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The success of the Fox TV show Bones, based on bestseller Reichs's series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (Cross Bones, etc.), bodes well for this latest installment, in which Brennan once again stumbles on a modern-day mystery inadvertently. While supervising a dig of Native American burial grounds in Charleston, S.C., Brennan finds more recent remains. Soon, her ex-husband, who's a lawyer, appears in town, pursuing leads in a missing persons case connected with a local church. Bodies start piling up at an alarming rate, and Brennan begins to suspect that the deaths are linked to each other—and her ex-husband's inquiry. Reichs's down-to-earth heroine is an appealing creation, who deftly juggles personal problems with professional challenges. Despite the somewhat obvious solution, this novel confirms the series' place in the front rank of the ever-expanding forensic thriller subgenre. (July)
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In this ninth in the popular series, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is spending two weeks in May on Dewees, a barrier island north of Charleston, South Carolina, where she is leading a student excavation of a prehistoric site when one of the bodies they find isn't so ancient. After reporting her find to her friend Emma Rousseau, coroner at the Charleston County Coroner's Office, Tempe learns that Emma is ill and unable to investigate; so Tempe fills in for her as a consultant. When another body is found in a different location, the forensic examination of the bones shows a similarity in the manner of death. As Tempe investigates further, another body turns up, leading her to a horrifying conclusion about the motive for these deaths. Complicating matters, Tempe's estranged husband moves into the house she has borrowed, and her boyfriend arrives unexpectedly from Montreal. Tempe must work through her ambivalence about divorcing her unfaithful husband, for whom she still has feelings, but she also cares for her boyfriend. Readers who enjoy Patricia Cornwell's mysteries will appreciate the forensic detail here, and more character-oriented readers will respond to Reichs' likable and well-developed cast, from the local sheriff to Tempe herself, a dedicated woman who feels compelled to provide justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. An engrossing entry in a widely read series. Sue O'Brien
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket; 1st THUS edition (August 21, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743453034
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743453035
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,122 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Shine the Light on Temperance, July 16, 2006
By Ben F. Small (Tucson, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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Little did Temperance Brennan realize when she led a student archaelogy class on an ancient Native American dig on an island off Charlesston, SC, that she was going to unearth more recent remains. Bugs, shells and the smell of death. Then another body is found, this one hanging headless in the woods. But both bodies bear the same strange marks.Tempe's asked by the coroner, a sick friend, to assist a county sheriff, a hard-boiled good ole boy no doubt last seen sweating Paul Neuman in "Cool Hand Luke." Convincing this sheriff that these cases are murder and that there are likely more bodies to be found will be no small task.

Enter Andrew Ryan and Tempe's estranged husband Pete, who are all bunking together in a friend's beach house. No three-way here. Just taunting, teasing and a desperate need for Valium.

But this is no Tempe-in-trouble-Ryan-to-the-rescue formulaic treatment. Ryan plays a bit role, actually more of a foil for Pete than a white knight for Tempe. And it's a nice twist.
For Tempe's got her hands full uncovering a pattern of crimes so horrific Anderson Cooper would slobber all over himself.

This is a return to Kathy Reichs at her best. The plotting is intricate and thorough, the pace whirlwind and the style less clipped than her last two books. And the characters are better developed. From Tempe herself; to Emma, her sick friend; to the county sheriff, and especially Pete, these characters are full and real. Even the dog is a well rounded character. I, for one, am celebrating that Kathy Reichs is back. Keep it up Kathy; you're best in class.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Temperance digs up an unexpected surprise., March 25, 2007
By C. Gilbert "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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I had kind of given up on Kathy Reichs after her first few books. Although I liked the forensic element in the novels, I tended to find her writing formulaic and a little bit reductive in terms of characters. I decided to give her books another go after becoming addicted to the television show Bones.

There were some pleasant surprises for me in Break No Bones. Reichs has clearly developed her feel for character since the first two books. I didn't love the oh-too-cute two men in one house routine, but still-- Tempe and her beaus are well-rounded and there was a lot of even believable dialogue.

The plot left me a little bit cold. It irritated me a little bit that even though Reichs has a main character who has an excuse to be digging up bodies she still needed to have her accidentally find a corpse. It doesn't stretch likelihood so much as rip it to shreds.

Anyhow, it was not too bad. Recommended if you like forensic mysteries but simply cannot stomach any more Scarpetta.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Reichs knows the low country..., July 29, 2007
By Cynthia K. Robertson (beverly, new jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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I have always enjoyed being on vacation and reading a novel set in my vacation destination. So it was only natural that I devoured Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs, written about the low country of Charleston, South Carolina.

Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who sidelights as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She takes a group of students to Dewees Island for a two week field course. Their goal is to excavate several Indian burial mounds before the area is to be developed. In the course of their digging, they uncover remains that were buried within the last five years. Brennan is friends with the Charleston County coroner, Emma Rousseau, but Rousseau reveals that she's very ill and asks for Brennan's assistance with the autopsy. Brenna finds disturbing marks on the skeleton. Several unrelated remains are later discovered in other locations with the same marks, and Brennan starts looking for the common denominator.

Reichs is knowledgeable about the low country. Charleston is a very charming city, but not without some warts. She knows not only the Holy City, but also, the surrounding areas--which she makes liberal use of in Break No Bones. Reichs also provides an interesting personal triangle. Brennan has started an affair with Canadian Inspector Andrew Ryan in previous books, despite the fact that she is not yet divorced from her handsome but unfaithful husband, Peter. But the circumstances in Break No Bones will make Brennan question her choices.

One of the things I like most about Reichs' writing is her knowledge of forensic anthropology. In Break No Bones, Brennan gives the reason for her career choice. "In my view, death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity....While I cannot make the dead alive again, I can reunite victims with their names, and give those left behind some measure of closure." Sometimes, she can also find the cause of death. Although those are the words of Temperance Brennan, they're obviously the beliefs of Kathy Reichs.

Now that I've read many of Reichs' later books in this series, it's time to go back and start at the beginning.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Tempe Is Better Than Kay!
I had just finished slogging through the last 4 Cornwell books and had decided that I was through with Kay Scarpetta unless there is some drastic change in Cornwell's writing... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars BREAK NO BONES BY KATHY REICHS
I love her books. I find them very informative as well as I really like her characters. I watch Bones on TV. This book had more about her Canadian detective lover. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Corleen Ciha

3.0 out of 5 stars First and last Tempe
This is my first Kathy Reichs novel. I have a problem with 1st person narratives. One has to love the narrator to put up with her for hundreds of pages. Read more
Published 6 months ago by John A. Roynesdal

4.0 out of 5 stars Tempe does Charleston
I really enjoy this series, set often in my beloved South (this one is here in the Charleston area) or in Montreal, where I have many happy memories. Read more
Published 12 months ago by bookczuk

1.0 out of 5 stars I didn't bother to finish this one!
Humor is not Kathy Reichs's strong point. Try as hard as she might (and she REALLY tried!), Sue Grafton or Janet Evanovich, she is not. Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. Sudmeier

5.0 out of 5 stars Temperance Brennan-Book vs Temperance Brennan "Bones"
Watched "Bones" on Fox TV. I enjoyed it so I started hunting for the first book in the series. I hate starting in the middle of series books. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Janis

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good and worth reading
BREAK NO BONES is definately worth reading as it is a good mystery with good characters and lots of action. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Music Lover in Omaha

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Story in Kathy Reichs Collection
Once again, we are taken back to the days of yesteryear. Our heroine, Dr. Temperance Brennan (Tempe to her friends) is called on by the Charleston County Coroner (an old friend)... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Grey Wolffe

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Reichs, But Still Good
I had avoided Kathy Reichs' books for a while, finding her plots somewhat repetitive and was getting bored with how (to me) unnecessarily complicated Temperance's personal... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lisa McCoy

2.0 out of 5 stars decent story... terrible audiobook reader
I listen to a lot of audio books in my daily commute, and as far as the story goes, this one is not bad. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't exactly captivated by it. Read more
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