1st book in a while that I've been really impatient to read and finish! Enjoyed this. The series remains data heavy in chunks. It's interesting to see the case that inspired Kathy Reichs mixed in.

This book took a little too long to get into. The second half of the book is very good. The story line keeps you going and wanting more. I was up until 2am reading the last hundred or so pages with my paranoia on high because the end has a good little twist that you weren't sure was coming. This was a good book to read once, but I doubt I'll pick it up again in the near future. Give me a few years and I might.

So I can't really say if these are getting better or if I'm just getting used to the style and automatically skimming over the textbook parts.

I read this one in parts over several days and have read a few books since I finished this one, so I'm not recalling a ton of it. Did I guess all parts of the mystery? No. Was I surprised/shocked over any part? No. Was I annoyed with certain parts of minor story lines? Yes.

Will I continue the series? Yes
Will I reread the series in the future? Probably not. At this point, I don't see this as one I need to revisit.

Another great story about Temperance!

Inspired by bones Reichs was asked to examine that were found in a pizza place in Montreal comes this story of bones found in a similar way. But the bones of real-life and the bones of Reichs story bear no similarities aside from their location. For obvious, I would think, reasons Reichs cannot use her real-life examinations and investigations as storylines. But they do inspire her storylines. And her first career as a forensic anthropologist definitely informs her fiction storylines and characters.

In this title, the bones of three people are found in the basement of a pizza parlor. They are a complete mystery as they yield no leads toward any other crime. Detective Luc Claudel, not a fan of Dr. Temperance Brennan, is ready to dismiss the bones and call them so old that there is nothing to investigate. Brennan isn't on the same page so she takes on the investigating herself. Behind the scenes of this professional pursuit is Brennan's continuing see-saw of emotions regarding Andrew Ryan. I find Brennan's unwillingness to be upfront and direct with Ryan regarding their relationship to be super annoying. We are not in junior high.

I love the style of writing for these books! She manages to use scientific terms and explain them in a way that doesn't make the reader feel stupid. As always the mix of personal life and professional help carry the book and the cases are always very interesting and I almost never guess what had happened with these books which I usually do with other crime fiction so reading these books is always a joy and a surprise

It wasn't perfect but I really enjoyed this book.

Bisher für mich der beste Bones Krimi! sehr spannend, gute Story.

Finally! Kathy is breaking away from her normal template (okay, only a little, but still!) I love curling up with a Tempe novel. This one didn't disappoint.