The Bone Thief: A Body Farm Novel

Excellent listen. Didn't want to stop listening and didn't want it to end. I want more Jefferson Bass ( but unabridged only please)!

This is a pleasant book filled with a lot of information thinly disguised as a plot, a kind of Ask Mr. Science ambiance. The happy scientist is a nice guy, not merely straitlaced but utterly naive as well. The narrator seems apt for this protagonist. If you like your tales tame, this is a good one.

Since this book appears to be part of a series I guess that's why we never learned what happened with Brockton's paternity issues. Looks like I'll never know because this installment wasn't good enough to make me want to continue. Oh, the story and characters were adequate even though it wasn't too difficult to figure out where things were going. The author provided a large clue about two-thirds of the way through. I was also a tad bored with Brockton's descriptive crawling on the steep creek bank. It seemed to me the author was trying to fill up pages. This is one of those books that you are not sorry you listened to but won't be motivated to listen to another one in the series. Worth $4.95 but not a credit.

The bone thief is a fiction book, but can relate to in life with it taken at Univ. TN. Very informative about the forensic side. Enjoyed it.

I am a southerner, my son and daughter in law went to UT, (where the story is centered), so I listened with a willingness to like this book. I found the writing tedious and even juvinile. At least that was my impression.

However, the story is intriguing, well researched and reveals the realities of University financing. However, I felt the author did a poor job developing characters and the relationships between them.

Up there with Koontz

Yes, it had a lot of detail and a very good story line. Things keep happening.

Very good reader, good voice.

Yes, very much so. I listen to them at work, I hated to go to break and couldn't wait til the next day to listen to more.

If you like a mystery you'll like this book.

Surprising
Exciting
Excellent

Dr. Bill Brockton
I liked the way the author made him real when dealing with emotions and I loved his seemingly extensive knowledge of so many things.

When Dr Brockton found someone had locked him out of the gate and his subsequent actions.

It made me laugh and surprised me.

I hadn't read any of Jefferson Bass before this experience, but now I plan to begin with the first in this series.
I really like his style, it has me wanting more from him.

I read the first book in the series and liked it so much I bought the next book in hardcover as soon as it came out, something I almost never do. Alas, that second book was not good -- I thought the whole concept was inherently incredible, the writing amateurish, and overall, it was way, way too pedantic. If I wanted to read a textbook, I could have done that. I'd decided that these authors had only one good book in them.

But then I saw "Bone Thief" on Audible on special -- for the price, I was willing to try another one. And wow! This one is great. Very very good story -- something for everyone. Good plot, plenty of "oh good grief, he's not really going to..." moments, really fascinating tidbits of fact about transplants, interesting and likable characters. Now I'll be looking for more in this series. It's just excellent, the whole thing. Bravo!

I do recommend this book, but the title suggests nail-biting and page-turning suspense. It is NOT THAT level of gripping. I like the main character, and I was interested in how his story unfolded. And the medical, surgical, biological descriptions seemed realistic without horrifying me (as in grossness).

My slight complaint is the tidy and somewhat mushy way the loose ends got neatly resolved in the conclusion.

This book gives away the endings of 2 previous books, so I suggest you read the series in order.

Half way through I stopped listening because a) nothing happened and b) I could care less about any character.

Jefferson Bass could have kept the manuscript at home rather than seeing fit to share it with the rest of the world.

No, but this performance was good.

Only the main and supporting characters and the minor characters. I liked the backhoe operator, but otherwise no one was of interest.

Hey audible, I want my $5 back.