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
Lisa Noble
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It's the edge of spring in Charleston， and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has a lot on her plate。 Her daughter is back from active combat， and dealing with PTSD。 Her neighbour is convinced she's purposely traumatizing his kid。 And then a random eyeball shows up on her porch。 Or is it really that random？This is outing # 21 for Kathy Reichs' dependable Temperance Brennan。 It has all the usual hallmarks of a Brennan mystery - an unsettled Brennan， a largely absent romantic partner （Detective It's the edge of spring in Charleston， and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has a lot on her plate。 Her daughter is back from active combat， and dealing with PTSD。 Her neighbour is convinced she's purposely traumatizing his kid。 And then a random eyeball shows up on her porch。 Or is it really that random？This is outing # 21 for Kathy Reichs' dependable Temperance Brennan。 It has all the usual hallmarks of a Brennan mystery - an unsettled Brennan， a largely absent romantic partner （Detective Ryan of the Surete du Quebec）， an unrepentantly politically incorrect investigative sidekick in Skinny Slidell。 Reichs' trademark short sentences are here， too。 If you're familiar with the series， you know how this unfolds。 And that， for the most part， is my difficulty with this novel。 There's not a lot new here。 I figured the mystery out much earlier than I should have， and was almost at the point of yelling out loud at the characters。 The red herring is obviously just that， and kind of gets left dangling， without resolution。 There's an unexpected elimination of a character， but it's surprisingly unaffecting。 It dances around some major issues with Katy's PTSD， but doesn't really go anywhere with them。 All of that said， it's a very readable novel。 If you're something to help you turn your brain off for a while， this might do the trick。 If you're looking for something that goes a little deeper， might I suggest Sara Paretsky's latest， Overboard？ I ended up reading both of these at the same time， and the Reichs suffered by comparison。 。。。more
David
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Review coming soon。
Carole （Carole's Random Life）
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Initial ThoughtsThis was great！ The book grabbed my attention right away and as each new body （or body part） was discovered my interest only grew。 I was worried about Tempe's daughter， Katy。 The fact that the cases that Tempe and Slidell are investigating looked like others they have worked on in the past was also concerning。 I did figure out who was responsible for everything before the big reveal but that did not lessen my enjoyment。 ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。 Full review to Initial ThoughtsThis was great！ The book grabbed my attention right away and as each new body （or body part） was discovered my interest only grew。 I was worried about Tempe's daughter， Katy。 The fact that the cases that Tempe and Slidell are investigating looked like others they have worked on in the past was also concerning。 I did figure out who was responsible for everything before the big reveal but that did not lessen my enjoyment。 ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。 Full review to be posted soon。 。。。more
Christine
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Cold， Cold Bones is the 21st book in the Temperance Brennan series。 If you've watched the television show， but never read any of the books， you will soon see that the literary Temperance Brennan is very different from the TV version。 Both are highly intelligent forensic anthropologists， but their personal lives and their personalities are very different。 I prefer the funny， personable book version of Tempe over her television counterpart。 Also Reich's writing style is enjoyable to read and many Cold， Cold Bones is the 21st book in the Temperance Brennan series。 If you've watched the television show， but never read any of the books， you will soon see that the literary Temperance Brennan is very different from the TV version。 Both are highly intelligent forensic anthropologists， but their personal lives and their personalities are very different。 I prefer the funny， personable book version of Tempe over her television counterpart。 Also Reich's writing style is enjoyable to read and many of the chapters end on mini-cliffhangers。The book takes place in Charlotte， North Carolina and Tempe has her work cut out for her。 She begins seeing a disturbing pattern in the cases assigned to her and the investigation hits very close to home。 I like the book but was surprised Tempe didn't follow her instincts on a couple of major things in the story。 The last couple of chapters of the book are tense and dramatic before things are wrapped up at the end。 Cold， Cold Bones is another well-written book by Kathy Reichs。I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Scribner。 An advance copy was provided to me at no cost， but my review is voluntary and unbiased。 。。。more
Rachael | Booklist Queen
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In a North Carolina winter， forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is enjoying the return of her daughter Katy。 While Katy seems to be having trouble adjusting to civilian life， Tempe gets caught up in a case when an eyeball lands on her doorstep。 Soon， Tempe realizes that a serial killer is trying to replicate her old cases。If you've read one Temperance Brennan book， you've basically read them all。 Kathy Reichs delivers the same formula as all her other books - Tempe has a case that nags at In a North Carolina winter， forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is enjoying the return of her daughter Katy。 While Katy seems to be having trouble adjusting to civilian life， Tempe gets caught up in a case when an eyeball lands on her doorstep。 Soon， Tempe realizes that a serial killer is trying to replicate her old cases。If you've read one Temperance Brennan book， you've basically read them all。 Kathy Reichs delivers the same formula as all her other books - Tempe has a case that nags at her， she figures it out but puts herself in a risky position， gets captured， and then is saved at the last moment。 Yet， if you've managed to read this far into the series， you know what you are getting into。 I will say， Cold， Cold Bones seemed to be a rather forgettable episode in the Temperance Brennan saga。I received a complimentary copy of this book from Scribner through Netgalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Tessa Talks Books
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What's it about （in a nutshell）:Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is the latest case that Temperance Brennan must solve with the help of her colleagues in law enforcement。 A human eyeball is sent to Tempe's home， which starts this fast-paced thrill ride of what looks like copycat killings from her previous cases。 Who is trying to get her attention and why？Initial Expectations （before beginning the book）:I love the cover。 It's like you are looking through an ice-coated window。 The "O" in the second What's it about （in a nutshell）:Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is the latest case that Temperance Brennan must solve with the help of her colleagues in law enforcement。 A human eyeball is sent to Tempe's home， which starts this fast-paced thrill ride of what looks like copycat killings from her previous cases。 Who is trying to get her attention and why？Initial Expectations （before beginning the book）:I love the cover。 It's like you are looking through an ice-coated window。 The "O" in the second "cold" is red while all the other letters are black， and a woman is walking towards it。 I can't even begin to speculate as to why a red "O，" but the cover is mysterious and very cold looking。 The blurb clarifies the cold imagery by explaining that the book is set in the winter。 It talks about a story based on revenge， which， as we know， is a dish best served cold。Actual Reading Experience:The story is in first-person narration from Tempe's point of view。 She is sarcastic and snarky， so her thoughts are always fun to know。 I am delighted this narration approach is utilized。 It also helps keep the pace quick， as Tempe never slows down。The mystery is okay。 There are no jaw-dropping twists or turns， but it is a solid mystery with just the correct number of clues versus red herrings。 The thrills are consistently intense as the body count starts stacking up and a child goes missing。 The suspense never lets up from the time the eyeball in the box is opened until the conclusion。I enjoyed the setting。 Making this all happen during a blizzard was both a good aspect and a bad aspect for me。 It added to the intensity and urgency， but it was also tough to believe since I live right outside of Charlotte， NC。 I've lived here for over 20 years and the most snow we've ever gotten in that time is between 4 and 6 inches。 If it had been set in a nasty ice storm， that would have been more believable and equally as intense because the ice storms here wipe out power for many days and make all surfaces very slick。 I know the author lives part-time in Charlotte， so this choice was a bit of a head-scratcher for me。Lastly， I enjoyed Katy's story。 Katy is Tempe's daughter and has recently decided to leave the armed forces after serving numerous tours in Afghanistan。 She potentially has PTSD and must figure out what to do with the rest of her life。 I felt that depicting a recently honorably discharged soldier was very authentic， and the possible mental health issues were handled respectfully and empathetically。 Characters:The characters are interesting， with intriguing back stories and distinct personalities。 Sometimes they are borderline stereotypical， but I was okay with that。 This is the 21st installment of the series， so I would expect many layers and facets for even the support characters。To Read or Not to Read:If you love a high level of suspense and thrills mixed with a good solid mystery， you should pick up this installment of Kathy Reich's Temperance Brennan series， which can be read as a standalone。 。。。more
Barbara Tobey
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I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this series。 The humor provides the necessary relief to the gruesome details。 My knock down to four instead of five stars is due to the repetition of those details。 A clever mystery that surprised me at the end。 Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley。 My review is voluntary。
Sara Spock
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Cold， Cold Bones follows our favorite forensic anthropologist， Dr。 Temperance Brennan， through one of the most twisting tales of murder and revenge， which Brennan has to balance while helping her daughter return to civilian life， regular lab work， and casually discovering an eyeball etched with GPS coordinates on her doorstep。 The coordinates lead Brennan and her detective partner Skinny to more of the body and deeper into the story。 As the body count builds， so does Tempe's confusion。 Each deat Cold， Cold Bones follows our favorite forensic anthropologist， Dr。 Temperance Brennan， through one of the most twisting tales of murder and revenge， which Brennan has to balance while helping her daughter return to civilian life， regular lab work， and casually discovering an eyeball etched with GPS coordinates on her doorstep。 The coordinates lead Brennan and her detective partner Skinny to more of the body and deeper into the story。 As the body count builds， so does Tempe's confusion。 Each death seems to mimic a previous case that she has worked but the only pattern is that there is no pattern。 Who could be behind this random spate of grisly murders？Reichs expert use of science， prose， and character building will pull you right into Brennan's story。 You don't have to be a long-time reader of the Bones series to follow the story， but I think you'll enjoy it more if you have a familiarity with her past。 Brennan may be a forensics expert， but Reichs makes her and the science extremely approachable， explaining terms that might be difficult， describing procedures that technical people may not be familiar with。 I always come away from Bones feeling both entertained and a little smarter。 This is a great addition to the Bones series。 Don't miss it！ Thanks to the author， Kathy Reichs， the publisher Scribner and to #NetGalley for a complimentary copy in exchange for my review。 。。。more
Cassidy
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In this fast-paced novel， Temperance is tasked with connecting the dots between a series of new cases and cold cases she worked on in previous years。 At first， she doesn't make the connections。 She is just haunted by a nagging feeling that her subconscious is trying to tell her something。 It's not just business。 It's personal， and the suspense and tension build when the killer begins targetting people close to Tempe。 The plot creates an intricate puzzle - a puzzle with lots of pieces that don't In this fast-paced novel， Temperance is tasked with connecting the dots between a series of new cases and cold cases she worked on in previous years。 At first， she doesn't make the connections。 She is just haunted by a nagging feeling that her subconscious is trying to tell her something。 It's not just business。 It's personal， and the suspense and tension build when the killer begins targetting people close to Tempe。 The plot creates an intricate puzzle - a puzzle with lots of pieces that don't seem to fit together。 That is， until they do。 Kudos to the author for another suspense-filled tale。 。。。more
Michele
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Cold Cold Bones is the 21st installment in the long running Temperance Brennan series by @kathyreichs。 In this book， Temperance begins to notice a pattern between recently discovered remains that are eerily similar to older cases she worked。 With her daughter finally home after serving her country， Temperance’s focus on her daughter and uncovering the connection to the current cases causes the perpetrator to take more drastic actions。 I will say it again， I’m a huge fan of @kathyreichs writing s Cold Cold Bones is the 21st installment in the long running Temperance Brennan series by @kathyreichs。 In this book， Temperance begins to notice a pattern between recently discovered remains that are eerily similar to older cases she worked。 With her daughter finally home after serving her country， Temperance’s focus on her daughter and uncovering the connection to the current cases causes the perpetrator to take more drastic actions。 I will say it again， I’m a huge fan of @kathyreichs writing style and her character Temperance Brennan。 This book is a solid read with a fast moving story in a short timeline。 As always， it isn’t a Brennan novel if there’s no involvement from Andrew Ryan and he sneaks in just in time to help Brennan and Detective Slidell solve the case and be there for Brennan。 Thank you @scribnerbooks for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback！ 。。。more
Kathi Rauscher
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I love returning to Temperance Brennan。 I always enjoy the stories presented by Kathy Reichs。 Dealing with both an eyeball turning up in her doorstep and her daughter’s PTSD this kept me interested。
Charlene
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Another great read from Kathy Reichs。 As always， the plot is exciting and unpredictable and the characters well-developed， interesting and sometimes quite despicable。 I was kept guessing from beginning to end。 Highly recommended。 Thanks to NetGalley， Kathy Reichs and Scribner for the ARC。
Larissa
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Bones is back again and when a body part is shipped straight to her door， Tempe gets taken down a rabbit hole of past cases that are being recreated at a surprisingly increasing pace。 Can Tempe figure out who the killer is before more of her old cases cause innocent lives to be lost？ Will she be able to find her daughter Kate before it is too late？This book is very slow paced at the beginning。 Luckily around the halfway point the cases start to pick up and more pieces start to fall into place。 T Bones is back again and when a body part is shipped straight to her door， Tempe gets taken down a rabbit hole of past cases that are being recreated at a surprisingly increasing pace。 Can Tempe figure out who the killer is before more of her old cases cause innocent lives to be lost？ Will she be able to find her daughter Kate before it is too late？This book is very slow paced at the beginning。 Luckily around the halfway point the cases start to pick up and more pieces start to fall into place。 This is a great read if you are a fan of this series。 The end ties everything together quite nicely and the killer is one that most readers would not be expecting。 Such a great summer read if you enjoy this series。 。。。more
Alyssa • fortheloveofthrills
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I absolutely LOVE the show Bones so I was beyond excited to not only discover this series， but be gifted a review copy。 Since I love Bones so much， I expected to love this as well。 Although I wouldn’t say I loved it， I still enjoyed it & thought it was an interesting read even though I figured out the bad guy pretty early on。It seemed like the only comparison to the show was that it’s based on a forensic anthropologist named Temperance Brennan。 Besides that， there’s not many similarities。
Julia David
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A very good mystery。 An eyeball shows up in a package on Tempe's doorstep and then she starts piecing together some old cases that match some new cases。 Is someone after her？ Who is it and why are they doing this now？ Tempe's daughter has just moved into her own place， and she suddenly disappears。 Tempe is concerned and thinks Katy might have PTSD。 Katy is a grown woman and can come and go as she pleases， but with everything going on， Tempe is very worried。 Tempe， Ryan and Slidell race to find t A very good mystery。 An eyeball shows up in a package on Tempe's doorstep and then she starts piecing together some old cases that match some new cases。 Is someone after her？ Who is it and why are they doing this now？ Tempe's daughter has just moved into her own place， and she suddenly disappears。 Tempe is concerned and thinks Katy might have PTSD。 Katy is a grown woman and can come and go as she pleases， but with everything going on， Tempe is very worried。 Tempe， Ryan and Slidell race to find the person behind the crimes before there are any more deaths。 The killer seems to be trying to get Tempe's attention。 He/she has it now。 。。。more
Kat
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this novel。 I am rating this book based the stars due to lack of time to leave a full review。
Caitrin
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Dr。 Temperance Brennan is enjoying time with her daughter Katy when a human eyeball arrives in a box on her doorstep。 The discovered eyeball leads to a series of killings that appear to be reenactments of some of Tempe’s earlier cases。 Who could be targeting Tempe？ What is their motive and is Tempe their end game？ Meanwhile， Tempe is trying to deal with her daughter’s return to civilian life。 Katy shows signs of PTSD and her behavior is rather unpredictable。 Kathy Reichs did a fantastic job with Dr。 Temperance Brennan is enjoying time with her daughter Katy when a human eyeball arrives in a box on her doorstep。 The discovered eyeball leads to a series of killings that appear to be reenactments of some of Tempe’s earlier cases。 Who could be targeting Tempe？ What is their motive and is Tempe their end game？ Meanwhile， Tempe is trying to deal with her daughter’s return to civilian life。 Katy shows signs of PTSD and her behavior is rather unpredictable。 Kathy Reichs did a fantastic job with this installment in the Temperance Brennan series！ The suspense of how the next killing was going to be related kept me reading。 I haven’t read the last few installments in this series and this book made me want to go back and do that。 I fell in love with the series all over again with the twists and turns in this book。 I give it a dazzling 4。5 stars。 I can’t wait to read more books in the series！ Thanks to Scribner and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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An eyeball？ An eyeball in a box delivered to Tempe sets off a tour through her history as a forensic anthropologist as someone， someone very evil， commits copycat murders just like those she's solved in the past。 Luckily she's still got Skinny Slidell at her side， especially things escalate。 At the same time， her daughter Katie is struggling with PTSD after her tours in the Army and then she seems to disappear。 Know that this just seemed more graphic and gruesome to me than the earlier novels， a An eyeball？ An eyeball in a box delivered to Tempe sets off a tour through her history as a forensic anthropologist as someone， someone very evil， commits copycat murders just like those she's solved in the past。 Luckily she's still got Skinny Slidell at her side， especially things escalate。 At the same time， her daughter Katie is struggling with PTSD after her tours in the Army and then she seems to disappear。 Know that this just seemed more graphic and gruesome to me than the earlier novels， although that might be because the methods of murder were varied。 I always enjoy the back and forth between Tempe and Skinny。 This is set mostly in North Carolina so Tempe's love interest Andrew， who is based in Montreal， doesn't appear as often as I would have liked。 Thanks to the publisher for the ARC。 I think it helps to have read at least of a few of the books in this very long running series but if you haven't you'll still find this to be an entertaining page turner for fans of the genre。 。。。more
Karen D
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I really liked this。 It was quick moving and exciting， and I really enjoyed the references to previous books， at least at first。 There was also one twist that caught me completely off guard。 *I thought the side stories were also well done， addressing issues with veteran mental health and homelessness。 *My biggest issue is that this ultimately requires knowledge， and memory， of previous books。 I actually read about 13 of the series in the past few months to catch up to this one， and I didn't reme I really liked this。 It was quick moving and exciting， and I really enjoyed the references to previous books， at least at first。 There was also one twist that caught me completely off guard。 *I thought the side stories were also well done， addressing issues with veteran mental health and homelessness。 *My biggest issue is that this ultimately requires knowledge， and memory， of previous books。 I actually read about 13 of the series in the past few months to catch up to this one， and I didn't remember a key case。 If you skipped previous books， or read them years ago， there's a really good chance this won't make sense。 I really did enjoy this， but fair warning！ 。。。more
Rainelle
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I loved the leading lady’s character。 She has the smarts and the talent needed to help crack the case that her team is pursuing。 I also like the relationship that she’s trying to maintain with her daughter。 The suspense of the seas good。I also like that the book is a page turner。 The graphic details of specific scenes were intense and awesome。 They added a good visual to my imagination。
Anne Dragovcic
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I have been reading Kathy Reichs since her debut。 I love Tempe & Ryan， the sarcasm， the interesting cases。 I found this ARC available on NetGalley。 I barely connected with Tempe this time。 It was an uphill battle the entire time。 The clues to the killer was obvious from very early on。 The plot holes annoyed me （what mother doesn’t call their daughter when worried？）。 The serial killer plot would have been so much better if the profile and motive were fully developed。 I hope that the final publica I have been reading Kathy Reichs since her debut。 I love Tempe & Ryan， the sarcasm， the interesting cases。 I found this ARC available on NetGalley。 I barely connected with Tempe this time。 It was an uphill battle the entire time。 The clues to the killer was obvious from very early on。 The plot holes annoyed me （what mother doesn’t call their daughter when worried？）。 The serial killer plot would have been so much better if the profile and motive were fully developed。 I hope that the final publication which is due next week， is much more fleshed out than this copy。 。。。more
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
Lorene
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I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher。 Just like all the other Temperance Brennan books， this one did not disappoint。 The plot was engaging and featured many of our favorite characters along with a few new ones。 This was the first book I've read mentioning the covid era， so that was a first。 All in all， it kept me guessing until the end， though I'd really like to know why the neighbor kid was so scared of her lawn ornaments I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher。 Just like all the other Temperance Brennan books， this one did not disappoint。 The plot was engaging and featured many of our favorite characters along with a few new ones。 This was the first book I've read mentioning the covid era， so that was a first。 All in all， it kept me guessing until the end， though I'd really like to know why the neighbor kid was so scared of her lawn ornaments 。。。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。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Cold, Cold Bones&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Cold, Cold Bones&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0