From Goodreads: The gripping
new Temperance Brennan novel from the world-class forensic
anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author Kathy Reichs. Tempe is
faced with the horrifying possibility that the killer who got away in Monday Mourning is back...
For a decade, Temperance Brennan has been haunted by the one who got away.
The killer of young women. The monster.
And the one who has now come back.
Feeding on fear, grief and rage.
Killing again. Killing girls.
Getting closer.
Coming for Tempe.
Thoughts: Bones Never Lies is the 17th book in the Tempe Brennan series. They're a good read. Don't go into them expecting something brilliant and new, but you can expect a good story line, a strong female character and lots of action. This is a series I will continue to read until I start to find the characters annoying and repetitive. (I found this happened with Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series)
Bones Never Lie gets 3 stars
* Did not like it
** It was OK
*** Liked it
**** Really liked it
***** It was amazing
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From Goodreads: When Charlotte police
discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane
highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows
signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a
prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific
flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant
turning tricks? Was she murdered?
The medical examiner has also
asked Tempe to examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by
U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands
accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some
connection between the trafficking of antiquities and the trafficking of
humans?
As the case deepens, Tempe must also grapple with
personal turmoil. Her daughter Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend
in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the Army. Meanwhile, Katy’s
father Pete is frustrated by Tempe’s reluctance to finalize their
divorce. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself
at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South
America, to Afghanistan, and right to the center of Charlotte.
Thoughts: I so wanted to love this, I really did. What is it with crime writers who feel the need to continue beyond the natural life of a character? The story was good, the science held together for me, but how many times can one character face the bad guys and get away with it - especially when they are not actually a law enforcement agent! If Reichs could simply let go of the Tempe Brennan character I would find this so much better. I must admit I am also over the tortured love story. Is there a single reoccuring crime novel character in a normal, happy, satisfying relationship - or no relationship at all and still happy? On top of that, the male cop in this, Slidell is a pure caricature. All the failings of this for me are character based. The stories are good, engaging, but the characters are starting to feel old and stale. Chances are I will read the next one, but I won't be pinning any great hopes on it.
