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Wysłany: Pon 11:43, 23 Maj 2011 Temat postu: Book Review - 206 Bones along Kathy Reichs Fast-pa |
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Serial Murder
Along the course, the reader is introduced to Brennans colourful amplified family of ex-in-laws, a possibly psychotic neighbour and a cast of returning and new colleagues not entire of whom have Brennans best interests at center.
For fans of the Tempe Brennan novels,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 206 Bones is a must-read; as novices, it is a solid introduction to the thrill-packed series.
As the lax ends begin to knot up, the real surprise comes not in the police investigation, merely in the ghastly lengths some professionals will work to, to assure career advancement. Reichs adds a fashionable dimension to the anecdote, inviting the reader to ponder the ramifications of junk science in the courtroom. (A theme she explores in detail in a short essay,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Camelot? Or Scam a lot? by the end of the book.)
To complicate materials, spirit at the Montreal laboratory where Brennan serves as forensic anthropologist for the province of Quebec is at an all-time low. Department head Pierre LaManche is aboard sick depart, an companion abruptly resigns to take a position in dissimilar segment and a new staff members technique and penchant for the limelight obtain below Brennans peel.
In flashback, the details of the before weeks come to light, starting with a tumble to Chicago with erstwhile beau, Lieutenant Andrew Ryan of the SPQ (Quebec provincial police compel), to response charges of vocational negligence in a recent case involving the remains of a lacking heir. As she works to disclose the identity of the anonymous caller who made the demand, the bodies begin piling up: the remains of an aged matron whose sister was previously found murdered are located in a wooded area in Quebec, another body another of an aged female - is discovered flamed in her remote cabin.
Quebec Colleagues
206 Bones (308 pages) by Kathy Reichs is obtainable from Scribner (ISBN 978-0-7432-9439-3).
Junk Science
Transitioning smoothly among Brennans present state of near-panic and the serial murder case, Reichs uses her singular genius for packing mammoth quantities of quite specialized, technical information into the graph without losing momentum. Short, snappy chapters are consistently crowned off with a cliff-hanger ensure that the movement keeps coiling.
206 Bones opens with spiky scientist Tempe Brennan - who is no to be muddled with the guide role of the TV series Bones, which namely influenced at Reichss novels - regaining consciousness in complete darkness, harmed, hands and feet leap. With no memories of how she got there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and restricted sensory input, Brennan is desperate apt wreck free of her jail -- and apt recollection the series of accidents namely landed her there.
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