Break No Bones
31/08/07
By Kathy Reichs
Think this was the first book that I have ever read by Kathy Reichs – and possibly also the last ;o) Never really got a feel for the main character, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, who seems to have problems making up her mind who she loves.. Not too fond of the writing style, which was a little too “abrupt”, too much like thoughts flitting from one thing to another. Also, the story seemed a little far fetched; how realistic is it that bodies that have been hidden for years all of a sudden start popping up within days of each other?! Hmmm ;o)
Review from amazon.co.uk:
It’s the second-to-last day of archaeological field school. Dr. Temperance Brennan’s students are working on a site of prehistoric graves on Dewees, a barrier island north of Charleston, South Carolina, when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave off a lonely beach… The skeleton is articulated, the bone fresh and the vertebrae still connected by soft-tissue; the remains are encased in rotted fabric and topped by wisps of pale, blond hair – a recent burial, and a case Tempe must take. Dental remains and skeletal gender and race indicators suggest that the deceased is a middle-aged white male – but who was he? Why was he buried in a clandestine grave? And what does the unusual vertical hairline fracture of the sixth cervical vertebrae signify? While Tempe is trying to piece together the evidence, her personal life is thrown into turmoil. When a bullet – intended, perhaps, for her – puts Tempe’s estranged husband Pete in hospital, her unexpectedly emotional response complicates her on-off relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan… But before long, another body is discovered – and Tempe finds herself drawn deeper into a shocking and chilling investigation, set to challenge her entire view of humanity…
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