The Bone Hacker - Kathy Reichs

 The Bone Hacker - Kathy Reichs

Publication Date: Aug. 1, 2023

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For this, the twenty second in the Temperance Brennan series, Reichs changes location for most of the book.  Tempe is a forensic pathologist who works both in Quebec and North Carolina.  When a citizen of the Turks and Caicos is shot in Quebec, a detective from that country enlists Tempe’s help in solving a case in that tropical land.  Tempe is on her own, as boyfriend Ryan is involved in his own case in Canada.    

The island mystery involves the disappearance of some young male tourists over the years; the bodies of two of them have recently been discovered.  When Tempe arrives in Provo T&C, she is immediately caught up in yet another case.  A boat is found with 5 dead people aboard, far off course and out of gas.  Could they possible be related?  Tne investigation puts both Tempe and island detectives in danger.   

Although this would work as a standalone, I have read all of the books in this series. I enjoy Reichs’ writing. She has a clever way with words and a good sense of humor comes through in Tempe’s biting wit.  While the narrative does get a bit technical at times, I always learn something new from Tempe’s cases.   Reichs is a master at building up suspense at the end of each chapter with a tease that makes the reader want jump into the next one.  

This is a nice addition to the series and I liked the change of venue.

Thanks to #netgalley and #scribner for the ARC

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