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    Speaking in Bones: A Novel

    Written by Kathy Reichs

    Narrated by Katherine Borowitz

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    No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur.

    Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to do-test, analyze, identify. Her personal life is another story. She's at a loss, wondering how to answer police detective Andrew Ryan's marriage proposal. But the matter of matrimony takes a backseat when murder rears its head.

    Hazel "Lucky" Strike-a strident amateur detective who mines the Internet for cold cases-comes to Brennan with a tape recording of an unknown girl being held prisoner and terrorized. Strike is convinced the voice is that of eighteen-year-old Cora Teague, who went missing more than three years earlier. Strike is also certain that the teenager's remains are gathering dust in Temperance Brennan's lab.

    Brennan has doubts about working with a self-styled websleuth. But when the evidence seems to add up, Brennan's next stop is the treacherous backwoods where the chilling recording (and maybe Cora Teague's bones) were discovered. Her forensic field trip only turns up more disturbing questions-along with gruesome proof of more untimely deaths.

    While local legends of eerie nocturnal phenomena and sinister satanic cults abound, it's a zealous and secretive religious sect that has Brennan spooked and struggling to separate the saints from the sinners. But there's nothing, including fire and brimstone, that can distract her from digging up the truth and taking down a killer-even as Brennan finds herself in a place where angels fear to tread, devils demand their due, and she may be damned no matter what.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 21, 2015
    ISBN9780804147835
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    Speaking in Bones: A Novel
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    Kathy Reichs

    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 Twitter @KathyReichs, Instagram @KathyReichs, or Facebook @KathyReichsBooks. 

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    • 4/5
      I almost didn’t finish this book because I was upset with Tempe and her dealings with Ryan. t
      The whole last book she moped about him and how she cared for him and missed him and he was pushing her away. Then he proposes and she all the sudden doesn’t know if she likes him. 😩 In all seriousness I get that he hurt her and she’s totally gun shy so I’m glad I kept reading to find out what happens. I was ok with the ending.
      I’d like to see what happens next but I’m not sure that there will be any more books in the series ☹️
    • 4/5
      A woman shows up unannounced in Temperance Brennan's office, claiming to have information about some unidentified bones that Brennan worked on several years ago. While investigating her claim, Brennan learns about the phenomenon of "websleuths," amateur detectives who try to solve missing person cases, and the sordid truth behind a strange charismatic offshoot of the Catholic Church. It's an unremarkable entry in this long series. As is usual with the series, the forensic anthropology tidbits are the best part.
    • 5/5
      I received a copy of Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan ) by Kathy Reichs as a member of Librarything.com's Early Reviewers Group. This is the first Temperance Brennan book I have read from the series.I didn't have any trouble following the story as a stand-alone novel. I did get a bit confused about Temperance Brennan's personal life. Her relationship with her male friend and her mother. Several times chapters had cliffhanger type endings. This may be the authors normal writing style, but I thought it made it difficult for me to keep reading the book. The mystery solved by Tempe was socially reprehensible, creepy, dangerous to investigate and something that she started in her personal time. I can understand why they made this book series into a TV sbow. The science and mystery are incredible.
    • 5/5
      I've read all of the Temperance Brennan books, and I really liked this one. I thought it was much better than some of the more recent books in the series - I was afraid that Reichs was losing her touch, but I think she's getting it back. I really liked the twists and turns in this book. It was a fast, easy read, with the sort of fascinating scientific details that set her writing apart from many others in the genre. I highly recommend it, especially if you've drifted away from the series. It's a good place to start again.
    • 3/5
      I read this without reading the any other books in the series and felt like I was missing too much backstory and it kept pulling me out of the plot and I was always wondering if I was missing something. Don't get me wrong this was an enjoyable novel but just felt it wasn't written for me.
    • 4/5
      A woman, Lucky Strike, approaches Dr. Brennan with questions about a disappearance, a case that was closed years ago. The woman is a web sleuth, a hobbyist detective who spends a lot of her free time investigating closed cases and discussing them on the internet.The woman comes across as a nut, but naturally provides Temperance enough to become curious, which leads into twisty passages of an investigation.Ramsey, a sheriff she has to deal with, is a reluctant partner, and a comes across as a bit of a chauvinist. He contrast a bit with Andrew Ryan, who wants to get married. Then things get complicated with Lucky is killed.The solution to this one surprised me, and the story was very good, I looked for those moments when I could read a few pages. This is better than some of the more recent books, a very good read.
    • 4/5
      This was my first encounter with Reichs' Temperance Brennan series, and I found it to be a well-written, fast-paced, and very interesting story. I did not feel at a disadvantage by not having read previous books, though it would have been helpful to know the backstory of her relationship with her boyfriend. Not for the very squeamish, as descriptions of bodies and how they are analyzed are very detailed. Also included is a novella, as interesting as the main novel. A thumbs up.
    • 5/5
      I have been reading and collecting Kathy Reichs since she began writing and have always enjoyed her stories even when the French names are hard to read and remember. This book was not an exception because her writing style keeps you engaged in her story. This story stays in the states and in the South that I enjoy reading about when she takes us places that are not very well known but would be great to visit. if you would be enticed to read her books I would recommend starting at the beginning so that you can keep up with the continuing characters that tend to move from book to book. You will be able to read this stand alone, but the flavor of the characters and their patters are not fully defined that makes the story more enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      The actual plot was fine but it got too technical in places. I don't think that was necessary to keep the story line going. I had never read one of Kathy Reichs' books before and am not sure I will read another. In places it felt more like a textbook than a work of fiction.
    • 3/5
      The 18th book in the Temperance Brennan series, Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs, reminded me of why I had stopped reading the series. The story line was interesting and it did hold my attention, however the books used to be so much better. I remember not being able to set them down and then eagerly awaiting the next, unfortunately that feeling is gone. This would make a good beach read for mystery fans.
    • 4/5
      I love this series. Edge of your seat suspence! Can not wait till the next one!
    • 4/5
      I had only seen the tv show "Bones" before reading about Temperance Brennan. Surprise, surprise. A whole different character and background. About the only common points were name and profession.The story was well written, the characters well drawn and the plot intricate. The subplots held my attention but the story became a 'page turner'. I look forward to reading more Kathy Reichs. "Bones" will be different from now on.
    • 3/5
      Typical Rathy Reichs, using words only a forensic anthropologist would know. I love to learn new words, but she uses them way too much. The story starts out strong, but quickly falls apart. SPOILER ALERT. If multiple personality disorder is so rare (and it is) why would a person develop it under the circumstances stated in the book? It just doesn't add up. I found the book abtruse and completely unbelievable.
    • 3/5
      I have read all the Temperance Brennan books, and I would love to read many more. However, Reichs is stuck in a rut that often captures writers of long series. Her main character has become a pale shadow of who she once was. I've seen the same thing happen with Patriciia Cornwell and Linda Fairstein and after giving them both multiple books to regain their footing, I've walked away from those series. I'm not ready to abandon Tempe yet, but this is the second book in a row that is really disappointing. Tempe does one stupid thing after another in this book. She puts herself is not just dangerous situations, but stupid situations and they aren't necessary. Two of the most appealing things about Tempe is that she's smart and she's capable. Yet she spends far too much time in this book flailing in indecision and needing to be rescued. She also spends way too much time mooning over what to do about Ryan, and frankly, it is past time to make a decision on that relationship. Tempe and Ryan work well together when they are together. This back and forth routine has gotten really old. Have mercy on poor Bird and get a place already! I do like the inclusion of Tempe's mom even though her internet acumen is a bit unbelievable. The real-life struggle of having a loved one with a significant mental illness is well done and is a great part of the series. I can only hope that Reichs gets herself out of this rut and brings back the smart, strong, and sassy Tempe that we've all come to love.
    • 4/5
      As a feminist, I deplore the term "women's fiction." Women write well enough that they can compete with the big boys and don't need their own category.As a reader, I confess: I enjoy books written by literate women far more than those written by men - literate or otherwise.And I count myself fortunate to live in an era with such remarkable women crime writers. And forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs has earned a place among them with her Temperance Brennan series."Speaking in Bones" is the eighteenth book in the series, and the reader finds Forensic anthropologist investigating the three-year-old disappearance of a teenage girl. And deciding whether or not to marry Canadian detective Andrew Ryan.What makes Reichs' books work? In part, of course, it's her deep knowledge of her subject, which she is all too ready to share. But it's also the interesting characters. (I do have an opinion of whether or not Tempe and Ryan should marry; they're characters I care about.) And then, there are the plots. They're logical and believable. And perhaps the most important reason I read Reichs is because she's a natural born story teller. And I like the stories that she tells."Speaking in Bones" works as well as the other books in the series; there's no series fatigue. The author gives full measure and doesn't stint.
    • 4/5
      The usual Temperance Brennan dead bodies and her getting in way over her head as far as the sleuthing goes. Love interest gets very serious but of course never comes to marriage.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book, which is really a "two-for" as it includes both the novel "Speaking in Bones" and the novella, "Bones on Ice." It was difficult at first for me to be reading about Temperance Brennan without thinking of the TV show "Bones", which features a character with the same name. The author references the TV show a couple of times, too. Once I managed to separate the two, the story flowed well. I was very aware of the chapter breaks; the story drew me on to the next chapter; this became one of those "I don't want to put it down" stories. There was one place in each story that I felt the author became too teachy. By this I mean instead of incorporating the facts she wanted us to know into the actual story line somehow, she chose to use a conversation between Tempe and someone else to present all the facts. It was much like reading a magazine article or other informative narrative rather than a story. It perhaps bothered me more because I'd read what was likely the exact same magazine article that inspired those sections of the book, so the information was familiar to me. Still I'll pass this book on with recommendations.
    • 5/5
      Double thumbs-up to Kathy Reichs for again causing me to stay up past my bedtime. Reichs has a special way of ending each chapter with enough of a question that I simply must keep reading. I don't know how she consistently does it - I'm completely impressed...This is the second Temperance Brennan novel I've read; I do watch the show in syndication on a semi-regular basis. I love both. I adore the novels because of the extra depth and detail. I also enjoy the tv show when I get to be at home during the day.This particular installment takes place mostly in and around Charlotte with less travel back and forth to Canada to be near her love, Ryan. I missed their rendezvous times from the other book, but the ending indicates they may be together a little more often in the next book...Websleuths, amateur detectives (similar to me being an amateur book reviewer, ironic), are in full force in Speaking in Bones. Dr. Brennan is contacted by one in particular, Lucky Strike, about matching some bones to a missing, or not missing, person in a nearby area. Dr. Brennan learns much about websleuthing, including some unsavory behaviors as she looks into Lucky's inquiry. Taken to the backwoods and hiking trails in a nearby county, the bones are just not adding up this time. I have to hand it to Reichs, for completely keeping me off the correct trail throughout the book. You'll run into - bones, flirting, homicide, new-agers, family secrets, a zealous Catholic congregation, new love at an old age, and some medical conditions you've likely never heard of. I recommend this novel - it really has some turns I didn't see coming and kept me thinking the whole way through.
    • 3/5
      I received a free kindle copy of Speaking in Bones, A Novel, Temperance Brennan #18 by Kathy Reichs, published by Random House Publishing - Bantam Dell from NetGalley in exchange for a free review.I gave this suspense, mystery, thriller almost four stars. The relationship between Temperance Brennan & Andrew Ryan was flat & disappointing. The detective 'Skinny' Slidell has changed radically. The only interesting character was 'Lucky' Strike who worked with websleuths.com.This story had a lot of potential, but did not deliver the goods.
    • 3/5
      As a long time reader of this series, I think this is probably an average read. It isn't the best one but also not one that you won't finish. I liked this series the very best when it began in Quebec. I think those were the most intense and exciting books. This one is set in North Carolina and involves a search of back country parks to locate parts of a skeleton that appear to have been tossed from scenic overlooks. There is a mysterious voice recording and involvement of a woman whose hobby is solving cold cases. The rural backwoods south always produces some strange characters and this book is not the exception. But intolerance for others that are different is not just a rural south issue it is all over our country. Tempe's long lost and found love interest, Ryan, and her mother are the background personal themes in this book. Sometimes I think I read this series just to keep up with her personal life. Almost thought for awhile there might be a new angle there but I guess I'm wrong.Read as an ARC from NetGalley. A good summer read.
    • 5/5
      I was fortunate enough to receive this book from the early reviewers program. I have read all of her book, at least the adult ones, and have to say this one was a real winner. The story line was interesting, if a bit creepy, and had all of the science we have come to love. I thought it had a few nice twists too! And, except for a chapter or two, her relationship with Ryan was downplayed (she really has to poop or get off the pot). I highly recommend this Bones installment.Thanks LT,Bob in Chicago
    • 4/5
      3.5 I have always liked the character of Tempe Brennan. She is tough formidable and intelligent, and often after a few wrong turns able to somehow put cases together that others might miss. One thing that always bothers me though is how such an incredibly smart woman always manages to put herself in harms way, sometimes strains credibility. In this one the case was a very interesting one. A radical sect of the Catholic Church and all that this entails and a group of online sleuths that attempt to solve cold cases draw Tempe into a murder and much more. Good storyline and I learned something new. Shall I start on-line sleuthing? No, would rather just read about them but it does sound interesting.ARC from Netgalley.
    • 4/5
      Note to myself - the series and the books are very different. Not I did not know that starting the book but somehow I had forgotten just how different they are. I like both - for different reasons. At the start of the book, Tempe is about to catch a plane for Canada, still trying to decide if she wants to accept Ryan's marriage proposal. And then, just as it happens a lot to her, a dead person drives her attention elsewhere. Or someone that may be dead anyway. Partially to delay the answer and partially because she is really interested, she decides to investigate the missing young woman - which she believes to have pieces of already in storage. Religious cults, a priest that is not what he looks like, an actual murder, surprising behaviour from an old friend (if we can call Slidell that), a new acquaintance that seems to be happy to listen to her and bones. Nothing unusual for a story from the series. Add Daisy and her erratic behaviour and it is what you expect after so many books in the series. I am not sure if it will be a good start for anyone that had not read the series before (or for anyone expecting Bones' like story) but if you had been reading the series, it is a solid entry. And now I need to wait probably a year about the next one...
    • 3/5
      This book infuriated me. (spoilers follow) As much as I enjoy Reichs' series, the poor choices Tempe consistently makes are getting tiresome. This time it's the usual barreling headlong into danger without back-up and her idotic choice to reject Ryan. And doesn't his woman have other cases to attend to in her daily professional life? How does she have so much discretionary time to pursue leads best left to law enforcement personnel?The wrap-up, while making it clear that a transition is in progress for many of the main characters, did not placate me, nor forgive the somewhat ridiculous plot.
    • 4/5
      Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs is a 2015 Bantam publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher as a part to of the LibraryThing early review program. This is the eighteen installment of the popular Temperance Brennan series and it shows no signs of slowing down or fading out. Temperance is approached by a feisty websleuth nicknamed Lucky who is convinced Temperance can help her solve a missing persons case. Reluctant at first and not entirely sure she really has a case, Temperance puts out a few feelers and enlist the help of Slidell and Ramsey to look into the situation. What she uncovers is stunning and blows the lid off a cold case surrounding a group of religious zealots. Meanwhile, in her personal life, Temperance is dealing with her cancer ridden and mentally ill mother, and the pressure from Ryan to get married, or at least move in together, and she is being dogged by the tax auditor insisting she turn over information she can never quite find the time to send over. This is an outstanding series and I am always happy to touch base with Tempe. This one really peaked my interest because it dealt with a missing person and a cold case, two of my favorite mystery tropes. Occasionally, in past installments, the forensic explanations got a little long winded at times, but in this story the writing flowed very smoothly and evenly, weaving the forensics into the story in a realistic manner.The dialogue in this one is crisp , and there was even a few comical remarks peppered in here and there. The author has a habit of dropping little incentives at the end of each chapter that entices you to continue reading, daring you to put the book down, which of course is nearly impossible, and pretty soon you will give up any thought of getting to bed early. If I had to voice a complaint, it would be that the story moved along at too quick of a pace, which prevented the suspense level from reaching a peak. Having said that, there were a few truly creepy moments that literally gave me the shivers. I can relate to Temperance because she has some of the same tendencies I do, which is to postpone, or avoid something I just do no want to do. But, I do get frustrated with her waffling about Ryan, but as always I keep holding out hope she will come to her senses. Overall this was another solid installment in the series, one of the few that has managed to maintain it's high level of quality over time. 4 stars
    • 4/5
      Speaking in Bones continues with the great pace and solid writing that Kathy Reichs has been doing for several years. It is clear that Reichs has knowledge based on her career and research. Temperance finds herself caught up in the world of web sleuths in trying to resolve an unsolved missing person case. Another great book!
    • 4/5
      I've been reading Kathy Reichs Tempe Brennan series since the first book came out. it was always a series that I loved and couldn't wait for the next book to come out. In fact because of her books, I gave up on reading the Kay Scarpetta series which started out great, but in my mind suffered greatly later on in the series. Unfortunately, I was seeing the same thing happen in this series about four or five books ago. They seemed rushed, disjointed and almost frenetic. But with Book 18 in the series, Kathy Reichs has brought back the Tempe Brennan that I knew and loved. This is a wonderful book! Edge of your seat suspense, hard driving plot and most of all stubborn, tenacious Tempe. Add a little love tension and it makes this book a winner. It all starts when a pugnacious sixty-something woman comes into Tempe's office asking for help to find a missing person (who by the way has never been logged as a missing person). Tempe is not surprisingly skeptical, especially when she finds out that Hazel "Lucky Strike" is a web sleuth who thinks she has information on one of the sets of unidentified remains that Tempe had logged into a database years ago. As Tempe sets out on her search she finds out more than she wants to know about religious zealots, Carolina hills people and websleuthing. At great danger to herself she pursues her leads to get to the bottom of it. For those who have decided to stop reading this series for any reason, I strongly urge you to read this book. It's great to see the old Tempe Brennan and the wonderful plotting again.
    • 5/5
      I've been a fan of Kathy Reichs's books for years as well as an avid Bones viewer, so I was delighted to receive this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.What I truly enjoy about her books is the opportunity to play forensic anthropologist as I, too, try to piece together the physical evidence and attempt to deduce the killer before the end of the book. This one, though, had me going until the very end with its surprising twists.In Speaking in Bones, Ms. Reichs's alter ego, Temperance Brennan,is approached by a websleuth, Hazel "Lucky" Strike, who solicits her help in solving an old missing person case. She plays Brennan a tape of a woman who seems to have recorded her own murder. Lucky believes that bones already in the possession of Temperance's office are those of a girl, Cora Teague--the voice she believes is captured on the tape. Could the bones belong to Cora? If not, where is she? The search to find the answers only leads to more questions as they discover that a boy also went missing about the same time as Cora. What happened to him? And, do their disappearances have anything to do with the strict religious sect to which they both belonged?This book is Reichs at her best and will keep you guessing until the very end.Highly recommended!
    • 5/5
      This is one of the best books in the series. Brennan's interactions with other characters are intense and the forensic investigation is fascinating (as usual). Her mother is a terrific secondary character. I'd recommend beginning with an earlier book in the series in order to understand the intricate relationships. My only wish is that more time was spent in Montreal, which I find more interesting than Charlotte.
    • 3/5
      Very enjoyable read. While she does have a pattern for all of her books the characters keep me reading the series. I would like a change in the pattern in the future books. Still I would recommend it to her fans.