other woman, instead of asking she just keep quiet. Then towards the end, of course she had to go to the house without telling anyone. I mean, come on, this works on book 1 or 2 but by book 7 you think she'd know better than plunge headfirst into potentially dangerous sitch don't you?
Oh well. I probably keep reading the series anyhoo.
Oh well. I probably keep reading the series anyhoo.
April 21, 2019
Two-haiku review:
Bones found in cellar
Unidentified teen girls
What happened to them?
One of series' best
Exciting plot twists and turns
Plus relationship
Bones found in cellar
Unidentified teen girls
What happened to them?
One of series' best
Exciting plot twists and turns
Plus relationship
June 18, 2025
Ahora Brennan se encuentra desenterrando 3 cadáveres debajo de una pequeña pizzería, al parecer son 3 jóvenes mujeres quienes tienen allí muchísimo tiempo. Por otro lado, una de sus amigas de Charlotte llega de visita y espera tomar un poco de distancia de su matrimonio, a ver si logra sentir de nuevo la vida ahora que tiene "el nido vacío". Y si eso fuera poco, la relación con Ryan sigue sin estar clara, siente que él se esta alejando y que, tal vez, quiere terminar lo que apenas empezaron. Así que nuestra Dra. esta presionada por todos lados, y debe concentrarse en lo que es mas importante. Pero podrá realmente ayudar a resolver los homicidios de esas jóvenes? Será capaz de ayudar a su amiga? Que pasará con su relación con Ryan?
Un libro muy entretenido, un caso de secuestro, abuso y tortura que refleja algunos de los documentados a finales del siglo XX. La trama fue bastante intensa, pero lo que mas me mantuvo leyendo fue la cantidad de emociones por la que paso la prota, y si, muchas veces provocaba darle un coscorrón y hacerle ver que debe hablar lo que siente, y no imaginarse cosas, en otros momentos su angustia por el paradero de las chicas te mantenía pegada al libro y queriendo saber como iban a resolver todo.
Ahora, desde el libro anterior, comencé a ver que la prota por fin ha madurado, ya sabe que solo debe contar con ella misma para salvarse de situaciones de vida o muerte, pero porque todavía no ha tomado clases de defensa personal? Porque siempre tiene que terminar en el hospital golpeada? tantos golpes en la cabeza no le afectaran en el trabajo? o con sus migrañas? Digo, el autor podría buscar otra forma de hacerla heroína que no sea que quede herida y golpeada todo el tiempo?
En fin, la serie esta interesante, pero por ahora la voy a dejar hasta aquí, en otro momento la continuare.
Un libro muy entretenido, un caso de secuestro, abuso y tortura que refleja algunos de los documentados a finales del siglo XX. La trama fue bastante intensa, pero lo que mas me mantuvo leyendo fue la cantidad de emociones por la que paso la prota, y si, muchas veces provocaba darle un coscorrón y hacerle ver que debe hablar lo que siente, y no imaginarse cosas, en otros momentos su angustia por el paradero de las chicas te mantenía pegada al libro y queriendo saber como iban a resolver todo.
Ahora, desde el libro anterior, comencé a ver que la prota por fin ha madurado, ya sabe que solo debe contar con ella misma para salvarse de situaciones de vida o muerte, pero porque todavía no ha tomado clases de defensa personal? Porque siempre tiene que terminar en el hospital golpeada? tantos golpes en la cabeza no le afectaran en el trabajo? o con sus migrañas? Digo, el autor podría buscar otra forma de hacerla heroína que no sea que quede herida y golpeada todo el tiempo?
En fin, la serie esta interesante, pero por ahora la voy a dejar hasta aquí, en otro momento la continuare.
November 14, 2018
I am so happy to be diving back into this series! I also really like these freaking audios - flying through them!
Monday Mourning gives you so much mysterious drama. I loved it. Especially the little romance one between Brennan and Ryan. The only think I didn't like was that Ryan didn't really believe or know about this certain surprise until like maybe a week or two before he told Brennan?!?! Yeah, that kind of pissed me off because he was sort of making her think that he was unfaithful - if ya get my drift.
Other than that, I loved the murder mystery. Listening to these books just makes me want to dive back into re-watching season one of this show. This book is also making me crave pizza like crazy and finding gluten free pizza is a bitch - so thanks book!
Brennan is such a bad ass little detective.. but I feel like she needs to supervised at all times because this girl is ALWAYS in danger. I don't know where Ryan is half the time but he needs to babysit her so she doesn't get hurt or something.
Overall, loved this book and the whole twists and turns it gave me. I still don't like the ending because I think it could've been handled better.. but that's mostly because I'm comparing the shit out of this book/the characters to the show. I can't help it guys :(
Monday Mourning gives you so much mysterious drama. I loved it. Especially the little romance one between Brennan and Ryan. The only think I didn't like was that Ryan didn't really believe or know about this certain surprise until like maybe a week or two before he told Brennan?!?! Yeah, that kind of pissed me off because he was sort of making her think that he was unfaithful - if ya get my drift.
Other than that, I loved the murder mystery. Listening to these books just makes me want to dive back into re-watching season one of this show. This book is also making me crave pizza like crazy and finding gluten free pizza is a bitch - so thanks book!
Brennan is such a bad ass little detective.. but I feel like she needs to supervised at all times because this girl is ALWAYS in danger. I don't know where Ryan is half the time but he needs to babysit her so she doesn't get hurt or something.
Overall, loved this book and the whole twists and turns it gave me. I still don't like the ending because I think it could've been handled better.. but that's mostly because I'm comparing the shit out of this book/the characters to the show. I can't help it guys :(
May 13, 2015
Temperance Brennan yet again is trying to solve a murder, and this time her relationship status with Andrew Ryan is on ice.
A group of women is found dead in a Montreal pizza parlor, and Tempe is forced to try to find the killer. Were these women here for hundreds of years? Or were they recently reburied? This novel will definitely fuel anyone's love of Kathy Reichs!
I found this book to be very addicting, and more exciting than many of the previous books. Clues are left throughout the book so the reader can get involved too, trying to figure out which characters are guilty, which are innocent and which aren't involved in the situation at all.
The relationship between Andrew Ryan and Temperance Brennan is also explored to an extent. Those who were left wondering what might happen to everyone's favorite characters will finally have a little bit of closure in their relationship (until the next novel of course!)
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! The plot continues to move and there are no slow or boring points. It is addicting, and a step up from the previous Kathy Reichs book!
Five out of five stars!
A group of women is found dead in a Montreal pizza parlor, and Tempe is forced to try to find the killer. Were these women here for hundreds of years? Or were they recently reburied? This novel will definitely fuel anyone's love of Kathy Reichs!
I found this book to be very addicting, and more exciting than many of the previous books. Clues are left throughout the book so the reader can get involved too, trying to figure out which characters are guilty, which are innocent and which aren't involved in the situation at all.
The relationship between Andrew Ryan and Temperance Brennan is also explored to an extent. Those who were left wondering what might happen to everyone's favorite characters will finally have a little bit of closure in their relationship (until the next novel of course!)
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! The plot continues to move and there are no slow or boring points. It is addicting, and a step up from the previous Kathy Reichs book!
Five out of five stars!
January 22, 2011
I always enjoy the Temperance Brennan novels, but I tend to favor the ones set outside of Canada. Monday Mourning ended up being the exception. I loved the mystery and the back and forth during the investigation between Tempe and Claudel. Kathy Reichs has a way of "dumbing down" the science so readers can firmly grasp the concepts presented and that was highly effective in this novel. The only thing I didn't enjoy was Tempe's reactions to her issues with Ryan. She's strong and straight-forward in all aspects of her life, including romantic relationships, but when she suspects something is wrong with her situation with Ryan she actively avoids confrontation and deals completely immaturely. She seems to be reacting against character emotionally and I found that both distracting and annoying. A killer Temperance Brennan novel as long as you just ignore the romance.
July 14, 2010
As the first Temperance Brennan book I've read (and most likely the last), I'd say this is better than okay, except for the see-it-coming-from-a-mile-away ending and several bouts of especially bad writing. I don't mean grammatical errors, but the kind of poor diction you can't describe or predict, only recognize. A couple of my favorite examples:
page 3: "I watched Claudel's perfectly fitted buttocks disappear through the small rectangular opening. Though tempted, I pegged not a single rock."
page 290: "When I got into his Jeep, Ryan handed me coffee. Caffeine was not what I needed. I was wired enough to recaulk the Pentagon."
I wish I had kept track of all of the samples that caught my eye, but you get the idea.
page 3: "I watched Claudel's perfectly fitted buttocks disappear through the small rectangular opening. Though tempted, I pegged not a single rock."
page 290: "When I got into his Jeep, Ryan handed me coffee. Caffeine was not what I needed. I was wired enough to recaulk the Pentagon."
I wish I had kept track of all of the samples that caught my eye, but you get the idea.
September 7, 2012
I just find the main character very annoying. She gives the man she so-called loves the run around, she won't talk to him, she won't tell him what she's thinking, leaving him utterly confused. Just talk to the man! She works out who the victim is, that is her job. THEN she takes over the policeman's job and tries to figure out who did the murder. She keeps going off by herself and needs to be rescued by someone and it drives me nuts! This Tempe really annoys me because she is always talking about how sexy she is, everyone falls in love with her, she talks about her wonderful wardrobe and sexy clothes...do I care? No! I feel like I'd like to throw the book at the wall, but it's a hardcover and it's not my book.
February 23, 2019
Oh, Tempe. I've been in a relationship with you for 7 books now. Things are going well, I'm having fun, but honey we need to talk. You need to either install a GPS tracking chip in your arm so people know where you are or maybe just actually tell people where you're going. Crazy, I know.
Otherwise, the same scenario is just going to keep happening. You'll go after someone alone and solve the case, but not before getting whacked in the head and tied up, hoping the boys in blue figure out where you are just in the nick of time. Not that you make it easy for them.
You've had more concussions than an NFL player. If not for me, please do it for your beautiful brain. Or take a karate class.
Otherwise, the same scenario is just going to keep happening. You'll go after someone alone and solve the case, but not before getting whacked in the head and tied up, hoping the boys in blue figure out where you are just in the nick of time. Not that you make it easy for them.
You've had more concussions than an NFL player. If not for me, please do it for your beautiful brain. Or take a karate class.
April 2, 2021
I enjoyed some of the references and setting in this book. Montreal, Moosehead beer, Bouctouche, New Brunswick! but even though the story itself isn't bad the writing is painfully clunky. The dialogue is stilted and unnatural and that's a problem in a book where most of the action and information is relayed via dialogue. When the author wants us to learn about Strontium dating she has a character learn about it via some wikistyled lines from another character. That's okay once in a while but that well gets visited a bit too often here. And the most aggravating part of the book are the completely pointless chapter divisions. Almost every chapter ends with a mini Dan Brown-esque cliffhanger that turns what should have been a natural pause in the narrative into a little crescendo leading straight into the next chapter. It's like being forced to clap along with the off beat in a song or something. A gentle rampdown would have been much better and would have kept the tension-release of the plot marching ahead at a better pace. It would be interesting to see what Fred Vargas could have done with this plot; I feel she could cook a better dish with these same ingredients. I would much rather reread some Fred Vargas then any more from this series.
May 9, 2012
In a horrendous regression from her recent work in the series, Kathy Reichs reverts back to her procedural roots in a story that is obvious, unsurprising, and, frankly, just unentertaining.
Three sets of bones are found in the basement of a pizza parlour (it's Quebecois, with a u!) and they turn out to belong to missing girls. What these girls have fallen into isn't terribly surprising, nor is there really an opportunity to develop mystery, because it becomes pretty clear who the killer is as soon as the limited necessary information is introduced.
That's the real problem with this volume. It takes up 300 pages because Reichs denies Brennan reasonably determinable information or reasonable conclusions based upon already presented evidence solely to keep the book from ending too soon. Instead we get delayed by the stop-start relationship of Ryan, the addition of a friend in distress, and just "things take time" None of it is particuarly entertaining and I thought we had overcome the hitches with Ryan in the previous volume. I suppose I should be thankful that at least our add-on friend/family member was not actually caught up in the plot like so many previous ones.
If you are a completist, go ahead and read this. Otherwise, I think it's time to drop-out.
Three sets of bones are found in the basement of a pizza parlour (it's Quebecois, with a u!) and they turn out to belong to missing girls. What these girls have fallen into isn't terribly surprising, nor is there really an opportunity to develop mystery, because it becomes pretty clear who the killer is as soon as the limited necessary information is introduced.
That's the real problem with this volume. It takes up 300 pages because Reichs denies Brennan reasonably determinable information or reasonable conclusions based upon already presented evidence solely to keep the book from ending too soon. Instead we get delayed by the stop-start relationship of Ryan, the addition of a friend in distress, and just "things take time" None of it is particuarly entertaining and I thought we had overcome the hitches with Ryan in the previous volume. I suppose I should be thankful that at least our add-on friend/family member was not actually caught up in the plot like so many previous ones.
If you are a completist, go ahead and read this. Otherwise, I think it's time to drop-out.
August 9, 2012
A great portion of this book was a step-backwards to the same old formula as the previous books, carefully dodging almost any character growth. Mystery bones are found. No one but Tempe cares. She investigates on her own. An out of town female friend/relative shows up unexpectedly to add distraction. She and Ryan are in some nether-relationship that they can't be bothered to talk about for five minutes. *yawn* With maybe 20% of the book remaining, suddenly it all takes off, except that this more "exciting" section required a number of characters (foremost amongst them the main character) to become so mind-boggling stupid that one has to wonder that they were capable of caring for themselves. At no point are any of the really blatantly obvious questions (with really obvious answers) asked until it's "too late" and the tension has been superficially ratcheted up for the sake of the story. A bitter disappointment in a series which already treads the line of quality and mediocrity.
October 30, 2016
تحقيقات بلوسيه لا باس بها السرد جميل بها حشو كثير النهايه غير متوقعه
July 27, 2024
“Monday Mourning” is the seventh novel in the Temperance Brennan series of novels by forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs. In this novel, Tempe is part of the investigation into identifying a trio of skeletons, buried under a pizza restaurant in Montreal. Tempe’s nemesis, police Detective Claudel, is fighting Tempe tooth and nail, convinced the bones are historic and not worthy of the time and resources for a current investigation. In usual Brennan fashion, Tempe sets out to discover the truth on her own, with some help from her best friend, Annie, and police officer and developing love interest, Andrew Ryan.
“Monday” is pure Reichs, in every way. The investigation centres around recently discovered bones and follows Tempe as she goes against everyone else’s wishes and looks into the matter on her own (with a few friends). In this story, she is currently involved with Ryan, but both are skirting around the big issue of commitment, which continues to add the “will-they-won’t-they” aspect of the story line that I am a huge fan of!
As always, it is one of those novels that can be read alone, as each story has an individual plot and focuses on one investigation, which comes to a specific and final conclusion, so Reich’s Brennan series is one of those you can pick up and read at your leisure. Reading all of the books in chronological order, as I intend to do, helps build the back story and form character relationships with each other and the reader so for the full experience- immerse yourself in all things Temperance Brennan. You won’t be disappointed.
The investigation in this novel is particularly harrowing as it starts to lean toward Stockholm Syndrome and young women (teenagers, most) being held captive and tortured for years. It isn’t an easy read but it is these harrowing stories that make Reichs novels so engaging. “Monday” was based on a real-life case of Reichs, which, in this version of the novel, Reichs gives details of in the afterword.
Reichs seems to be one of the few authors who throw science into their novels and my eyes don’t immediately go crossed. I love hearing about the process of forensics, and all of the nitty gritty details, even if I don’t necessarily understand all the terms and concepts.
“Morning” is the next step in my journey of reading all of Temperance Brennan. Like all of her novels, I continue to be impressed by Reichs’ ability to write such a long-standing series and still have every single story be just as captivating as the ones previous. I can’t wait to read book 8!
“Monday” is pure Reichs, in every way. The investigation centres around recently discovered bones and follows Tempe as she goes against everyone else’s wishes and looks into the matter on her own (with a few friends). In this story, she is currently involved with Ryan, but both are skirting around the big issue of commitment, which continues to add the “will-they-won’t-they” aspect of the story line that I am a huge fan of!
As always, it is one of those novels that can be read alone, as each story has an individual plot and focuses on one investigation, which comes to a specific and final conclusion, so Reich’s Brennan series is one of those you can pick up and read at your leisure. Reading all of the books in chronological order, as I intend to do, helps build the back story and form character relationships with each other and the reader so for the full experience- immerse yourself in all things Temperance Brennan. You won’t be disappointed.
The investigation in this novel is particularly harrowing as it starts to lean toward Stockholm Syndrome and young women (teenagers, most) being held captive and tortured for years. It isn’t an easy read but it is these harrowing stories that make Reichs novels so engaging. “Monday” was based on a real-life case of Reichs, which, in this version of the novel, Reichs gives details of in the afterword.
Reichs seems to be one of the few authors who throw science into their novels and my eyes don’t immediately go crossed. I love hearing about the process of forensics, and all of the nitty gritty details, even if I don’t necessarily understand all the terms and concepts.
“Morning” is the next step in my journey of reading all of Temperance Brennan. Like all of her novels, I continue to be impressed by Reichs’ ability to write such a long-standing series and still have every single story be just as captivating as the ones previous. I can’t wait to read book 8!
October 21, 2021
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night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Bones of three women with no matching missing persons record. A blurry time-line that doesn’t fit the bodies. Problems at work, problems at home, problems at heart. A truly bumpy start on the path following the Murderous White Rabbit, sociopathic Alice, and their Lost Girls.
My Opinion: This could have been better if author used the references heavier. And if that awful dull romance would stop interfering with otherwise decent story. It was creepy, it was dark, and even a bit scary. Very fitting the October vibes, this little murder mystery, even if it smells a bit old by now.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Bones of three women with no matching missing persons record. A blurry time-line that doesn’t fit the bodies. Problems at work, problems at home, problems at heart. A truly bumpy start on the path following the Murderous White Rabbit, sociopathic Alice, and their Lost Girls.
My Opinion: This could have been better if author used the references heavier. And if that awful dull romance would stop interfering with otherwise decent story. It was creepy, it was dark, and even a bit scary. Very fitting the October vibes, this little murder mystery, even if it smells a bit old by now.
August 3, 2023
This was the first Temperance Brennan novel I ever read and will always be my favorite. Monday Mourning is half the reason I started studying forensic anthropology in the first place. Hats off to you, Tempe, for the new generation of scientists you’ve inspired.
July 23, 2020
My second time reading this series and I am enjoying it just as much. Tempe is passionate about her work and getting justice for the victims she examines. Her relationship with Claudel is funny as she is so frustrated with him when he just doesn't communicate with her properly. Ryan is a complicated situation which she is struggling to manage and it often affects her work which she gets annoyed about. This book was fast and suspenseful with lots of emotion and tension.
October 5, 2019
الكتاب يشبه فيلم أجنبي مليء بالإثارة والتشويق والغموض. الكتاب يتطرق لموضوعات الجريمة، الرومانسية، العلوم الحديثة. كل هذا في سياق درامي ممتع وجذاب. ولذلك تجد أن من الصعب التوقف عند نقطة معينة دون الرغبة في معرفة ما سيحدث تاليًا. الكتاب ممتع.
May 31, 2024
This is probably one of my favorites from the series.
July 23, 2017
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