''Bones are Forever'' is the fifteenth novel by

Kathy Reichs Kathleen Joan Reichs (née Toelle, born 1950) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is an adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Early life and education Kathleen J ...

starring

forensic anthropologist Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification o ...

Temperance Brennan Temperance Daessee Brennan is a fictional character created by author Kathy Reichs, and is the hero of her crime novel series (which are usually referred to as the Temperance Brennan novels). She was introduced in Reichs' first novel, '' Déjà D ...

. The book was the 48th most borrowed from libraries in the United Kingdom in 2012–2013.

Plot

The discovery of three dead new-born babies in

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leads Brennan and on-off lover Detective Andrew Ryan to follow the trail of the missing mother first to

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and then on to

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, where they find links to drug trafficking and diamond mining.

Critical reception

Writing in the ''

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'', Michelle Davies rated the book 4/5 and said ''Bones are Forever'' would make readers "want to keep turning the pages long after lights out to find out what happens next." but that the forensic details provide by Reiches meant some scenes "drag like a science textbook". ''

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'' gave the novel a B−, saying that "If you can get past the lab jargon" the novel was a "decent detective yarn". ''

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'' called it a "genuinely gripping tale" that is "peppered with authentic forensic science and peopled with well drawn, rounded characters." ''

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'' said that Reichs had delivered a "pulse-pounding story".

References

External links

Kathy Reichs' site
on ''Bones are Forever'' Novels by Kathy Reichs 2012 American novels American crime novels Charles Scribner's Sons books Heinemann (publisher) books {{2010s-crime-novel-stub