bare bones by Kathy Reichs.

bare bones continues the tale of Dr Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. There are 3 parts to this story, the bones of a newborn baby, a plane crash and a cache of bones discovered in the woods. This novel is about Dr Brennan's life in and out of work. It is written in the first person and she is a likeable, hard working character. You will read some interesting forensic detail as Temperance goes about her job. Slowly the clues mount up and the investigation of suspects unfold.

bare bones is a rather run of the mill Crime, Scene, Investigation novel. There is nothing unusual or particularly gripping. This is an easy book to put down. I last read a Kathy Reichs novel in 2009 and although bare bones is easy reading, it is not her best novel. It is quite shallow and rather dull, I lost empathy for the characters. The last 13 pages explain how everything fits together but by then my heart was not really into this book. Kathy Reichs is a top selling author but bare bones is pedestrian. Was bare bones at 420 pages and written in 2003 just published to fulfil Kathy's contractual quota? I think it is a poor read as it disappoints and I know Kathy Reichs can do much better. I will be voting bare bones 2 stars on Goodreads and suggest you give this one the MISS.