Bare Bones - Kathy Reichs

When tidying up my drawers at work (the Internet must have been down!) I became aware that there weren't many books left in my 'to-read' pile, so I trawled through the charity booklist where books can be purchased for 25p. Money raised goes to a local breast cancer unit, and over £5k has been raised so far. When my colleagues and I finish with our books we either keep them, or return them for someone else to buy. When choosing books I generally consult Amazon for a quick idea of what the book is bout and whether I might like it - of course being only 25p a book it doesn't really matter too much - occasionally I'll buy a book, read a chapter or two and return ...  Read the complete review

Imagine that you are a forensic anthropologist. Your job is to investigate bones and discover what they are - are they human, is it a man or a woman? Essentially your job begins in the field looking at bones and ends in the lab looking at the same bones. Therefore, what would you do if someone sent you a threatening email telling you to back off one of your cases? You tell the police and stop investigating! You are only a civil servant and not a copper! If I was a Bin Man and someone threatened to kill me if I did a certain round - I would stop doing the bloomin' round! However, if everyone in fiction was a cowardly as me (or sensible) then books would be pretty ...  Read the complete review

For the first time since starting to read this author, I actually almost feel let down- this latest novel seems just below par this time round though Kathy is still way ahead of any other writer of this genre. For those of you who are new to Reichs, her novels feature a forensic anthropologist named Tempe Brennan whose job is to identify decomposed remains, assess whether they are in fact human or animal and assist the police in their bid to see justice done. She has a daughter and a love interest in dashing Detective Ryan with whom she has a very hot and cold relationship at times. She also has plenty of strings to her bow- sharing her forensic role with ...  Read the complete review

Bare Bones is one of those books I just wasn't able to put down. I bought it one day, started reading the next day and had finished it the day after which was pretty impressive considering my reading rate and this book is over 400 pages long. I hadn't read any of Kathy's books before but I am very impressed by what I have read so far and it is no surprise it was a Bestseller! As soon as I finished it (Mum even had to bring my tea through from the Kitchen because it was going cold!), I told her to read it. She had read the blurb and can't wait to start it! A mistake I have made in the past was by reading the blurb as it gave away the story and I knew what was ...  Read the complete review

Foreword ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I’ve been a fan of the works of Kathy Reichs for about five years now. She writes thrillers although “chillers” would be a more apt description. For newcomers to her best selling novels I think a bit of author background is necessary so if you are already a fan you can skip this part. Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist with a practise in North Carolina and Montreal in the USA. Her academic achievements alone would take up a large part of my review so all you really need to know is that she is an expert in her field and is a frequent expert at criminal trials. Her first novel,” Deja Dead” went straight to the ...  Read the complete review