Cold, Cold Bones
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-first novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who， after receiving a box with a human eyeball in it， uncovers a series of gruesome killings eerily reenacting the most shocking of her prior cases。
Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 For a while， temporarily idle forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night for dinner， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。
GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine Monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park， and her anxiety deepens。
There seems to be no pattern to these random killings， except that each mimics in some way a killing that a younger Tempe witnessed， analyzed， or barely escaped。 Who or what is targeting her， and why？
Helping Tempe discover the answers is detective Erskine “Skinny” Slidell， retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor。 As the two penetrate a bizarre survivalist’s lair， even Skinny’s mood darkens。
And then Tempe’s daughter Katy disappears。
At its core， Cold， Cold Bones is a novel of revenge and why revisiting the past may be the only way to rescue the present。
Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 For a while， temporarily idle forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night for dinner， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。
GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine Monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park， and her anxiety deepens。
There seems to be no pattern to these random killings， except that each mimics in some way a killing that a younger Tempe witnessed， analyzed， or barely escaped。 Who or what is targeting her， and why？
Helping Tempe discover the answers is detective Erskine “Skinny” Slidell， retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor。 As the two penetrate a bizarre survivalist’s lair， even Skinny’s mood darkens。
And then Tempe’s daughter Katy disappears。
At its core， Cold， Cold Bones is a novel of revenge and why revisiting the past may be the only way to rescue the present。
Reviews
Colleen
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Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reich is my first time reading one of the books in the series that crafted the “Bones” television show。 Even though “Bones” is no longer a current television program， it remains one of my favorite shows and the book did not disappoint this Temperance Brennan （Bones） fan！Cold， Cold， Bones is easily a stand-alone book for being #21 in the Temperance Brennan series。 There are adequate references to prior history of the characters that make it effortless for “new-to-series” Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reich is my first time reading one of the books in the series that crafted the “Bones” television show。 Even though “Bones” is no longer a current television program， it remains one of my favorite shows and the book did not disappoint this Temperance Brennan （Bones） fan！Cold， Cold， Bones is easily a stand-alone book for being #21 in the Temperance Brennan series。 There are adequate references to prior history of the characters that make it effortless for “new-to-series” readers to understand their connections。 Temperance “Tempe” Brennan is a forensic anthropologist， divorced， and mother of an adult daughter， Katy。 This story has Katy settling in North Carolina after her honorable discharge from the Army and Tempe trying to balance her work and her worry over Katy’s apparent PTSD。 As the mother of a Marine Corps veteran， I appreciated the overlay of some of the issues our military members and their families face while enlisted and during their transition to civilian life。 Tempe has handled many cases throughout her career but when a box containing an eyeball is left on her porch， she soon discovers that cases from her past are being reenacted。 With no choice but to pursue the person responsible for these grisly actions， Tempe learns that it is someone with something very personal against her。 Tempe’s dry sense of humor and wit provide a lighter note at times without taking anything away from the suspense of the storyline。 I look forward to the installment of the Temperance Brennan series。 Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for this e-ARC。 。。。more
Karin Carlson
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Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。 I have been reading this series for more than 20 years and every story feels every bit as fresh as the first。 With a crime rooted in the past， Temperance has her ha Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。 I have been reading this series for more than 20 years and every story feels every bit as fresh as the first。 With a crime rooted in the past， Temperance has her hands full but with an interesting cast of characters to assist including some old， familiar faces。 As always， this series left me anxious for the next book。 Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review。 。。。more
Munevver
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I’ve been reading Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan series for years and years now。 The older books were so enjoyable and eerie - great mysteries but the last few books， in my opinion， have not been nearly as entertaining。 It seemed to me that this one went back to the rewarding way of writing。 I enjoyed every minute of this story。Brennan’s daughter Katie has finally retired from the military and has bought a house near Brennan。 While at Brennan’s house while catching some lunch， an eyeball with h I’ve been reading Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan series for years and years now。 The older books were so enjoyable and eerie - great mysteries but the last few books， in my opinion， have not been nearly as entertaining。 It seemed to me that this one went back to the rewarding way of writing。 I enjoyed every minute of this story。Brennan’s daughter Katie has finally retired from the military and has bought a house near Brennan。 While at Brennan’s house while catching some lunch， an eyeball with hidden GPS coordinates on it gets delivered to Brennan。 That leads to body after body。 Someone is copying all of Brennan’s old cases。 Who is targeting Brennan？ Why is Katie not returning any of her phone calls or texts？ And why is there a blizzard happening in North Carolina？Though I did figure out who dunnit before the ending， I wasn’t quite sure for most of the book。 It definitely kept me on my toes going back and forth。 Brennan was funny and sarcastic， at least in her head， as always。 It was a quick， fun read and I’m so glad that she’s back to her old self。 。。。more
Lauren Nicole
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to review this book。 This was a really good one。 It is the 21st book in the Temperance Brennan series。 This is one of my favorite series since Kathy started writing it。 This book did not disappoint。 I really enjoyed it。 The writing is great。 There are always some twists and turns and surprises in all of these books。 This one was fast paced and very enjoyable to read。 I can’t wait for book 22！！！
Deb Beachburgmom
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This was my first book in this series ， I decided to read as it can be read as a stand alone。 After reading this book I can not believe I had not found this author prior（ especially since I love the tv show Bones ）， I now need to find book 1 and read all books in the series。 I loved the characters in this book and I imagine if you’ve read the entire series you would be invested in all main and reoccurring names。 This story takes a look at a set of murders over time that appear to be copycats of This was my first book in this series ， I decided to read as it can be read as a stand alone。 After reading this book I can not believe I had not found this author prior（ especially since I love the tv show Bones ）， I now need to find book 1 and read all books in the series。 I loved the characters in this book and I imagine if you’ve read the entire series you would be invested in all main and reoccurring names。 This story takes a look at a set of murders over time that appear to be copycats of the local Dr Brennans past cases。 The story unfolds with many possibilities as to who did it， towards the end we are shown clues to who has along with the heroine getting captured。 All is revealed in the end and Dr Temperance Brennan once again has solved the case。 I enjoyed the style of writing and found it a quick read that had me engaged。 I received a free copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own I would recommend this book and the series to my family， friends and book club 。。。more
ElphaReads
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Thank you to Scribner for sending me an ARC of this novel！It's been almost fifteen years since I discovered the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs， and while they've had their ups and downs I have genuinely been enjoying her most recent stories in the series。 When I was contacted by Scribner asking if I wanted an ARC of her newest mystery， COLD， COLD BONES， I jumped at the chance。 How could I say no to Tempe？Temperance Brennan has a lot on her plate。 She is trying to help her newly honora Thank you to Scribner for sending me an ARC of this novel！It's been almost fifteen years since I discovered the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs， and while they've had their ups and downs I have genuinely been enjoying her most recent stories in the series。 When I was contacted by Scribner asking if I wanted an ARC of her newest mystery， COLD， COLD BONES， I jumped at the chance。 How could I say no to Tempe？Temperance Brennan has a lot on her plate。 She is trying to help her newly honorably discharged daughter Katy settle back into civilian life。 She is still in a relationship with Andrew Ryan， whose private investigation business is still thriving。 And she is still getting along with her new boss at the medical examiner's office in Charlotte。 But then a human eyeball ends up on her doorstep， and Tempe is thrown into a new mystery that seems to be harkening back to mysteries from her past。 Once again， Reichs does a great job of building up a mystery with her incredibly enjoyable protagonist， with suspense beats and twists and turns in abundance。 I always love seeing Tempe try to slowly piece together the clues， all while deciphering remains and bones and giving the reader lessons in forensic anthropology。 While I tend to like the mysteries in Quebec more， I do like seeing characters in Charlotte， like 'Skinny' Slidell， the cantankerous former detective who Tempe really doesn't like。 I also liked having the flashbacks to previous cases in previous books， as it was kind of fun to be able to pick them out。Overall， I definitely enjoyed COLD， COLD BONES。 It's a fun return to a favorite， reliable series。 。。。more
Monnie
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It's always a treat to learn there's a new Bones back in town - not only do I love the books （this is the 21st）， but it's one of few book series that， IMHO， translated well to the small screen。 I don't think I've missed a single book， and I'm pretty sure I didn't miss an episode of the TV series either， which， according to sources I checked， aired 246 episodes over 12 seasons。Anyhow， this book brings forensic anthropologist Dr。 Temperance Brennan back between the pages， and she's wintering at ho It's always a treat to learn there's a new Bones back in town - not only do I love the books （this is the 21st）， but it's one of few book series that， IMHO， translated well to the small screen。 I don't think I've missed a single book， and I'm pretty sure I didn't miss an episode of the TV series either， which， according to sources I checked， aired 246 episodes over 12 seasons。Anyhow， this book brings forensic anthropologist Dr。 Temperance Brennan back between the pages， and she's wintering at home in North Carolina， helping her daughter Katy get settled in after a stint in the military。 Suffice it to say， then， that they're both a bit unsettled when a box turns up on her porch that contains a human eyeball。 Say what？ Then， she gets a call from her sweetie Andrew Ryan's private eye partner， "Skinny" Slidell， and off they go to find a body that appears to be missing an eyeball - except that the remains are on the well-seasoned side while the eyeball is， well， fresh。As still other strange things happen - like a running feud with a neighbor who's convinced Tempe is trying to scare his son to death and at least one more body - suspicions arise that what's happening now may be mirroring some of her old cases。 But she can't seem to connect the dots， nor convince Skinny of that possibility。 Meantime， Katy - who's having some trouble readjusting to civilian life - is struggling but doesn't want mom's help。 And then she goes missing。If I have a complaint， it's that Tempe goes off on her own a little too often despite advice from her police and P。I。 friends， and she's usually too intelligent and sensible to do that （although I'll give her a bit of a pass because she's frantically trying to find her daughter）。 All the goings-on are unsettling， after all， but things start to come together especially well after Andrew returns from the case he's been working on and tries to help。 But can they figure out what's really going on before it's too late to save Tempe？ Or Katy？ Well， you'll just have to read the book to find out。 As for me， I'll just thank the publisher， via NetGalley， for the opportunity to read and review another good one。 。。。more
Robin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is #21 of the Temperance Brennan series。 You can read them in order or as a standalone。 I have read。 Most of this series and enjoyed them。 Temperance is a forensic pathogist in N。C。 and Canada。 If you Iiked TV series Bones it is loosely based on these books。 This one not as exciting as some but still a good story。
Mark
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This is the twenty-first Temperance Brennan novel， and it finds author Kathy Reichs in a bit of a retrospective mood， although that is not obvious at first。 The story begins with the shocking delivery of a box containing a fresh eyeball on Tempe's back porch。 A bit of detective work reunites the eyeball with the corpse's head it came from， but the mystery of why it was sent to Tempe remains。 It is the beginning of a series of killings which become increasingly familiar。 There is no apparent patt This is the twenty-first Temperance Brennan novel， and it finds author Kathy Reichs in a bit of a retrospective mood， although that is not obvious at first。 The story begins with the shocking delivery of a box containing a fresh eyeball on Tempe's back porch。 A bit of detective work reunites the eyeball with the corpse's head it came from， but the mystery of why it was sent to Tempe remains。 It is the beginning of a series of killings which become increasingly familiar。 There is no apparent pattern to them， but they all point to murder cases that she solved over the years。 As the cases pile up the intent seems increasingly personal。 Someone is targeting Tempe， and they may possess knowledge that only a law enforcement insider could have。 Next there's a mummified corpse discovered at a state park， which looks like a suicide。。。at first。 When her friend Charlie Hunt dies in what is clearly another staged suicide （echoing a past case， like the others）， things have definitely become personal。 And the possible disappearance of Tempe's daughter Katy lurks in the background almost the whole time。Tempe compares all of the current copycat murders with the past ones she helped solve。 There was public information about many of them， but some of them involved details that could only be obtained from medical records。 She is just putting together her suspect theory when the killer brings things to a head。 It's a thrilling， nail-biting conclusion， although I have to say that I saw it coming before Tempe did。 I suppose that means that Reichs is playing fair with her clues， but I'm usually more surprised by mysteries。Thanks to NetGalley for a Digital Review Copy。 。。。more
Amy Rector
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Oh， Temperance Brennan， where have you been so long？ I've neglected you long enough！ How have I let my devotion to Kathy Reichs slip？？ I don't know， but I've regained my love for this dynamic duo。Just as Tempe is enjoying the North Carolina winter in her cozy little home and getting back in the know with her daughter， Katy。 She receives a gruesome package delivered to her door。。。。a human eyeball。 Not just an eyeball， but one inscribed with GPS coordinates。 Yikes！ And this is how it begins， an av Oh， Temperance Brennan， where have you been so long？ I've neglected you long enough！ How have I let my devotion to Kathy Reichs slip？？ I don't know， but I've regained my love for this dynamic duo。Just as Tempe is enjoying the North Carolina winter in her cozy little home and getting back in the know with her daughter， Katy。 She receives a gruesome package delivered to her door。。。。a human eyeball。 Not just an eyeball， but one inscribed with GPS coordinates。 Yikes！ And this is how it begins， an avalanche of deaths that mimic some of Tempe's previous cases。 Tempe is surrounded by her usual cadre， including her love， Ryan， and the grumpy detective Erskine "Skinny" Slidell。 Daughter Katy just moved back to Charlotte and is onboard for this one， too。 Tempe and crew work hard to try to solve these cases， but don't put it all together until it's almost too late。 While it may sound like the typical Tempe case， this one goes way beyond and picks up speed along the way。 The pace is awesome and will have you holding your breath all the way to the end。 This genre is my favorite and no one does it better than Tempe and Kathy。 My thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC which I received in exchange for my review。 Publication date is July 5， 2022。 You will love it！ 。。。more
Rebecca Minnock
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Temperance Brennan is the recipient of an eyeball - left on her doorstep。 As she begins investigating， she discovers more recent deaths that appear to be mirroring cases she worked on in the past。 Can she piece it together before the killer gets to her？ I couldn't put this down， I love Tempe， and this did not disappoint Temperance Brennan is the recipient of an eyeball - left on her doorstep。 As she begins investigating， she discovers more recent deaths that appear to be mirroring cases she worked on in the past。 Can she piece it together before the killer gets to her？ I couldn't put this down， I love Tempe， and this did not disappoint 。。。more
Katie Oeschger
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Thank you to NetGalley for a pre-release of Cold， Cold Bones。 Kathy Reichs is by far one of my favorite authors。 This new book in her series didn't disappoint。 In fact， I think her books keep getting better and better！ Right off the bat， there was intrigue and suspense to draw you into the story。 The story kept me on the edge of my seat flipping pages to find out what would happen next。 You're in for a real rollercoaster ride。 Now 21 books into the series， I love that the characters （and their r Thank you to NetGalley for a pre-release of Cold， Cold Bones。 Kathy Reichs is by far one of my favorite authors。 This new book in her series didn't disappoint。 In fact， I think her books keep getting better and better！ Right off the bat， there was intrigue and suspense to draw you into the story。 The story kept me on the edge of my seat flipping pages to find out what would happen next。 You're in for a real rollercoaster ride。 Now 21 books into the series， I love that the characters （and their relationships with one another） continue to grow and evolve。 I can't wait for book #22！ 。。。more
Meagan
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Longtime fans of this series will appreciate that the newest book is a fast paced and thrilling as previous books。 Sadly， the book doesn't take place at all in Montreal， and Detective Ryan is absent for a large part of the book。 But there is so much happening in this book that you will barely notice。 Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 Longtime fans of this series will appreciate that the newest book is a fast paced and thrilling as previous books。 Sadly， the book doesn't take place at all in Montreal， and Detective Ryan is absent for a large part of the book。 But there is so much happening in this book that you will barely notice。 Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Patricia
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Tempe is being stalked by an unknown killer who is reenacting murders from her early cases。 There were some slow spots， but all in all it was a good read and a twisty mystery。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC。
Julie
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This is another in the series of Temperance Brennan。 I have read them all。 The stories continues to develop as Tempe's daughter returns to civilian life and is challenged with new cases。 While I enjoy the stories， this does not have as much forensic anthropology of many of her past stories。 She is a detective and it does have that aspect， I did not think it was enough as I really like the forensic aspect of the main character。 I would definitely not read this as a stand-alone but that is my opin This is another in the series of Temperance Brennan。 I have read them all。 The stories continues to develop as Tempe's daughter returns to civilian life and is challenged with new cases。 While I enjoy the stories， this does not have as much forensic anthropology of many of her past stories。 She is a detective and it does have that aspect， I did not think it was enough as I really like the forensic aspect of the main character。 I would definitely not read this as a stand-alone but that is my opinion。 Thank you for the early copy for an honest review。 。。。more
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is a highly recommended novel of suspense and the twenty-first in the Temperance （Tempe） Brennan Series。Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is helping her daughter Katy unpack after returning to civilian life from the army。 The two meets at Tempe's to eat when they find a box on the back porch containing a human eyeball。 What's even more strange is that there are GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball which lead Tempe and Skinny to a Benedictine monastery wher Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is a highly recommended novel of suspense and the twenty-first in the Temperance （Tempe） Brennan Series。Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is helping her daughter Katy unpack after returning to civilian life from the army。 The two meets at Tempe's to eat when they find a box on the back porch containing a human eyeball。 What's even more strange is that there are GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball which lead Tempe and Skinny to a Benedictine monastery where the answer to the missing eyeball is found and more questions arise。 When a mummified corpse shows up in a state park， Tempe notices a pattern， a pattern that continues in the novel。Detective Erskine "Skinny" Slidell， now retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit， is there to help。 It seems that someone is killing people in the Charlotte， North Carolina， area in such a way to mimic or reenact Tempe's former cases。 There is a copycat killer out there who has a grudge against Tempe， but what is the motive？ Things escalate when Katie disappears and Tempe worries that she is a victim of the killer。With the active copycat killer there are a whole caseload of former investigations presented in the narrative， which makes for a good way to build the tension and suspense in the plot while providing the numerous details about the current and former homicides。 Tempe is her usual self with plenty of sarcastic comments and Skinny is the same great detective but dedicated curmudgeon he usually is。Those who are familiar with the series will appreciate and enjoy this latest installment。 The interest here is in the cases themselves and following the clues rather than the motivation of the killer。 In fact many readers will likely know who is responsible before it is made clear in the plot。 Anyone new to the series can still enjoy Cold， Cold Boness and will find it compelling and entertaining。 There is enough background information provided on the characters to keep you interested without feeling as if you are missing some important information。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Scribner via NetGalley。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2022/0。。。 。。。more
Belinda Vlasbaard
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4，5 stars - Dutch paperback Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe exam 4，5 stars - Dutch paperback Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park， and her anxiety deepens。There seems to be no pattern to the subsequent killings uncovered， except that each mimics in some way a homicide that a younger Tempe had been called in to analyze。 Who or what is targeting her， and why？Helping Tempe search for answers is detective Erskine “Skinny” Slidell， retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor。 Also pulled into the mystery: Andrew Ryan， Tempe’s Montreal-based beau， now working as a private detective。Could this elaborately staged skein of mayhem be the prelude to a twist that is even more shocking？ Tempe is at a loss to establish the motive for what is going on…and then her daughter disappears。This book is a brilliant。 A ground-breaking series about Temperance。 The story has all the elements I come to expecit’s， smart， gripping， and builds to a heart-stopping crescendo。 my heart realy dropped sometimes。 More than twenty years ago， these wonderful novels began paving the way for other writers。 I owe Kathy and Tempe a thanks for all hours of drath and pleasure。 。。。more
Ray Moon
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Starts With An Eyeball That Has Lost Its OwnerTempe’s daughter， Katy， has been discharged from the Army after eight years and two tours in middle East deployments。 She is moving Charlotteville and near her mother。 Tempe was helping her move into her new residence。 After cleaning up， Katy goes to her mother’s house for dinner and to catch up on some long overdue bonding time。 Katy finds a box on the front step and brings it in。 Tempe opens the box and discovers an eyeball， an eyeball with GPS coo Starts With An Eyeball That Has Lost Its OwnerTempe’s daughter， Katy， has been discharged from the Army after eight years and two tours in middle East deployments。 She is moving Charlotteville and near her mother。 Tempe was helping her move into her new residence。 After cleaning up， Katy goes to her mother’s house for dinner and to catch up on some long overdue bonding time。 Katy finds a box on the front step and brings it in。 Tempe opens the box and discovers an eyeball， an eyeball with GPS coordinates micro etched into its sides！The main storyline is typical Tempe。 The eyeball leads to its owner’s head in a remote privy。 Then a myriad of Tempe consultations， a dog finding a bone （is it human？）， a bag of bones falls from the sky， and a remote and apparent self-hanging that was so old that the body was mummified。 Then as Tempe connects the dots these and more cases take on a more ominous tone and personal to both Tempe and her daughter。 Retire detective Slidell is a major character in this novel。 Halfway through， Ryan also appears。 My interest was immediately capture by the end of the first chapter。 With the twists and turns along the way， my interest was kept rock-solid all the way to the end。The B-storyline is very rich， as usual， for Tempe novels。 Most of her thoughts are expressed in the text so understanding her character is very easy。 Much of it is self-reflection on herself。 There were two subthreads that support the B-storyline of this novel。 The major one was Tempe’s efforts to reestablish a relationship with her daughter who has been changed significantly after eight years in the Army with two deployments to the Middle East。 To lighten the tone some， there is a minor thread concerning a conflict between her next-door neighbor and Tempe over one of her garden ornaments。 Both these minor threads merge with the main storyline at times。 The B-storyline lightens the tone of the novel from the ominous main storyline。As for the aspects of a novel that can be objectionable by some readers， these may be significant for some readers。 First， intimacy is a green flag。 I rate language use with a solid Orange Flag。 Tempe’s daughter after her military service is well versed in rude and vulgar language。 Slidell’s language also appears to have gone down a few notches。 It may be because he is a major character in this novel and had much more dialog in this novel， but whatever the reason， there was an increase of this language in this novel。 When Ryan appears， some of the French is in French。 The majority of violence is described in the generally less edgy after the fact， but usually in Tempe novels it is during the autopsy。 Tempe’s and other comments provide how the injuries occurred and what the victim may have experienced during the violence。 So， the violence overall quite edgy。 For me， these aspects were not near but not over the top for me， so the reader should be forewarned。 I did not find anything major or minor that I did not like about this novel。 I liked Tempe’s snarky remarks， usually in thought only， and her unique and intriguing comparisons。 Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger that helped sustain my interest。 I just could not stop reading。 I finished 50% in two days and the entire novel in five days。 For me， this is phenomenally fast。 I have read all 21 Tempe novels， a short story and a stand-alone novel by Kathy Reichs。 I rate her as one of my top Must-Read authors。 I strongly recommending reading this novel if you have read all her previous novels or this is the first one。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel and will read any further book by Kathy Reichs。 I rate this novel with five stars。I received a free e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Scribner。 My review is based only by my own reading experience of this book。 I wish to thank Scribner for the opportunity to read and review this novel early。 。。。more
Susan Underbrink
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A big thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for the eARC。 I am voluntarily reviewing this book。 This is one of many in a series。 I have read a few， some I liked some not so much。 This one I really enjoyed。 I liked the dynamics between Tempe and her daughter。 I was unexpected surprised that I liked it so much。 Truly an enjoyable read。 4 stars
Laura
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A good installment in this series。 I can’t say I was surprised by the bad guy， but it was still an enjoyable ride。
Caitlin Gonya
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Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a Winter has come to North Carolina and， with it， a drop in crime。 Freed from a heavy work schedule， Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy， finally returned to civilian life from the army。 But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night， they find a box on the back porch。 Inside: a very fresh human eyeball。GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits。 Soon after， Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park， and her anxiety deepens。There seems to be no pattern to the subsequent killings uncovered， except that each mimics in some way a homicide that a younger Tempe had been called in to analyze。 Who or what is targeting her， and why？Helping Tempe search for answers is detective Erskine “Skinny” Slidell， retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor。 Also pulled into the mystery: Andrew Ryan， Tempe’s Montreal-based beau， now working as a private detective。Could this elaborately staged skein of mayhem be the prelude to a twist that is even more shocking？ Tempe is at a loss to establish the motive for what is going on…and then her daughter disappears。At its core， Cold， Cold Bones is a novel of revenge—one in which revisiting the past may prove the only way to unravel the present。 （Goodreads synopsis）I have been waiting for this particular plot in a long time。 Normally， Tempe’s career is attacked or someone she works with doesn’t like her。 Those prevalent themes have become repetitive in mystery thrillers。 I am glad that now we see how Tempe’s career， and how she conducted herself， may have put her in danger。 The one thing I have to ask is what is going on with Ryan and Tempe？ I thought he lived with her now， but he appears to be traveling far away。 I thought I heard once that Hathy doesn’t want the romance to overwhelm Tempe’s story， but isn’t that a part of Tempe’s story？ It feels so flip-floppy。 I would like them to go back to the partnership they had before Ryan became a father and a PI。 Have them romantic partners as well as law enforcement partners。 That seemed to work well。The other issue I have is how no one ever seems to answer their phones。 If Slidell was concerned for her， then why doesn’t he ever answer his phone？ But on that score， if someone is stalking Tempe then why does everyone dismiss her thoughts and feelings regarding Katy？ I probably would have lost it on Skinny Slidell at some point towards the end of the novel， if it were my child， PTSD or not。Overall I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Candy
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Exciting and full of questions。 Interesting story and strong characters。 Neighbor was annoying and I expected a big reveal that didn’t come。 Just another crazy。 Good to be back with Tempe， Ryan， Katy， and Slidell。
Christina
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Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is the 21st book in the Temperance Brennan series。 This novel is set near Temperance’s home in Charlotte， North Carolina。 The suspense and mystery in this book starts when Tempe receives a box containing a human eyeball on her doorstep。 It becomes apparent that the murders that are occurring mirror old cases that Temperance had worked on。 The storyline draws the reader in and was overall an enjoyable read。 While I have read some of the series， I have not read all Cold， Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is the 21st book in the Temperance Brennan series。 This novel is set near Temperance’s home in Charlotte， North Carolina。 The suspense and mystery in this book starts when Tempe receives a box containing a human eyeball on her doorstep。 It becomes apparent that the murders that are occurring mirror old cases that Temperance had worked on。 The storyline draws the reader in and was overall an enjoyable read。 While I have read some of the series， I have not read all 21 books and was able to follow along well。In addition to the mystery which has hit very close to home， Temperance’s daughter Katy has returned from military service and is dealing with the adjustments required to re-enter civilian life and also showing some signs of PTSD。Thank you to NetGalley， Simon & Schuster Canada and the author for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Shereadbookblog
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This is the 21st in the forensic pathologist Temperance Brennan series; I have read all of them。It is winter in North Carolina and Tempe’s daughter has returned home from the army; her partner， Ryan， now private detective， is in St。 Martin on a case。 A package containing an eyeball left on her back porch is the first of a series of puzzling events and murders。 Are they all related？ Why is Tempe being targeted？ Does her daughter’s disappearance signal danger or does she merely need time on her ow This is the 21st in the forensic pathologist Temperance Brennan series; I have read all of them。It is winter in North Carolina and Tempe’s daughter has returned home from the army; her partner， Ryan， now private detective， is in St。 Martin on a case。 A package containing an eyeball left on her back porch is the first of a series of puzzling events and murders。 Are they all related？ Why is Tempe being targeted？ Does her daughter’s disappearance signal danger or does she merely need time on her own to work out her PTSD？Kathy Reichs writing style is short， to the point， and objective。 When reading her books， I am often reminded of the old TV series， Dragnet， and its terse “just the facts， mam”。 Her descriptions can be pretty clinical and graphic。 She has a clever way with words and a good sense of humor comes through。Obviously， since I continue to read each new release in this series， I enjoy it。 Usually I like the main character， but in this installment， she annoyed me a bit by taking some very careless， foolish steps putting herself in such apparent peril。 It’s difficult to put down one of Ms。 Reichs' novels as her foreshadowing of events at the end of chapters keeps the intrigue going and prods the reader to go on for “just one more chapter。”While this might not have been the strongest plot in the series， it still made for an engrossing read and I enjoyed visiting again with the old characters， including the irascible detective Skinny Slidell。 Thanks to Netgalley and Scribner for the DRC。Follow me on Instagram at: https://www。instagram。com/shereadbook。。。 。。。more
Beth Peninger
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United States Publication Date: July 5， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for this advanced reader's copy。 In exchange， I am providing an honest review。 Despite her best intentions， Brennan can't keep out of trouble。 Her relief and excitement at welcoming Katy， her daughter， back to civilian life is tempered by the hand delivery of a fresh eyeball to her front door。 It's certainly not the first body part gift Brennan has ever received but it turns out to be the most dangerous。 Etched into United States Publication Date: July 5， 2022Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for this advanced reader's copy。 In exchange， I am providing an honest review。 Despite her best intentions， Brennan can't keep out of trouble。 Her relief and excitement at welcoming Katy， her daughter， back to civilian life is tempered by the hand delivery of a fresh eyeball to her front door。 It's certainly not the first body part gift Brennan has ever received but it turns out to be the most dangerous。 Etched into the eyeball are coordinates that lead Tempe and Slidell to a decapitated body and from there the bodies begin to appear from all sorts of locations。 Brennan can't help but think the bodies， and deaths， are linked even though external evidence seems to suggest otherwise。 Nobody else is seeing things her way so she doggedly pursues her own side investigation while participating fully in the larger one。 Soon it becomes clear that Brennan may be more right than wrong as Slidell begins to notice similarities in the bodies being uncovered。 The deaths happening now are deaths that already occurred， in the past， and they are ones Brennan had investigated and solved。 Someone is a copycat and what they are copying are some of Tempe's oldest and most gruesome cases。 When the copycat starts targeting people Tempe knows and cares about things get very personal very quickly and when she can't locate Katy， Tempe fears the copycat has taken things one step too far。 It becomes quite clear that the copycat has a message for Brennan but nobody can guess what it is or who might be behind it。 Reichs newest "Bones" offering draws on past cases of Tempe's to bring danger into the present。 This particular story features Brennan， of course， and Slidell。 Ryan and the other small cast of characters are off-page for the most part。 Bringing Katy out of the Army and back into civilian life is an interesting storyline and I wonder if Reichs is going to flesh that out anymore or just leave it as she does by the end of this story。 I read this book quickly and enjoyed every second of it but I maintain my previous statement after reading book 20， how many more storylines does Reichs actually have in her for Tempe Brennan？ This title felt like it could have been a nice end to the series but I'm positive it isn't。 And since I'm positive it isn't it ended up， while thoroughly enjoyable， feeling a bit like a stall tactic。 Draw on past Brennan stories and create a newish story with them while trying to figure out fresh storylines for future titles。 Yet， despite that seemingly negative critique I gave the book 4 stars and am looking forward to the next one。。。whenever it happens。 *shrug* :） 。。。more
Andrea S
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5 stars all the way！ “Cold， Cold Bones” had me from the first couple of pages - such a page turned that I didn’t want to put down。 I enjoy the sense of humor and fast paced flow。 I’ve been following this author since her first novel but have to admit I’ve missed a few of late。 What a treat to receive an advance copy from the author and publisher via Goodreads。 Thanks for the great read！
Ashley
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I received a free epub copy from NetGalley。I hadn't read a Kathy Reichs book in a long time， but this was a good one to start back with。 The story was engaging， the flashbacks to previous cases was smart and helped show Brennan's development。 I enjoyed the characters and the mystery was a mystery till the end。 I liked how the pieces fell into place at just the right time to where I was never wanting the story to move faster。 。 I received a free epub copy from NetGalley。I hadn't read a Kathy Reichs book in a long time， but this was a good one to start back with。 The story was engaging， the flashbacks to previous cases was smart and helped show Brennan's development。 I enjoyed the characters and the mystery was a mystery till the end。 I liked how the pieces fell into place at just the right time to where I was never wanting the story to move faster。 。 。。。more
Sheri Metzger Karmiol
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The Cold， Cold Bones is the first Kathy Reaches novel that I have read。 Like many others， I watched the television show， based on this series but never searched for the books。 What I discovered is a series filled with interesting characters， whose lives are complicated and very often dangerous。 Cold， Cold Bones is the 22nd novel ini this series。Temperance Brennan is loosely based on Reichs own life， which perhaps suggests that real life is far more interesting than most fiction。 In Cold， Cold Bo The Cold， Cold Bones is the first Kathy Reaches novel that I have read。 Like many others， I watched the television show， based on this series but never searched for the books。 What I discovered is a series filled with interesting characters， whose lives are complicated and very often dangerous。 Cold， Cold Bones is the 22nd novel ini this series。Temperance Brennan is loosely based on Reichs own life， which perhaps suggests that real life is far more interesting than most fiction。 In Cold， Cold Bones， the crimes are derived from mimicry， but that does not make them any less interesting。 In fact， this novel is a book that I could barely put down。 I have definitely discovered an author， whose work I will need to read。 If I had one complaint， it has to do with the obnoxious neighbor， who desperately needed to be sent for serious longterm therapy。 I am sure his story has not been completed。I want to thank the author and Scribner for providing access to this ARC， in return for my honest review。 My comments and opinion are my own honest response after reading Cold， Cold Bones， which I very much enjoyed。 And thank you to NetGalley for introducing me to another terrific author。 。。。more
Mrs。 Kenyon
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The cold has come to North Carolina， but Tempe isn’t concerned。 Her daughter has returned to civilian life and she plans to use the time indoors to reconnect。 During one of their nights in， Tempe receives a very odd package … a human eye with GPS coordinates etched on it。 These coordinates lead to more remains and when a mummified body is found in the state park … Tempe starts to see a connection。 On the surface， they don’t seem to be linked， but Tempe notices that they look like homicide cases The cold has come to North Carolina， but Tempe isn’t concerned。 Her daughter has returned to civilian life and she plans to use the time indoors to reconnect。 During one of their nights in， Tempe receives a very odd package … a human eye with GPS coordinates etched on it。 These coordinates lead to more remains and when a mummified body is found in the state park … Tempe starts to see a connection。 On the surface， they don’t seem to be linked， but Tempe notices that they look like homicide cases she worked on early in her career。 Are these bodies connected or is Tempe grasping at straws？ Why is her daughter not available to spend time with her all of a sudden？Cold， Cold Bones is the twenty-first book in the Temperance Brennan series。 One of my favorite parts of this series is that I don’t need too many pages to remember the basics about each character。 Since each book is its own mystery， I don’t need to remember specifics about the previous stories and can just relax and enjoy the one in front of me。 Cold， Cold Bones was no exception。 As the bodies piled up， I was thinking ahead and trying to figure out where the events would lead。 I loved all the twists and turns and needed this escape from reality for a few hours。 。。。more
Jeannette Michelsen
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Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for the E-ARC to read and review。“Cold， Cold Bones” by: Kathy Reichs tells the story of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan。 Temperance receives a package at her door sent by an unknown sender and it contains a human eyeball。 This package begins the rapid unraveling of the mystery which carries you through the novel。 “Cold， Cold Bones” is the 21st novel surrounding the character of Temperance Brennan; even with this being a long-standing series th Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for the E-ARC to read and review。“Cold， Cold Bones” by: Kathy Reichs tells the story of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan。 Temperance receives a package at her door sent by an unknown sender and it contains a human eyeball。 This package begins the rapid unraveling of the mystery which carries you through the novel。 “Cold， Cold Bones” is the 21st novel surrounding the character of Temperance Brennan; even with this being a long-standing series this book does not require the reader to have read the other novels in order to get enjoyment from this current installment。 “Cold， Cold Bones” is set in the dead of winter as a blizzard is roaring outside。 The weather aspect of this novel adds a nice touch to the overall feeling of mystery as you venture through the novel。 The main character Temperance Brennan is sarcastic and snarky in the best possible way。 Out of all of the characters in this novel， I felt as if I had the best feel for who Temperance was， and overall I really enjoyed her。 The other characters in the novel did not feel as well fleshed out and I was unable to paint a clear picture of them in my mind which was a struggle， especially in a mystery/thriller。 This was one of the main problems I struggled with in my reading of this novel; it is very hard for me to get fully invested in a story if I am not fully invested in all of the characters and I was just not able to get a good grasp on them aside from Temperance who was very well flushed out。 While I did struggle with the characters in “Cold， Cold Bones” the mystery itself was very enrapturing and pushed the novel along in a fast-paced manner。 I did manage to solve the crime before the cast of characters did but I blame that on my many years of reading mysteries。 The plot overall though is very interesting and intriguing and will keep the reader engaged until the end。 There was also a good amount of suspense which is a must in any good mystery novel。 This was my first experience reading a Temperance Brennan novel which may have been where a majority of my struggles came from。 I do believe that fans of the series will enjoy the latest installment in this series。 。。。more
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