Hi Cara,
The Temperance Brennan is one of the first crime series that I fell in love with many years ago. I was happy when I found out book 19 in the series A Conspiracy of Bones was finally being published.
It’s sweltering in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Temperance Brennan, still recovering from neurosurgery following an aneurysm, is battling nightmares, migraines, and what she thinks might be hallucinations when she receives a series of mysterious text messages, each containing a new picture of a corpse that is missing its face and hands. Immediately, she’s anxious to know who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her.
An identified corpse soon turns up, only partly answering her questions.
To win answers to the others, including the man’s identity, she must go, rogue, working mostly outside the system. That’s because Tempe’s new boss holds a fierce grudge against her and is determined to keep her out of the case. Tempe bulls forward anyway, even as she begins questioning her instincts. But the clues she discovers are disturbing and confusing. Was the faceless man a spy? A trafficker? A target for assassination by the government? And why was he carrying the name of a child missing for almost a decade?
With help from a number of law enforcement associates including her Montreal beau Andrew Ryan and the always-ready-with-a-smart-quip, ex-homicide investigator Skinny Slidell, and utilizing new cutting-edge forensic methods, Tempe draws closer to the astonishing truth.
But the more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes…
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)
Tempe Brennan is back and but this time Tempe is on the outside of the investigation.
The case that Tempe is investigating has many different elements and aspects. Which keeps the story interesting and gave elements of danger as Tempe is investigating on her own. There are times when I was annoyed with Tempe and her actions. She is a little reckless, but I kind of understand. When something happens in your life that shakes you to your core you can do some crazy things.
I have watched some programs regarding preppers, meaning when Tempe went down the darknet rabbit hold and found out about missile silos being converted to homes. I could picture it very clearly and it made the story more real as people are converting them as we speak.
Although Slidell helps Tempe with certain aspects of the case she is a lone wolf. It’s a shame we don’t have more Ryan as I do enjoy the banter.
One of the reasons I enjoy this series is that we have the science that backs up the investigation. But it is written in a way that is understandable and interesting, without making you feel stupid. I also like that Tempe gets technological support from her octogenarian mother.
My Rating for A Conspiracy of Bones is 4 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster UK for supplying me a E-ARC of A Conspiracy of Bones for a fair and honest review.
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