Flash and Bones

Temperance Brennan, Book 14

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Linda Emond

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for Race Week, a body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The next day, a NASCAR crew member comes to Temperance Brennan’s office at the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner to share a devastating story. Twelve years earlier, Wayne Gamble’s sister, Cindi, then a high-school senior and aspiring racer, disappeared along with her boyfriend, Cale Lovette. Lovette kept company with a group of right-wing extremists known as the Patriot Posse. Could the body be Cindi’s? Or Cale’s?

At the time of their disappearance, the FBI joined the investigation, only to terminate it weeks later. Was there a cover-up? As Tempe juggles multiple theories, the discovery of a strange, deadly substance in the barrel alongside the body throws everything into question. Then an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention goes missing during Race Week. Tempe can’t overlook the coincidence. Was this man using his lab chemicals for murder? Or is the explanation even more sinister? What other secrets lurk behind the festive veneer of Race Week?

A turbocharged story of secrets and murder unfolds in this, the 14th thrilling novel in Reichs’s “cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series” (The New York Times Book Review). With the smash hit Bones about to enter its seventh season and in full syndication - and her most recent novel, Spider Bones, an instant New York Times best seller - Kathy Reichs is at the top of her game.

Body of evidence: investigate more of Temperance Brennan's forensic cases.

©2011 Kathy Reichs (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Excellence

First such book I have ever listened to, but enjoyed the entire narration and the narrator!

I LOVE IT

I love all the Dr. Brennan books,
this one only disappointment was she is not with detective Andrew Ryan. but it Loved it all the same.

Flashy with Lots of Twists

Characters are well developed and the story twisted enough for me not to see the ending. The performance was right on! I've never been interested in NASCAR, so the history was a refreshing plus.

Temperance does NASCAR

Would you listen to Flash and Bones again? Why?

No--but it was okay.

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

She is an excellent reader! I think she has good energy and voice qualities for this particular series.

Any additional comments?

This is possibly not the best of the Bones series--but it is quite good. Several others have commented on missing a couple of the usual characters--and that is true, but this remains a good book--don't pass on reading it. If the book lags at all in places, the narrator more than keeps it moving.

Good but not one of the best.

Aside from Temperance, the characters weren't as interesting. I knew who the perpetrator was after a few pages. The only mystery was why certain people were murdered and how it was done. It was still an interesting story, but didn't have a lot of energy.

As always, another great book

If you could sum up Flash and Bones in three words, what would they be?

Awesome, another winner

What did you like best about this story?

The action and suspense, and story line are exceptional

Have you listened to any of Linda Emond’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Linda does a splendid job of portraying the story line, She is the best.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Just another awesome book

Any additional comments?

Would recommend this book to every

Tempe goes to the races

I am usually a big fan of Ms. Brennan but honestly NASCAR was not a topic that appealed to me and there was just enough of it in there to be a drag [pun intended].
Also very little Ryan in this book...barely a mention! I missed him even if Tempe didnt.
It all took place in Charlotte when usually Tempe has some Montreal story woven into the plot.
I will probably buy the next Reichs title but maybe the TV show is getting all the good stories.

How does she come up with these plots?

If you could sum up Flash and Bones in three words, what would they be?

NASCAR, murder and intrigue

What did you like best about this story?

The descriptions of North Carolina and Charlotte are right on. Anyone familiar with the area actually knows the locations and

What about Linda Emond’s performance did you like?

She does not just read, her voice inflections put you right into the story.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Very humorous.

Storyline

Love kathy reichs story of dr Tempe Brennan and her antics and Linda Emmon great narration

Not to much Nascar!

What did you love best about Flash and Bones?

I always really enjoy the forensics and science behind the discoveries, as well as the depth of description and background that Reichs provides.

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

This book is a bit weaker than some of her other books; it felt a bit rushed somehow. However, it's still the same old Brennan that we love.

Any additional comments?

Some people have complained about the abundance of NASCAR, and I was concerned that it would be to much. I didn't have a problem with it, however, and I am not a fan of the sport. It is well explained and relevant to the story, so for me it just became part of the background.