Death Du Jour, Kathy Reichs
Death Du Jour, Kathy Reichs
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Death Du Jour

Author: Kathy Reichs

Narrator: Katherine Borowitz

Abridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/1999


Synopsis

When a recent skeleton among ancient bones raises questions—and danger—forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is the only one who can solve the case in this “triumphant second appearance” (Publishers Weekly) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs.

Tempe Brennan is stuck teaching an archaeology field school for students at UNCC in Charleston, South Carolina.

When she stumbles upon a recent skeleton among the ancient bones, she starts asking questions. She’s the expert they might have called in, but lucky for the police she’s already there. The skeleton leads her to a free street clinic where patients have begun to go missing, and some have wound up dead. What is going on and who is to blame? The charismatic televangelist who oversees the clinic? The shady doctor who practices there? Or is it the clinic staff?

Ryan is in Montreal, though he may come down for a visit. If he does, Tempe will have to juggle him and Detective Galiano, an old flame, who is in town investigating the disappearance of a wealthy young woman. This is a phenomenally high stakes business where one dead body can save a couple of lives, maybe more. Along with the corpses, Tempe investigates the sick moral logic of the mastermind behind the operation.

Kathy Reichs has returned Tempe to America and put her in the middle of a sinister trafficking ring that’s local and global. The suspense is intense, and the world is riveting. Kathy Reichs’s books are expert and smart with a taut energy, and this is her best plot and writing yet.

About Kathy Reichs

We know the theory about life imitating art as describes by Oscar Wilde, but in her case, the writings of author, Kathy Reichs, is more that her art writing imitates her life. Riechs has many degrees in forensic anthropology and academia. She is one of only eighty-two forensic anthropologists who are certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Many television fans will recognize her main character in her books, Temperance "Tempe" Brennan as the main character in the Fox series, Bones. The series is loosely based on Reich's books and her professional experiences. She has even been a guest participating in a few episodes. Emily Deschanel plays Temperance "Bones" Brennan, the man character in the series.

Author Reichs has had a very diverse career aside from her success as a premier author of nineteen novels. She has consulted in Tanzania, to testify at the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Assisted in the Highlands of Guatemala, and served as a member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team to assist with the disaster at the World Trade Center.

Reichs describes herself as "fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right" in her books.......just as she would be when conducting an actual investigation. She relies on her true life experiences when writing her books........art imitating life. She has been known to say that anything she described in a book actually happened in real life. She was an expert witness in the Casey Anthony case. She refused at first, but felt it necessary when Anthony began to be tried in the press instead of in the court of law. She did a full skeletal analysis of Anthony's daughter, Caylee, and could not determine the cause of death, but concluded that there was no evidence of child abuse or malnutrition. Sometimes life can be a lot more puzzling than art.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Linda on 2007-12-06 14:12:23

Reichs does an outstanding job with accurate details. We are very familiar with the area in Quebec in which part of this story is set, and she is on the money with everything. The contrast of half the book being set in Quebec and half being in the Carolinas, with the murders being linked, yet so far away, keeps you on your toes. You can read this before bed without having nightmares!

Goodreads review by tobi10 on July 18, 2022

Temperance bekommt es mit einer Sekte zu tun In dem Buch Knochenarbeit (Temperance Brennan 2) von Kathy Reichs, geht es um Temperance Brennan, welche als forensische Anthropologin zur Rate gezogen wird um eine Nonne aus dem Friedhof bei der Kirche aus zu graben und zu bestätigen das es Elisabeth Nico......more

Goodreads review by Ken on January 14, 2019

I’m really struggling to separate these books from the TV show, though I found that I enjoyed this one more than the first book. Maybe I’m starting to get use to this original Temperance... These are the types of books that I normally enjoy, so I’m a little disappointed that it hasn’t hooked me as muc......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on July 17, 2023

Book two in the Temperance Brennan series. Very enjoyable, I was gripped by it. Would read more of her stuff. Four stars.......more

Goodreads review by Tommy on October 02, 2013

Kathy Reichs is a fairly good writer. She does have an obsession with clumsy similes that are often so bad they take me out of the story completely, but that aside, she generally is a good writer. That said, this book annoyed the hell out of me. My first complaint is that Reichs constantly creates fa......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on April 05, 2022

Solid mystery with some interesting threads. Lost a star for seeing where things were going too many chapters in advance of Temperance Brennan, reconstructive anthropologist extraordinare. Love the split locales. Looking forward to the next in the series.......more