Series: Temperance Brennan,
Book 16
By: Kathy Reichs
Publisher: Simon and SchusterAudio
Publication Date: August 27,
2013
Format: Audio CD
Source: Publisher
Temperance Brennan is tasked
with discovering the identity of a female body that was found on a stretch of
highway and might very well have a connection to John-Henry Story, who died in
a fire months before. Most of the police have written this body off as an
illegal immigrant and don’t want to waste their resources on her. Tempe must
also look into a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies that were confiscated. And to
top it all off she is also asked to head to Afghanistan to exhume some bodies
and figure out how they were shot. With this much going on in her life, Tempe
has her plate full.
Her personal life is extremely
complicated also. Her daughter has decided to join the military and has been
sent to Afghanistan (which is why when Brennan gets the chance to go, she does)
and her soon to be ex-husband, Pete, is pushing for her to finalize the divorce
because he is ready to remarry. Her on-again off-again lover, Ryan, isn’t
returning her calls.
With all the different plot
lines running it was a lot to keep straight considering it has been awhile
since I have gotten to enjoy a Brennan novel. I felt that Reichs was using this
novel to bring to light the horrors of human trafficking. Though a very good
topic to bring up, at times it felt too heavy with all the explanations and I
was noticing that I would skim though some of it. Even with that being said, it
was still an enjoyable mystery to read. There was non-stop action and the
typical bluntness that I love in Brennan.
The audio format that I
listen to featured Linda Emond who did an amazing job considering how much
medical jargon is infused into Reichs novels. She is known for her roles as Dr.
Emily Sopher on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and currently as Dr.
Candace Reed from Elementary. I wouldn’t be opposed to listening to another
audio by her.
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DISCLOSURE: I received this audio CD from the publisher at no charge and in no way did it influence my review.
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