About this title: Reichs--#1 "New York Times"-bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the FOX television drama "Bones"--returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, in her 11th riveting novel in which Temperance Brennan encounters a deadly mix of voodoo and devil worship.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416525660ISBN:1416525661
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 382 p. Temperance Brennan Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416525660ISBN:1416525661
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. In good condition. Shows almost no usage. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 382 p. Temperance Brennan Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. In Cahrlotte, North Carolina, a house under renovation becomes the site of a heated forensic investigation and unrelenting media attention when a plumber stumbles upon a forgotten cellar. There he finds animal and human remains-including a teenage girl's skull-cauldrons and religious artifacts, all ... read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Star
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416525660ISBN:1416525661
Description: Acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780743294386ISBN:0743294386
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and may have creases. read more
"I think that the title is somewhat misleading (like others who have reviewed the book.) Although the author offers some background into satanism that isn't what's at work here. Temperance is brilliant at her work, that's evident. However, I like the way Temperance's thought process in conveyed. The way she thinks and talks things through. The way she uses input from other sources to fill in the gaps.
I also like the way the author adds descriptive comments after dialog or a physical gesture to elaborate. I feel she mixes the science, mystery, cultural (pop culture), and personal parts of her books really well. I'm a sucker for her chapter endings, which offer great incentive to keep going onto the next chapter. That's probably why I've read all of her books and am such a fan of the television show!
Temperance temporarily loses a battle with her personal demon (alcohol.) She also struggles with her feelings for Ryan and someone from her past. Her daughter and ex-husband add to her dismay beyond the case and the violent death of a longtime associate."
"This is the first Temperance Brennan book I have read and by far the most interesting. Possibly because in some ways it is a teaser novel, and possibly because it plays into the social lingo that I have learned in Anthro and Soci classes.
First and foremost the book only give a two scentence glimpse of "Boots", and Ryan does not show up until the last third of the book; it leaves a reader new to this series asking who are these men and what roles do they play in the daily life of Ms. Tempe Brennan?
The book was slow to start for me, but it was not for lack of intrigue it took me some time to understand the medical lingo and to become familiar with some of Athro and Soci lingo that I should be comfortable with.
The book also highlights various religions that usually get a lot of negative press for just the reasons that a highlighted in this novel. The last 7 chapters are out and out page turners; I would defiantly check out the rest of the novels in this series!"
"So, I haven't had much time for reading this summer, and that makes this book that much more of a disappointment. I picked this book up in the airport after finishing my last book, which was fantastic. I wish I hadn't wasted my precious reading minutes on this book. Harsh, I know. But (and I realize this is a book in a series of books) there is very, very little character development. I would expect a little bit more character and storyline development, even in a book that is part of a series of books. The story line is more than boring (if there is such a thing) and the resolution is less than satisfying. People die, and all I could think is "so what". The author tries to build suspense around a whole "satanic killing" theme, but it does little to build the story at all, or make any sense of why the killings occur. Little explanation at the end, and all in all, a boring, less than interesting book that I wouldn't recommend to anyone, unless you have time to waste and aren't looking for anything that will captivate your attention or interest."
"This was actually a pretty good book. The premise has been done to death, but Reichs manages to put a nice twist on the story and give us an ending that, while somewhat cliche, more than satisfies.
I managed to read this in less than 48 hours, unlike Reichs' last outing, which took me over a week to read.
Devil Bones is well-paced with a gripping storyline. And just when she had me thinking that the villian was one person, she pulled a switcheroo that I didn't see coming.
A note of caution. If you're looking for a lot of Tempe/Ryan action, you'll be disappointed. Ryan only comes into play in the last 1/4 of the book. He doesn't have a major role to play in this story, since the action takes place entirely in North Carolina. I feel like the only reason he was even in this novel was so to not disappoint the Tempe/Ryan fans out there. His role was irrelevant and could have been saved for another novel. However, his appearance did move things forward a bit between he and Tempe, so I guess it served its purpose."
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