Cross Bones - Kathy Reichs

Fans of Kathy Reichs will need no introduction to both her books and her life. For the sake of any reader who has not yet come across this author, let me give you a brief introduction. Dr Reichs is a practising forensic anthropologist who divides her time between the state of North Carolina and Montreal in Quebec. Drawing on case histories and using her knowledge of police procedures she has written eight crime novels to date. Each book has become a best seller and her latest achievement has been to bring a new series called simply “Bones” to the Sky network. The job of a forensic anthropologist differs from that of a pathologist, both work on crime scenes ...  Read the complete review

Temperance Brennan is back, a barely recognisable body has turned up and her forensic expertise is required. As she discovers more about the victim, a man gives her a photograph, telling her it will provide the answer to the victims death..... Dective Andrew Ryan is back in Tempe's life not only on the case , that gets stranger and more complex as you go deeper into the book, but also in her private life to. They end up following a trail to Israel, and with help of an old friend of Tempes' they get involved in a mystery as old as Jesus - one that could rewrite 2000 years of religous history. This is a very complex story and if you are new to Kathy Reichs then this ...  Read the complete review

A loyal Kathy Reich’s reader, I broke my usual habit of waiting for the paperback edition of this book because the synopsis sounded exciting. If you have never read a KR novel, they all feature Dr Temperance Brennan, a world-class forensic anthropologist. For the newcomer to KR novels Forensic Anthropology is, basically: Are the remain human? When did the individual die? Who is the individual? What was the manner of death? What happened to the individual after death? Also, I think I should point out here that Kathy Reichs, in real life, is actually Dr Kathy Reichs, a Forensic Anthropologist for the office of the Chief Medical ...  Read the complete review