Bones to Ashes

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Linda Emond

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

When the skeleton of a young girl, not yet a teenager, is discovered in Acadia, Canada, Tempe Brennan is reminded of Evangelina, her best friend in her preteen years, who was mysteriously taken away when she was 12. Evangelina was from strange and faraway Acadia. She was named after Evangeline in the Longfellow poem, and loved poetry. Tempe found her exotic and glamorous, and then, suddenly, she was gone, and Tempe was told not to try to find her, that she was "dangerous".

Though Tempe tries to be rational, she is flooded by memories of her best friend, and wonders whether this skeleton, clearly of a girl who's been dead for decades, could possibly be Evangelina's. At the same time, Tempe's love interest, Ryan, is investigating the deaths of two young girls and the disappearance of another three. Are the cases related? Tempe uses the most recent advances in forensic linguistics to identify the old skeleton, while Ryan investigates the possibility of some kind of serial predator at work now.

Flesh and bone: investigate more of Tempe Brennan's forensic cases.

©2007 Temperance Brennan, LP (P)2007 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"With her usual blend of cutting-edge forensic science, nail-biting suspense and characters that pop off the page, Reichs, who's vice president of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists and the producer of Fox's Bones, has produced another winner in one of the genre's most satisfying series." ( Publishers Weekly)

Poor beginning - good ending

I almost turned off my IPod. The first half was far too technical. When you have to define every other word, you bring the rhythm of the plot to a halt. We should have cared about the main character but for the first half I could not see the point. Then came the second half and this is when the author grabbed me. That is when you get the inkling that the crime(s) are the worst imaginable and you get into the who done it mind frame. Suffer the beginning and you might like how it ends.

First Reichs, will try more!

This is the first Reichs novel I've read/listened to. I thought it was well paced, a good story, had nice twists and interesting characters. While it wasn't deep, it was entertaining.

Great Listen!

Fast paced, as her books usually are. The mystery plus the historical information about the Acadians and their trials with the government - which experimented on them - adds to the fascination. Very entertaining!!!

Best of this Series So Far!!!

I have been reading through this series for a while and this one really grabbed me!! it is definitely my favorite of the series yet!

Another great book

Once again Kathy Reichs hasn't disappointed me. Makes me want to plan a long trip so I'll have time to listed to it all at once. Would recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed her previous books.

Forensic anthropologist mystery

Hard to understand French accent - especially at first

General review

I though this novel was very well written and the characters came to life through the performance of the narrator. At first I was distracted because the reader was different than the previous "Bones" novels; however, I was soon immersed in the novel. Both the author and narrator played their roles.

It was OK.

Normally when I listen to books I get captivated and don't want to stop listening. This was not the case with this book. It was just OK.
I like real suspense writers like Tami Hoag, Tess Gerritsenn, J.D. Robb, Lisa Gardner, but unfortunately I have listened to all their books and thought I would give this one a try.
If you like mystery/thrillers/suspense and like to be kept on your toes, you would probably be disappointed in this book.

ok but...

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes this is not a bad book at all just not a typical Temperance book..

If you’ve listened to books by Kathy Reichs before, how does this one compare?

I love the Brennan series but this book seems to lack somethimg..

What does Linda Emond bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

i enjoyed listening to this narrator.

Learn something new.

I love Kathy Reichs books. I have read them all, now I am listening to them all in order once again. I love how she doesn't just tell you what is happening, but explains the different procedures so that the reader not only understands, but can also learn if they so choose to. I hope Kathy never stops writing!