Monday Mourning, Kathy Reichs
Monday Mourning, Kathy Reichs
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Monday Mourning

Author: Kathy Reichs

Narrator: Michele Pawk

Abridged: 4 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2004


Synopsis

Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores Stockholm syndrome—the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor—in this mesmerizing new thriller.

The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres, even as her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan is at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-preserved bones offer few clues. But when carbon-14 dating confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...and she may be next.

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

Goodreads review by Amanda on May 17, 2012

I have read all of Kathy Reichs’s offerings since her first book, Deja Dead was published in 1997. I have to ask myself why. I don’t particularly like Temperance Brennan, Kathy Reichs’ forensic heroine. I don’t like the settings of her novels, and even though I speak French, I don’t like it when her......more

Goodreads review by John on February 14, 2023

I read this story cover to cover. The plot was good with the discovery of three skeletons in a cellar below a pizza restaurant. The detailed technical information is fascinating. Carbon dating the bones based on fossil fuel and radiation from atmospheric nuclear tests was new to me. The setting of w......more

Goodreads review by Athena on April 11, 2023

I've been reading some beaten up old paperbacks off my shelves to pass them on and have no regrets. I love the Bones books (cough, Brennan) and was a fan of the show too. I also love Montreal and spent a lot of time up there so even though I wish she'd back off on the street names and such, it's a n......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 18, 2013

Tempe has just suffered her seventh traumatic brain injury to date and i know the story will devolve into the usual formulaic ending so I don't really have to keep reading from here (do I?)I am surprised she is not a shambling, drooling amnesiac, she's been hit in the head so much. As always, I foun......more

Goodreads review by Darcey on July 27, 2024

captivating, interesting, addictive as per usual. my fav palate cleanser series. check those triggers though because this one hit a little hard…......more