Title: | Bare Bones |
Author: | Kathy Reichs |
Genre: | Crime/Thriller/Forensics |
Synopsis: | Dr Brennan is trying to go on holiday but bodies just won’t stop turning up and they seem to be connected to each other in the most unusual way. |
Verdict: | A bit more character development tied in with this one, still a good procedural read. |
Pages: | 304 |
Read: | January 2011 |
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#107. Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
#106. Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Title: | Grave Secrets |
Author: | Kathy Reichs |
Genre: | Crime/Thriller/Forensics |
Synopsis: | Whilst on a dig in Guatemala to uncover victims of a historical massacre, modern murder finds Brennan. |
Verdict: | Good mix of historical, social and forensic background thrown in with the story. |
Pages: | 315 |
Read: | January 2011 |
#105. Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs
Title: | Fatal Voyage |
Author: | Kathy Reichs |
Genre: | Crime/Thriller/Forensics |
Synopsis: | After an airline crash Dr Brennan is called in to help work out why there are some extra body parts and some missing people. |
Verdict: | More good procedural drama, decent pacing and suspense, complex scenario. |
Pages: | 526 |
Read: | January 2011 |
#104. Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs
Title: | Deadly Decisions |
Author: | Kathy Reichs |
Genre: | Crime/Thriller/Forensics |
Synopsis: | Quebec is in the middle of an outlaw bike gang war which is now threatening the public. |
Verdict: | Dr Brennan tries to use her expertise to avenge the innocent victims and gets caught up in the action. |
Pages: | 332 |
Read: | January 2011 |
#103. Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
Title: | Jane Bites Back |
Author: | Michael Thomas Ford |
Genre: | Fiction/Humour/Supernatural |
Synopsis: | Jane Austen is alive today and living in America as a vampire, running a book store as she tries to get her 200 year old book published. |
Verdict: | Light, silly fun that highlights the mania around Jane Austen’s work. |
Pages: | 299 |
Read: | January 2011 |
#102. The Fall by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Title: | The Fall |
Author: | Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan |
Genre: | Supernatural Thriller |
Synopsis: | The vampire plague that began to spread in ‘The Strain’ now threatens the world. |
Verdict: | The scepticism of the public and the reactions of the media and governments is both chilling and believable. |
Pages: | 308 |
Read: | January 2011 |