''Fatal Voyage'' is the fourth 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 Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to Criminal law, criminal and Civil law (legal system), civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standard ...

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

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 ...

Plot

A plane crash in the mountains of

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

and an unidentified severed foot found in the vicinity lead Brennan and would-be lover Detective Andrew Ryan to investigate a mysterious cult.

Critical reception

The book entered the ''Publishers Weekly'' performance top 10 list in seventh place on. The ''Publishers Weekly'' review praised the book's "restraint" and its "riveting plot", Kim Bunce at the ''Guardian'' applauded the plot's "complex and evil tapestry". while Michele Hewitson in the ''New Zealand Herald'' called it "another big fat forensic thriller".

External links

Kathy Reichs' page
on ''Fatal Voyage''

References

2001 American novels American crime novels Novels by Kathy Reichs Novels set in North Carolina Charles Scribner's Sons books Heinemann (publisher) books {{2000s-crime-novel-stub