206 Bones

by Kathy Reichs

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs delivers another "outstanding" book (Publishers Weekly) in her "cleverly plotted" (The New York Times) Temperance Brennan series, the inspiration for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743294394
• ISBN13: 9780743294393
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Forensic Anthropologist Tempe Brennan helps find murderers through bones

206 Bones is a thriller, a mystery, a medical lesson, a geography lesson, a history lesson, and contains all the enjoyment that comes with the Temperance Brennan character in Kathy Reichs series of books. While the story is probably mostly fiction the locations and medical parts are undoubtedly not fictionalized. Temperance give 206 Bones her normal humor and romantic twists with the reader never sure where her mind is all the time but definitely mostly on her work as a forensic anthropologist. 206 Bones begins with Tempe aware that she is in a dark, tight, dirty, moldy, and musty place surrounded with dirt. She has no memory of how she got there or where she is but she knows she must get out of this godforsaken tomb! The story then shifts to before her entombment and gets the reader up to what she is working on. Tempe's very close "friend" is Lieutenant detective Andrew Ryan who is on the police force in Quebec, Canada. With Tempe's knowledge of forensics and the crimes involved, she and Ryan work together quite a bit, in this case traveling to Chicago. In her position, Tempe works for Montreal and teaches in North Carolina. During the story she travels around between parts of Canada, Chicago, and North Carolina. The story shifts occasionally back to Tempe trying to get out of this tomb. Several bodies have turned up, several of which had been discovered after many years missing and the forensics can get very tough with bones this old. Tempe has troubles with things going wrong in the morgue/laboratory along with threats she seems to have received from someone. She has no idea if that someone was a fellow employee or an outsider that might be connected with one of the new found murders. The story is very interesting and mysterious and a great read. The only trouble I occasionally had were some of the many technical names for many things connected with her work and locations in Canada but these would generally explain themselves to the reader as time goes on. Tempe is a great character, as those of us that watch the television series "Bones" know. You never know what she will say or do, or what she will come up with to get a case on track--or not! Kathy, I love your vocation and your way of thinking. I have read quite a few of your books and have never been disappointed from beginning to end. I also enjoy your personal input that you use to let us readers know what you are all about in your life.

Sweet Home Chicago

I have really enjoyed the whole Tempe series, but this book is a standout. Being a Chicago native, I loved the Chicago setting and learning more about Tempe's roots. While I do wish that Tempe and Andrew would reconnect for good, he was back to his charming self in this book. The interactions between Ryan and Tempe's former inlaws are pretty hysterical. As usual, there are a number of sub-plot mysteries that had me stumped and lots of interesting secondary characters. I thought the weather and holiday elements added a lot to the overall feeling of the book. Sometimes books in this genre do not spend enough time on "real life" details and get so bogged down in the science or legal facts that the characters end up one-dimensional. I really like that Reichs gives us insight on Tempe's relationship with her daughter, inlaws, etc. Visiting with family for the holidays is so "normal" that it helps humanize Tempe. The ending is terrific, too :)

MY FIRST KATHY REICHS BOOK....Author of EXPLOSION IN PARIS...

I borrowed this book from a friend and so glad I did. Temperance Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist; how exciting is that for a woman? Wonderful!!! However, that could not be my choice of career; I'd be sick to my stomach the whole time!! I love the beginning that leaves the reader with so many questions that NEED to be answered and, of course, has to keep reading until the questions ARE answered. The flashback technique is very effective in providing the source to get those questions answered. A set up, we consider as the pages fly by? Stormy / passionate relationship with Ryan, but will she end up with Ryan, we wonder? This is witty, gripping, and captivating with interesting change of locales and lots of information we don't have to go back to school to learn. This is definitely not my last Kathy Reichs book!!! Beatifully done, Kathy!!! Linda Masemore Pirrung, author of EXPLOSION IN PARIS.....

Typical Kathy Reichs :-)

This is your standard above par Kathy Reichs books. It is just as much fun reading her books as it is watching the TV Show Bones, but it last's longer.

Five Stars for 206 Bones!

Five brilliant stars for Kathy Reichs who is not only an impeccably credentialed forensic scientist, she also has the talent to integrate her knowledge into great suspenseful novels. The result is not only a great read but we learn a lot about her profession - and we learn it with great detailed accuracy. For me this was a non-stop read; I could not put the book down. Reichs ability to describe her characters, the scenes, and locations (Chicago, Montreal, and Charlotte NC) make it pop into your mind as if it's on a big screen. There is also a deeper message to be learned here - this is not just another forensic novel. Reichs is also passionate about the standards of professional conduct not only in forensics but in science generally. Don't miss the epilogue!