Bones of the Lost

A Temperance Brennan Novel

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Linda Emond

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.

When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered?

The medical examiner has also asked Tempe to examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some connection between the trafficking of antiquitiesand the trafficking of humans?

As the case deepens, Tempe must also grapple with personal turmoil. Her daughter Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the Army. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South America, to Afghanistan, and right to the center of Charlotte. “A genius at building suspense” (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs is at her brilliant best in this thrilling novel.

Entertaining and Fun

It starts a little lame, but once things get going, the plot moves fast. It held my attention and made a long drive much more enjoyable.

Solid Reichs effort

There are several things you can count on when reading a Kathy Reichs novel: extremely detailed forensic information passed on to the reader throughout, Tempe going rogue and risking her life because Slidell has the audacity to have other things going on in his life, lots of conversations with Birdie, the cat, and so many rhetorical questions! I enjoy the forensic stuff - I'm learning stuff while enjoying a good book. Tempe is annoying at times. She's not a cop, but she goes way beyond her position every time. I'm frankly surprised that Slidell, who is annoying in his own special way, hasn't murdered her. At any rate, this book takes Tempe all over the world, and ends up being a sad tale of human trafficking with a rather surprise ending. I overlook the things about Tempe that aggravate me, because, at the core, these are very good stories. Linda Emond narrates perfectly.

Human trafficking

Another great story. This one centered around the seedy world of human trafficking. Another great reading done by the actor

So-So

What made the experience of listening to Bones of the Lost the most enjoyable?

The story was pretty good.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

A good detective novel. The least is that I didn't think I was buying a detective novel.

What about Linda Emond’s performance did you like?

A good performance doesn't make you think you are listening to a performance. She did a good job.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Don't make a film of this book.

Any additional comments?

What has hooked me in the past about the Tempe Brennan novels is the fact that she's a forensic anthropologist. Not a detective. I loved Tempe's reviewing of the body, it's location, what she discovers. Kathy Reichs sometimes got a bit too detailed, but basically, it's Tempe's job that interested me. In this book, there's very little of her forensic anthropologist part of her life. She seems to have forgotten exactly what she does for a living. In this book, she mostly plays detective alongside a bumbling, painfully difficult to get in touch with homicide detective.

A previous review made mention of the fact that Tempe can be something of a snob, and I have to agree. Anyone less education and intelligent than herself seems to cause Tempe to look down her nose at those in more menial occupations or life situations.I listened to this on Audible and was wondering, did we ever find out what happened with her cat? Maybe I missed it.

I have loved the Tempe Brennan books and will probably give it one more shot. I hope Reichs goes back to what made these books popular.

another great novel

I liked this novel a lot. It went by so fast when I was listening to it. I wasn't sure about how the story would come together with Dr. Brennan being involved in two different cases, but everything made perfect sense in the end. This novel picked up where the previous one left off as far as relationships with some of the characters, so I was happy to get some answers. This novel focused on human sex trafficking and shed some light on how disgusting people can be. I really like listening to this narrator. She does a great job with different character's and has a smooth, easy to listen to voice.