Bare Bones - (Temperance Brennan Novel) by Kathy Reichs (Paperback)

About the Book

The world-class forensic anthropologist and "New York Times" bestselling author explores the shocking story behind a puzzling cache of bones in this powerful Temperance Brennan thriller. Tall Premium Edition. Reissue.

Book Synopsis

"Fans of TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation should be in heaven" (People) stepping into the world of forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan--she works with the dead, but she works for the living.

"Down time" is not a phrase in Tempe Brennan's vocabulary. A string of disturbing cases has put her vacation plans on hold; instead, she heads to the lab to analyze charred remains from a suspicious fire, and a mysterious black residue from a small plane crash. But most troubling of all are the bones. Even more disturbing is the fact that bones turns up on a family picnic in North Carolina--but are they animal or human? X-rays and DNA may link the crimes, but they can't reveal who is closing in on Tempe and her family. And how far they will go to keep her from uncovering the truth?

Review Quotes

"Fascinating." -- The New York Times

"Right up there with Patricia Cornwell's early Kay Scarpetta mysteries." -- Booklist

"Fascinating." -- "The New York Times"

"Fascinating." -- "The New York Times"


"Sunday Tribune" (U.K.) Scalpel-sharp....Suspense-filled.

"The New York Times" Fascinating...every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden.

"Booklist"

Right up there with Patricia Cornwell's early Kay Scarpetta mysteries.

"Fascinating."

-- "The New York Times"

"Fascinating."

-- "The New York Times"

About the Author

Kathy Reichs's first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. Fire and Bones is Reichs's twenty-third novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Reichs was also a producer of Fox Television's longest running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Reichs divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on X @KathyReichs, Instagram @KathyReichs, or Facebook @KathyReichsBooks.