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"Know anything about Slick?" asked Kit.The science is as accurate as the author can make it. Kathy Reichs's own background--as forensic anthropologist for the chief medical officer of North Carolina and director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec--ensures verisimilitude of place and procedure and creates a believable milieu. Fans of Patricia Cornwall will enjoy this solidly written suspense thriller, while those of a less scientific bent, who don't mind a somewhat lagging pace, will skip the details and concentrate on Reichs's fluid writing. All readers will enjoy the way Tempe puts the pieces of the puzzle, as well as the bodies, together. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title."He doesn't look like the pick of the litter."
"Yeah, even from that motley litter." He flipped the picture. "Heck, this guy croaked when I was 3 years old."
There were two more photos of Slick's funeral, both taken from a distance, one at the cemetery, the other on the church steps. Many of the mourners wore caps riding their eyebrows, and bandannas stretched to cover their mouths.
"The one you've got must be from a private collection." I handed Kit the other pictures. "I think these two are police surveillance photos. Seems the bereaved weren't anxious to show their faces."
From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
HER NAME WAS EMILY ANNE. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Much Coincidence this Time,
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This review is from: Deadly Decisions (Mass Market Paperback)
A nine year old girl is murdered during a crossfire between motorcycle gangs. Tempe gets involved. During the investigation she manages to find a North Carolina/Montreal connection, which was a little coincidental in the last book, too much this time. The blood spatter description was way too long and unlike the forensic descriptions in her last two books, was boring. She fights too much with the cops and makes stupid decisions the Tempe in the first two books never would have made. Her nice guy nephew seems to have gotten all stupid as well. And if all that isn't enough, Reichs went a little over the top in making the bikers so bad.All that said though, I still found "Deadly Decisions" to be a fast, fun read and am giving it three stars. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Breath of Fresh Air,
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This review is from: Deadly Decisions (Hardcover)
Kathy Reichs's creation of Temperance Brennan is a mirror image of the author herself. Reichs is a forensic anthropologist for the state of North Carolina and the province of Quebec, Canada. Deadly Decisions is the third book in a series that constitutes what I would call a great summer read.Temperance Brennan is called away from Quantico when a young girl named Emily Anne becomes an innocent victim in an escalating war of biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels over turf in Canada. This has prompted the formation of a special operations unit called Caracajou Temperance is asked to join. Once she does, she learns in heartbreaking fashion how the sophisticated network of this new mafia uses some very old and horrifying methods to keep control. Reichs writes Brennan as a classy professional who has overcome a drinking problem in her past, and though widely respected in her field, has at best a respectful relationship with the stuffy French detective named Claudel she often works with. But Reichs weaves these details in to fit the crime story, instead of the other way around as Cornwell often does, making this an involving read. The story itself is full of atmosphere and as the body of a second girl is discovered, buried years before, Reichs is at her best. There is a tense excitement colored with sadness at the careful excavation of a body so badly decomposed only her bones and the mystery of who killed her are left for Temperance to uncover. There are touching real life moments such as the releasing of balloons at Emily Anne's funeral and an understanding by the author of how violence often occurs suddenly and without time to mourn that separates this book from others, giving it the depth missing in others of its ilk. This is a classy read in a genre that has gone astray. Author Kathy Reichs imbues Temperance Brennan with professionalism and humanity, all the while staying focused on the crimes and the victims. She fleshes out Temperance into a real person we would want on our side in such circumstances. This is a series that seems to have found solid ground and is well worth checking out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just average,
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This review is from: Deadly Decisions (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed Kathy Reichs first Tempe Brennan books Deja Dead and Death Du Jour. Tempe Brennan was a welcome change from Kay Scarpetta, a strong, well written character and warmer character, with lots of potential for growth in character and her relationships. Unfortunately that doesn't happen here. Although the forensics were interesting, there were long boring sections of lectures masquerading as conversations, particularly the 9 pages of blood splatter theory. This is a bit of overkill for the average reader like myself. I also found the motorcycle gang storyline quite confusing with names thrown out and no characters to attach them to. Tempe's character appears to be changing too. She makes one incredibly stupid decision to go to a biker bar in the middle of the night, that served as nothing more than a way to bring a character who had been absent throughout most of the book back into the storyline however briefly. And the identity of the person in her office who may be an informant is so blatant and obvious, when she finally catches on, you wonder what took her so long. Brennan is also beginning to whine a bit, in the Scarpetta mode, with everyone she works with seeming to be against her or unwilling to work with her. It is also very strange that everyone in her family seems to draw crime to them like a magnet. One of the most boring parts of the book were conversations between characters that were word for word restatments of information already relayed to the reader. Here's hoping that Fatal Voyage is better, since I had already purchased it, or the title may become a self fulfilling prophecy for me and Tempe Brennan.
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