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4.0étoiles sur 5
Solid Entry in the Series, Sep 8 2009
Reason for Reading: I read every new Kathy Reichs book.
Comments: Tempe wakes up to realize that she is tied up and trapped within a small brick structure within complete darkness. Chapters alternate between her present situation and some relative distant past and a case she's been working where the skeletal remains of an elderly woman are recovered and linked to 2 other violent deaths of elderly women and 1 current missing persons case that fits the same descriptors. Tempe is also experiencing difficulties at work in the Quebec office with a new staff member added to the crew and each other person in a gloomy mood; then she receives a nasty note and confirms someone has tried to discredit her recently. Tempe works this second personal case to get the guy who's after her reputation behind the scenes while working on the 'grannies' case.
This was a great entry in the series. I spent my holiday Monday basically doing nothing but reading the book and read it in a day. (Well I read a bit the night before in bed, too) A very exciting, compelling read. The elderly woman case was a good one and different but I did find that the book lacked Reichs' usual flare for the gruesome details. I absolutely loved the switching back to a trapped Tempe, her memory is all hazy and she can't remember the immediate past, so the reader also has no idea how she ended up this way. These bits where she mentally tries to survive and talk herself into physically surviving and trying to escape were really my favourite parts of the book.
While the mystery centres around the main case of the elderly women there are also a few side stories and mysteries going on as well. And while the main case proves to be a solid mystery, one of the other mysteries that ran the whole book was rather transparent and very easy to figure out from the beginning. I was quite surprised with that. Reichs usually holds up very solid mysteries. I wish she had advanced Brennan's personal life a little further in this book but instead she kept the Tempe/Ryan relationship pretty much business only and briefly let us see into where her thoughts were with anything further, we are fully aware of where Ryan stands on the issue. The book does end on a note that lets the reader know which direction the relationship will certainly go in the next book, though.
On a final note, fans will devour this one and not be disappointed. It's a solid, all-nighter read and will keep us waiting for the next book.
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4.0étoiles sur 5
Tempe in Peril from an Unexpected Villain, Sep 12 2009
"I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me." -- Psalm 22:17
This story operates in the present and by flashback to fill in the past. As the book opens, Tempe is a captive . . . unaware of how she got into this tight spot. Moving backward then, we find Tempe in Chicago with Lieutenant Ryan as escorts for remains found in Quebec. Unexpectedly, Tempe is fighting for her professional reputation when an attorney makes an unfounded accusation. Tempe learns she has an enemy but doesn't think much of it. A chance comment leads her to look at some more bones in Chicago in an effort to locate a missing person.
Finally back in Montreal, the emotional climate at work is chillier than the morgue while the weather outside is frightful. Tempe is offered warmth from Ryan but wants none of it.
More accusations follow of incompetence while Tempe searches for a serial killer. The key clue will probably amuse you.
I found that forensics to be a little more baffling than usual, but it's all good fun.
You'll probably understand what's going on long before Tempe does. That's the book's weakness, but the police procedural aspects are pretty interesting.
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Its about the relationships, Sep 27 2009
Art Matters: The Art of Knowledge/The Knowledge of Art
Natural Law, Science, and the Social Construction of Reality
After the previous book, which I thought was weak, this is much better. As far as the plot is concerned, I have nothing to add to what other reviewers have said. The main mystery was fairly obvious, and as I was reading the book, when Tempe finally realizes what is going on, I yelled, "It's about time!"
But I don't just read these books for the plots. For me it is about character. I love the character of Tempe, and I love seeing what is going on with her and Ryan. That is why the transparency of the plots don't affect me in a negative way. The plots are secondary to the character development. And in this book we get great character development and great character interaction.
In that regard, this is one of the better books in the series.
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