206 Bones

A Novel

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Linda Emond

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

There are 206 bones in the human body. Forensic anthropologists know them intimately, can read in them stories of brief or long lives and use them to reconstruct every kind of violent end. 206 Bones opens with Tempe regaining consciousness and discovering that she is in some kind of very small, very dark, very cold enclosed space. She is bound, hands to feet. Who wants Tempe dead, or at least out of the way, and why? Tempe begins slowly to reconstruct...

Tempe and Lieutenant Ryan had accompanied the recently discovered remains of a missing heiress from Montreal to the Chicago morgue. Suddenly, Tempe was accused of mishandling the autopsy -- and the case. Someone made an incriminating phone call. Within hours, the one man with information about the call was dead. Back in Montreal, the corpse of a second elderly woman was found in the woods, and then a third.

Seamlessly weaving between Tempe's present-tense terror as she's held captive and her memory of the cases of these murdered women, Reichs conveys the incredible devastation that would occur if a forensic colleague sabotaged work in the lab. The chemistry between Tempe and Ryan intensifies as this complex, riveting tale unfolds. Reichs is writing at the top of her game.

©2009 Kathy Reichs (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

fairly boring

I expected much more from this book. I am a bit of a writing snob but this author is subpar. It seems like she googled a few topic and cut and pasted them into a text. It's just boring to listen to and the characters are not compelling. It probably deserves three stars but I couldn't even listen to the last 2 hours. S

Bad Writing

The author needs to learn to tell a story without wandering into long descriptions of the character's love life, the members of her ex-husband's family, and what's in the refrigerator. This book was annoying.

206 Bones

Good story but way too technical.

I guess I learned a lot?

the amount of medical examiner lingo mixed with random facts of cities, quarries, etc was just too much. this book felt educational instead of entertaining. it was a struggle to complete

Little story; a lot of science

I have enjoyed books by the author in the past, but this one seemed like a short story padded out with multiple lessons on forensic science and the need for properly qualified forensic scientists. The book lacked suspense and had no discernible plot twists. I felt like I knew where it was going before I was even halfway through and, sure enough, that is where it went.

Way too many details

Do authors sometimes write, and add detail, to fill pages? Part of this detail was instructional, part indoctrination, part useless. There was a good story, but it was buried under the details.

should not have been written

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Better stoyline sorry this is too long an not up to other books

What could Kathy Reichs have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

not as to medical

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

who knows narrator did the best she could do, did not even finish

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from 206 Bones?

all of it.... this is to long an boring zzzzzzzzzzz

Any additional comments?

do not purchase unless you are a machoist sorry but it took me 2 weeks to finish this audible book. story is crap not enjoyabloe to listen to

Excellent narattor; boring book

Would you try another book from Kathy Reichs and/or Linda Emond?

The subject matter, forensic anthropology, is very interesting, but this author found a way to write a boring story about the subject.

What was most disappointing about Kathy Reichs’s story?

The subject matter is interesting, but this author writes a poor mystery book.

Which scene was your favorite?

There were no good scenes.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

The narrator was wonderful.

Any additional comments?

No.

206 Bones

The narrator did not improve a mediocre book. This is the first K. Reichs' book I was disappointed in. The TV show may have ruined the series for me.

Extremely Poor

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

To technical, lacking in all aspects of the book. Don't waist your credit.

Has 206 Bones turned you off from other books in this genre?

Probably

What didn’t you like about Linda Emond’s performance?

She did not flow

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

Any additional comments?

no