Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Book 11) by Kathy Reichs (MOBI)

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Kathy Reichs’s eleventh forensic mystery thriller, in which Temperance Brennan heads to Charlotte, North Carolina to solve a demonic plot involving ritual sacrifice before the town’s vengeful citizens take matters into their own hands.

In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about and makes a grisly discovery: a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine rests the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found by a man walking his dog.

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is called in to investigate, and a complex and gripping tale unfolds. Nothing is clear—neither when the deaths occurred, nor where. Was the skull brought to the cellar or was the girl murdered there? Why is the boy’s body remarkably well preserved? Led by a preacher turned politician, citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers and Wiccans, and Temperance will need all of her expertise to get to the real culprit first.

User’s Reviews

Review “Loved it! I’m amazed by how seamlessly Reichs makes the transition from forensic jargon to snappy, funny dialogue — scientist to great storyteller. What’s not to admire and envy?” — Sandra Brown, author of Play Dirty “Reichs is a standout…[with] a formidable way of incorporating science with character and plot…. Her expertise is snappily and entertainingly delivered.” — Booklist “Fascinating.” — Entertainment Weekly “The lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta.” — USA Today “Reichs keeps the roller coaster on track and speeding along, page after page.” — Jeffery Deaver “Her expertise is snappily and entertainingly delivered.” — Booklist

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ You all have had “one of those days” — days when it feels like nothing is going right, and even when something is r I got in one respect, it is wrong in oh! so many more? Well, in this book, Temperance is having one of those days. And one of those cases — or is it not one case, but more? And one of those days with her long-time boyfriend; well, maybe not — they are broken up… or are they? Couple that with exceedingly hot or extremely cold with her daughter, and you have Tempi’s personal story during this book. Did I mention that her daughter is trying to hook her up with one of her coworkers in the attorneys office in which she works?… And that Tempe had more than simply known him during her school days? And that she is also actively pursuing a meeting of Temperance with Summer, her father’s fiance, nearly young enough to be her sister? Yes, Temperance is having a slew of very, very bad days. And you’ll feel every bit of emotion emitted from those days. And even laugh at how much her responses resemble those you had in similar circumstances. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg; let’s not risk revealing anything that might be considered a spoiler. And the cases… Bones found in strange configurations, suggesting stranger still religious practices, including devil worship. And, of course, the media latches onto that. Not just reporting, but nearly calling for vigilante organization against the immoral devil-worshippers infecting the community. Will the bambling [Ok, not a real word: think rambling politician overflowing with self-promotion ideas (more aptly, ideals) with Billy Graham charisma, always at the right place at the wrong time (for everyone else, especially law enforcement), and hell-bent upon inciting a modern version of the Salem Witch Trials] politician succeed in inciting public wrath, leading to violent outcry and actions? Will the apparent reporter (who also appears at all the wrong times, in all the wrong places) finally break down her targets, gaining information intended to remain under wraps?…and whose career will she burn in the process? And will the links between these cases — apparent satanic ritual, apparent form of voodoo or witchcraft, murdered cop, possible murdered innocent — ever surface, or will they prove to be disparate crimes linked merely by temporal proximity? No answers here. But you’ll be firmly gripped by the author as she leads you through the investigations and, finally, after trials and errors pulling you in all these directions, guides you through to the conclusion. And you’ll enjoy every step of the process.

⭐ I just didn’t. I’ve read every book she’s written, and I even love the TV series (didn’t think I would – don’t usually like TV or movie adaptations of books, but they are SO different that I barely think of them as related.)As I remember, on all her other books, I’ve stayed up late into the night because I couldn’t put them down. Not so, this one – I kept picking it up and putting it down in fits and spurts. It wasn’t holding my attention. And I can’t put my finger on the “why”.I don’t mind Tempe’s flaws, but I really don’t think I (as a fairly intelligent, but in no way medically trained person) should be able to figure out some of the antrhopological mysteries ahead of her. There’s even a line where Tempe says, “How did I miss that?” and I had to agree. I may have even yelled out loud, “Yeah, how did you?” startling my husband, to say the least.And while I know that we need Tempe involved in investigations to keep the series going, I really don’t understand how an anthropologist is allowed to go along to question witnesses or chase down perps. I am very interested in the science, so a little more lab time and a little less, “what is she doing in the street?” wouldn’t be a bad thing to me.I always enjoy more the books that are set in Montreal – I think I don’t love the Charlotte sub-characters as much. The daughter and the ex are just getting way too annoying, the detectives not as engaging… I am glad to see the next book is going back to Quebec.I am in no way ready to give up on the series, but I hope the next one is more engaging. That being said, I still wouldn’t tell anyone to skip it – just don’t expect the best of the series in this one.

⭐ I have read a few of Kathy Reichs’ books and so far this is one of the more interesting ones. I kept wanting to get to the next page to see what the plot is going to throw at me with a few twists that caught me completely off guard.I find it difficult to pick up one of Kathy’s books and remember that the book Temperance Brennan is quite different from the TV Temperance of which I have watched most of the episodes.The book Temperance has a completely different set of characters surrounding her and I am not as familiar with them as I am with the TV Temperance since I have only read a few of the books. This is a small inconvenience though as I take each book as a separate entity and prefer to just jump right into the story and just go with it.The story line revolves around Wicca, Voodoo and Santeria and the question of “Who did it?” always comes up as soon as the first body appears.

⭐ Fast-paced mystery with plenty of twists to keep the reader interested. Informative and educational. These stories are not HEA. They are brutal and realistic. Fear of someone’s sexual persuasion and religious intolerance are the base of this story.“Fear of women’s power runs like a subtext through most of today’s religions. Modern church doctrines are full of stories of sirens and witches and enchantresses under the full moon. Empowering male propaganda. “And it’s so ironic, because ancient artifacts suggest people first worshipped a female deity, a goddess or earth mother. Did you see the image over the coven house door?””I learned of the Law of Threefold Return, the belief that both good and bad deeds reflect back on the doer, and of the Eight Wiccan Virtues: mirth, reverence, honor, humility, strength, beauty, power, and compassion.”I may re-read this story and always look forward to other works by this author.

⭐ I enjoyed this book. The plot made it a page turner, unfortunately the rambling descriptions of settings often added to the page turning. I understand that this is the author’s style and it quite possibly is a result of her background as a forensic anthropologist. Maybe she could limit her details to the observations made during the autopsies.My feeling is that, her vivid descriptions of the victims, and their injuries combined with her heart-stopping style of Dr. Brennan’s adventures is riveting and that every detail of streets and homes detracts from the flow.

⭐ Something of a disappointment. This was the first of the “Bones” books I have read. At times, I found the pace plodding. I also felt that excessive detail acted as filler just to lengthen the book. There is no denying that Reichs is a skilled writer and she has achieved great success with this character as is readily apparent from sales figures and the TV show spawned by the main character. I should probably go and read some of the earlier books in the series to be fairer. A reader could spend their money in many worse ways than by buying this book. Perhaps my expectations were just too high going in.

⭐ In Charlotte , NC, DR Temperance Brennan has to mysterious corpses to identify, both who seem to be a result of some Satanic killing. Brennan doesn’t think so but the local press and a loud mouth politician seem intent on scaring the public.I have read a few of Reichs’ novels and is this is not one of my favorites. Temperance seems off her game and there are too many coincidences. I think I also prefer the ones that take place in Montreal. I did like the discussion between Satanic religions and other religions that are mistaken as Satanic but are not, such as Wicca and Voo-Doo and Santeria. The plot was decent, lots of twists and turns. Normally I like when Brennan works with Andrew Ryan in Montreal and he makes an appearance in this book but it seemed gratuitous. I preferred cranky Slidell for this book.my rating 3.5 stars

⭐ I have read most of the Temperance Brennan novels. This was probably my least favorite because I felt the story was a little manufactured. Can’t put my finger on it.If you read these books because you like the TV show, Bones, I think you’ll be disappointed. I generally read them because the story lines are true to law enforcement investigations. There is always at least one twist that surprises but makes perfect sense in hindsight. I like the TV show and the novels, but the novels go in depth to areas I’d never consider without having read these books.Recommend this book.

⭐ I have to come to expect so much more from the series than this book was able to offer. The historical background is dry and uninteresting, not the usual transfer of intriguing information by the author. It is not that the topic is not interesting to me as I am a practicing member of an earth-oriented religion. However the intellectual areas do not mesh with the interpersonal on a level I have come to expect from the author. The use of ending a paragraph negating all that was just written in terms of dire future events became annoying. Bringing an new romantic character and then not developing him at all was a letdown and the coming of Andrew Ryan into the storyline seem trite and contrived as if he was there as a useless appendage. His part was also never developed to satifaction. Lastly we have he ex-husband and dragging in all THAT involves with the half his age fiance’ and again the developement was left undone. I think the book would have been better served to leave off so many personal demons, including the off the wagon drinking binge that happens and then is treated as if there were no physical effects and fewer mental ones. All in all it was an OK read, but not up to standards of the other Tempe Brennan novels.

⭐ The questions about violence and sex seem unnecessary in that the author is involved in a lot of situations that are violent and as far as sex goes it isn’t over the top like some authors but is necessary so that people won’t think those working in her field as icebergs. Definitely recommend to anyone interested in the science as well as the difficulties involved in determining cause of death. Presents lot of science which isn’t normally known by the public.

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