Flash And Bones - Kathy Reichs

Overview
Flash And Bones is the 14th novel in the "Temperance Brennan" series from the American authur Kathy Reichs.

The Blurb
Flash!

Illuminated by lightning, a lifeless human hand seems to reach from a barrel of asphalt beside the Charlotte racetrack.

Even for forensic anthropologist Dr Tempe Brennan it is a disturbing sight.

Now Tempe is under pressure to find answers before thousands arrive for the year's big race. But before she can carry out a proper examination, the FBI mysteriously confiscate and destroy the body.

It's a dead end. Until Wayne Gamble, a young engineer, alerts Tempe to the disappearance of his sister and her boyfriend from Charlotte twelve years earlier, and she determines to uncover what really happened to them.

When, a few days later, Gamble's body is found crushed under the wheels of a race car, Tempe realises the situation is truly sinister. And that even her own life could be in terrible danger....

Dr Temperance "Tempe" Brennan
Is a forensic anthropologist who is called to a landfill where a body has been found in a barrell full of asphalt, Tempe has to try and divide her time between an old colleague who is looking into an old missing persons case, a new "friend" also looking into the same case and also deal with her exhusbands new bride-to-be's wedding plans

Detective Erskine Slidell
An old colleague of Tempe's that is looking into an old missing persons case that could be linked to the body she has found at the landfill. Slidell is big man, who isn't easily fooled and doesn't take kindly to people trying to pull the wool over his eyes.

Cotton Galimore
Is an ex-cop who was busted for taking bribes, he now works at the speedway as the head of security and has some unfinished business regarding the missing persons case Slidell is looking into.

Wayne Gamble
An engineer working for a race team, who's sister is one of the missing people in Sidell's case, he doesn't believe what the FBI told him about what happened to her, and starts asking questions when the body is found.

Special Agent Carl Williams
Works for the FBI and is also looking into the missing persons case, however he seems to be trying to hinder the investigation rather than work together with Sidell and Tempe.

Availability
Flash And Bones is available in Paperback, Hardback and Kindle formats

Review
Another entry in the Temperance Brennan series, although I enjoy the books, mainly because I feel comfortable with the characters, I feel they are all becoming very similar. Tempe is dragged into another case with lots of twists and turns and eventually ends up in danger her self, only to have someone come along and save her. The novel is well written and the pace is very good, it only takes a couple of nights to read. But the killer is fairly well signposted in this book. I don't feel you can read these books one after each other as they are all too alike.

Rating
More exploits from Temperance Brennan, it doesn't ever really break new ground, but is a very easy and entertaining read. I give this book 2 out of 5 stars

Content
Nothing too taxing or heavy for a crime thriller, and nothing to gory. The themes are all pretty straight forward and wouldn't really offend any one.

Other Works By Kathy Reichs
Bones Are Forever

Seizure

Virals

Spider Bones

206 Bones

Devil Bones

Bones To Ashes

Break No Bones

Cross Bones

Monday Mourning

Bare Bones

Grave Secrets

Fatal Voyage

Deadly Decisions

Death du Jour

Deja Dead

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