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Summary: Good, but...
Review: I really liked this book and I love the main character of Tempe Brennan. The characters are well drawn and multi-dimensional and I loved all of the tidbits about forensics and anthropology. The locations were rich in detail and I felt like I was there. My only complaint about this book was that I had every single plot point figured out a good 30-50 pages before Tempe did. There wasn't a single thing in this book that surprised me. But it was still an enjoyable read and even if I knew that going in, I would still read it.
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Summary: Poor sophmoric effort.
Review: Too bad on this one. Too many coincidences occur in this book to make me think the author didnt' know what to do with this story line. What happen to the story of the saint? That sure was more interesting than these cult people. How convienient that the woman helping her with the research on the saint also was in the cult. When did her brother show up in this? Should have brought in the romance more, I doubt I will read the latest effort.
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Summary: Yuck
Review: After the baby mulilations I couldn't read any more. I am still haunted by the images from that, as the mother of three young sons it was too disturbing for me. Definitely will not purchase any more books from this author. I couldn't donate this one to our libary's book sale fast enough!
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Summary: Excellent thriller - vast improvement over her first book.
Review: This is more like it.I admit to being somewhat disappointed with Kathy Reichs' first foray into the medical thriller and couldn't really see much which differentiated her heorine, Dr. Tempe Brennan, from Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta. Brennan's second appearance in this book is vastly better and Reichs has crafted an interesting and gripping thriller with an interesting storyline, great plot twists and sufficient technical detail to keep the reader interested. Once again, I am thrilled to see a mainstream author using a Canadian city - Montreal - as a backdrop. In this case, Dr. Brennan is faced with a number of apparently unrelated murders which eventually lead her into the paths of a strange cult - shades of Quebec's Solar Temple cult. Reichs has clearly spent a lot of time gathering details on these sorts of organisations which, when combined with her medical and anthropological knowledge, create a wonderfully detailed storyline. Tempe Brennan is clearly becoming a character in her own right and I can only hope that Kathy Reichs continues to develop these interesting and unique storylines for her books. Admittedly, there will always be comparisons with Patricia Cornwell but this book clearly shows that Reichs is now establishing her own form and doing so quite successfully. This will never be considered great literature but nontheless, it is a highly readable and highly recommended thriller.
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Summary: Refreshingly good mystery book!
Review: I was on vacation and ran out of reading material on my last day so I "picked up" Kathleen Reichs Death DuJour at the bookstore. What a delight. This was like reading one of the original and better Patricia Cornwell books (before some of her more recent disappointing scriptures). I had not read anything of Ms. Reichs, but will be ordering some on Amazon for the future. The characters are good, the story detailed and interesting and the book a real winner.
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Summary: Sorry, again a clear miss
Review: I recently reviewed Kathy Reichs' first book and thought it was bad, very bad actually. But because Kay Scarpetta's new one wasn't out yet, I read this one. Again we see our heroine Tempest going through a load of cases, connecting them and saving them. Cool. What Mrs. Reich did better this time: the case is more believable than in the first book. But still: the character is pretty flat, the relationship of the protagonists is way off the standard we came to love with Patricia Cornwell, especially Mother & Daugther. BTW: I knew before I opened the book that Tempest would get a kick over the head after leaving a something. And, yessss for three points, she did. I fought through to the end and then threw the book around the room because I hated myself for reading that far. Spare yourself this one.
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Summary: ....wonderful follow-up....
Review: Kathy Reichs is definitely an author that bears watching. She has succeeded in writing an absolutely wonderful follow-up to her first novel Deja Dead. In fact, it could be said that this novel is actually better. I found the storyline absolutely riveting and I was hanging on every word as the plot unfolded. The novel contains fascinating details regarding forensic anthropology and entymology that are actually quite interesting. As well, the antagonist is much more insidious and inherently more evil than in Reichs' first novel. The only slight drawbacks are the passages dealing with forensic detail. Although very interesting, at times the reader feels as if they are in a college classroom listening to a lecture. In addition, the entire plot centers around a coincidence so completely unrealistic that the reader must be willing to suspend disbelief for the last few chapters of the novel. However, these are very minor flaws in an otherwise very enjoyable novel. This one is a definite keeper.
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Summary: Another great book
Review: I really like Reich's style. The fact that she's a real life forensic anthropoligist gives great credence to her work. I've read all 3 of her books and each is just as interesting as the previous. I hope to read more about her undercover friend in future publications. Just like Kay Scarpetta, she needs a social life!
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Summary: A Real Page-Turner!
Review: This was a fantastic book! I have read Kathy Reicht's previous novel "Deja Dead", and I wasn't overly impressed. She seems to really have improved her writing style since her first book. This story is full of suspense, and you feel like you're experiencing everything that Tempe is experiencing. The characters are very real and her attention to detail was good. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. I had trouble putting it down! Can't wait to read her next book!
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Summary: Cult du Jour
Review: Kathy Reichs in Death Du jour repeats her performance from Deja Dead. Tempe Brennan is an interesting middle aged intelligent woman who helps to solve murders through her work as a forensic anthropologist. Tempe is a tough minded women who is sensitive enough to hate the "death" part of her work. Like many of us at this age she is undergoing mid-life crisis at multiple levels - love, relationships, work and self-esteem. The storyline is about cults - something which touches us all in our headline world. We have all read the horror stories. We have met enough zealots to know their potential for destruction on the path to righteousness. Book is fast paced and an easy read - which is my favorite kind. Although it is not the literary equal to another about forensic anthropologist - Anil's Ghost - this is no knock. I prefer to read about 5 quick easy entertainings to one literary gem.
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