Cross Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) by Kathy Reichs
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Book Reviews of Cross Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Book Review: much better than tv show
Summary: 4 Stars
as always kathy reichs holds me in suspense with her words and mysteries. i have "loved" her novels from the very first one she wrote. this is a very timely one with "the davinci code" on everything and everywhere. but let us not minimize her relationship with ryan. she has an unique ability to combine her "real career" with writing. bravo again. can't wait for the next novel. diane shipperBook Review: DRY BONES
Summary: 3 Stars
It's not surprising that since the phenomenal success of THE DA VINCI CODE that more books based on exposing the enigma of the Virgin birth and the resurrection of Jesus Christ have come to the forefront.
In CROSS BONES, Kathy Reich's 8th Temperance Brennan novel, this hypothetical premise forms the basis for the dastardly goings on. Temperance gets involved in studying the bones found by an old friend, Jake, who is certain he has stumbled upon the bones of Jesus Christ--or some other noteworthy figure of that time. Someone wants these bones bad enough to kill, and Brennan and boyfriend Andrew Ryan are off to Israel to find out more about these bones.
Although I have been a big fan of Ms. Reich's previous novels, CROSS BONES is the weakest by far in my opinion. While there is much fascinating information to be absorbed (almost too much in fact), the book has little suspense, and the murders themselves take background to the endless discussion over the significance or authenticity of these bones. Aside from an eerie encounter in an underground tomb, Brennan spends most of her time running around Israel looking for Jake, the bones and by the end of the book when the murderer's identity is revealed, it's anticlimactic. Reichs didn't seem to care about the murders as much as the historical background, so the reader may find themselves apathetic as well. One good thing about this book is that Brennan and Ryan don't spend their whole time arguing with each other; they seem to have fallen into a committed relationship and that's a relief.
Whatever your belief is about Christianity, or any religion, CROSS BONES doesn't really offer any concrete evidence to dismiss the basic tenet of Christianity, and it isn't all that good a mystery. Enjoy Reich's effective narrative when it's there and hope that by her ninth novel, THE DAVINCI craze will have abated.
Book Review: Not Reich's Best
Summary: 4 Stars
Kathy Reichs is a fantastic author. Her books are marvelous, and now, so is her television show. However, this book left me disappointed slightly. The story was good and well written, as always, but left a lot to be desired compaired to some of her other books like Fatal Voyage! Well worth the read.Book Review: A good Forensic Murder Mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
Kathy Reichs never fails to deliver a good enjoyable forensic murder mystery book. As always the twists are interesting and riveting and you finish the book satisfied. She keeps the forensic explanations to a minimum so that you understand what she's looking for without getting painfully detailed. I can't wait for her next one. Worth every penny on all of her books.Book Review: Religion and Murder all in one
Summary: 5 Stars
Temperance Brennan and Andrew Ryan are once again on the trail of a murderer. While on her Montreal tour of duty, Tempe is present at the autopsy of a Jewish man that has been shot to death. Also present are four members of the Jewish community. Just after the autopsy, a Jewish man gives Tempe a photo of a skeleton and tells her that the skeleton is the reason the man is dead. But, he was not one of the four that were at the autopsy. So who is he?
Tempe calls a biblical archeologist friend, Jake Drum, and tells him about the photo. Jake is immediately interested and has her fax him a copy. This puts her right in the middle of a religious controversy that could turn the world upside down. Flying to Israel, Tempe is shown a cave that once was a burial chamber. In this chamber, she finds a shroud and a few bone fragments.
Tempe then discovers that the shooting victim in Montreal dealt in black market antiquities, once of which is a full skeleton of someone who everyone wonders if it has ties to the Holy Family. Or is the skeleton simply one of the Masada defenders or simply someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? So, the hunt begins to discover what is true and to who killed the dealer.
Between the normal "who-done-it", Ms. Reichs writes about a religious controversy that could rewrite 2000 years of history. Has the tomb of the Jesus family been found? She keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering how it is all going to end. She does it splendidly but I won't give away the best part. You will have to listen to it for yourself.
And, if listening/reading Ms. Reichs books are not enough "Brennan" for you, there is even a series on television called "Bones". I, for one, won't miss any of Ms. Reichs' books or one of the television shows.