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|  | Verschwenderischer Umgang mit Fragezeichen, weil sich Tempe ganze Absätze lang selber Fragen stellt, die sie (und ich als Leserin) sich nicht beantworten kann - auch so kann man die Seiten füllen. Und jede Menge Erklärungen, die ich überblättert habe, weil sie so theoretisch sind und die Handlung nicht voranbringen. Der ganze Ablauf ist irgendwie weit hergeholt, ausgewalzt, und die Aufregung von Tempe ist nicht so recht nachvollziehbar. Schade!
| | Outright mediocre - she can do a lot better | |
| | As Publishers Weekly stated "Bones to Ashes" is entertaining, but that's about it:
A Detective from the Cold Cases Squad asks for Tempe's help in the case of an old skull. The coroner in charge has dismissed that case as ancient bones and Tempe has it in her mind that it might be the remains of her summer-sister Évangéline. Six girls have gone missing or turned up dead within the last 10 years. Ryan is working on that case and wants Tempe in. But does he still want her in his life?
Reichs starts slowly in her tenth outing and the plot doesn't pick up much speed either until about the last 20 pages. She jumped the bandwagon numerous authors have climbed before her, evolving a case about child pornography and yet another possible serial killer (I am not spilling any beans here - it is quite evident when you read the backflap and even more obvious after you have read the first pages). Despite of being a big fan of hers I must say that a lot of writers have done better jobs - even considering the heinous nature of this topic.
Although I found the idea to link the cases to and the facts about Acadia very interesting, sad and tragic (leprosy among the Adaciens), it did neither add to improving the pace nor making things more plausible. Even though forensics is one of Reichs's strong points she did really max it out this time. I had the impression she had to reach a certain limit of pages. Last but not least there were too many loose ends in Tempe's personal relations for my liking. Last but not least: Reichs left too many loose ends in Tempe's personal relationships. On the one hand that leaves room for sequels on the other hand I felt that things have been broached briefly and then forgotten.
Result: There seems to be a pattern with Reich's books: Thumbs up, thumbs down. Thumbs up and so on. This time my thumb is hovering somewhere in the middle and is itching towards the downward direction. She has done worse before, but she has also proven she can do a lot better. "Bones to Ashes" was just an okay read. Am hoping that No. 11 will be a "thumbs up" again!
| | Outright mediocre - she can do a lot better | |
| | As Publishers Weekly stated "Bones to Ashes" is entertaining, but that's about it:
A Detective from the Cold Cases Squad asks for Tempe's help in the case of an old skull. The coroner in charge has dismissed that case as ancient bones and Tempe has it in her mind that it might be the remains of her summer-sister Évangéline. Six girls have gone missing or turned up dead within the last 10 years. Ryan is working on that case and wants Tempe in. But does he still want her in his life?
Reichs starts slowly in her tenth outing and the plot doesn't pick up much speed either until about the last 20 pages. She jumped the bandwagon numerous authors have climbed before her, evolving a case about child pornography and yet another possible serial killer (I am not spilling any beans here - it is quite evident when you read the backflap and even more obvious after you have read the first pages). Despite of being a big fan of hers I must say that a lot of writers have done better jobs - even considering the heinous nature of this topic.
Although I found the idea to link the cases to and the facts about Acadia very interesting, sad and tragic (leprosy among the Adaciens), it did neither add to improving the pace nor making things more plausible. Even though forensics is one of Reichs's strong points she did really max it out this time. I had the impression she had to reach a certain limit of pages. Last but not least there were too many loose ends in Tempe's personal relations for my liking. Last but not least: Reichs left too many loose ends in Tempe's personal relationships. On the one hand that leaves room for sequels on the other hand I felt that things have been broached briefly and then forgotten.
Result: There seems to be a pattern with Reich's books: Thumbs up, thumbs down. Thumbs up and so on. This time my thumb is hovering somewhere in the middle and is itching towards the downward direction. She has done worse before, but she has also proven she can do a lot better. "Bones to Ashes" was just an okay read. Am hoping that No. 11 will be a "thumbs up" again!
| | "LINGUISTIC FINGERPRINTS DON'T LIE" | |
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It's interesting how memories of our childhoods can sometimes remain with us throughout our lives or suddenly return to us as vividly as yesterday's events. Recollections may gladden or sadden. For forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan memories of summer days spent with her best friend, Evangeline Landry, confounded and distressed.
Some 30 years ago when Tempe was eight she met Evangeline and thought her to be "the smartest and most exotic being I would ever know. She was beautiful in a dark gypsy way, spoke a foreign language, knew songs and poems I never heard. But, even then, despite the sharing of secrets, I sensed a reserve in my new friend, a mystery."
Nonetheless, those summers spent together were halcyon days as Evangeline introduced Tempe to poetry, told her about Acadian history, and of a longing to be a poet. Tempe dreamed of becoming a veterinarian so together they kept notebooks, recording the wild life they encountered. Then, quite suddenly, it all ended. That was the day they had planned to go crabbing but Evangeline along with her mother and sister had disappeared. When Tempe went to her house she was told to go away and not return, plus given an ominous warning - they were dangerous.
Of course, Tempe wrote numerous letters and searched but all to no avail. Now, three decades later she is confronted with the skeleton of an adolescent girl found in Acadia. She cannot help but wonder if these are the remains of her friend.
Tempe's partner and on-again, off-again lover Detective Lieutenant Andrew Ryan is working on cold cases all involving missing teenage girls. Is there any connection between the Acadian skeleton and the missing girls?
Eventually, Tempe is able to trace Evangeline's sister, Obeline, who claimed that Evangeline had been murdered long ago. However, linguistic fingerprints don't lie.
With unflagging attention to detail and punchy dialogue Reichs has penned the tenth in her Temperance Brennan series - may there be as many more.
- Gail Cooke
| | Poetic and Forensic Anthropology Track Down the Fate of a Friend | |
| | Bones to Ashes reaches back to roots in Longfellow's poem, Evangeline, and Dr. Temperance Brennan's childhood to solve an old mystery, whatever happened to Tempe's Acadian missing friends, Evangeline and Obeline. To do so, literary analysis, forensic anthropology, breaking encryptions, and diatomic sampling will be required.
As the book opens, you are carried back to Tempe's youth and her friendship with Evangeline and Obeline. Quickly, the book returns to the present as Tempe returns to work in Montreal to find a backlog of bones to examine. At that, Hippolyte Gallant who works on cold cases persuades her to look at one more set: some bones sitting in a police station that don't interest the local coroner. That set fascinates Tempe because it seems to be from a girl about Evangeline's age when she disappeared. Could this be Evangeline? That concern leads Tempe to investigate with her sister Harry's help into what happened to Evangeline.
Meanwhile, Andrew Ryan, Tempe's estranged lover, is working on a floater who may be linked to three missing persons and two unidentified bodies. Could there be a serial killer involved? Bit by bit, Tempe and Ryan connect the dots in unexpected ways. Will they reconnect personally? Ryan is pretty busy taking care of his junkie daughter and is put off by having seen Tempe's husband put his arms around Tempe. But at least they still share a cockatiel, Charlie, who provides some of the humor in the story.
As usual, the science is wonderful and five star in this book. As occurred with Break No Bones, the story and the rest of the writing creak in several ways that are hard to discuss without giving away the plot. The main weaknesses show up in these areas:
1. The Tempe-Ryan relationship seemed artificial and didn't ring true to me.
2. Harry's behavior and language were way over the top for me. Once again, it didn't ring true in several places.
3. The solution to Evangeline's disappearance is tied in part to a way of thinking that seems more than a little unlikely. I didn't buy it.
4. Basic facts about the suspects are poorly investigated. It seemed uncharacteristically sloppy for these characters.
The ties to Acadia are poetic and appropriate. That part of the story worked well.
If you are a big fan of the series, you'll probably think this is not one of the strongest stories. But you'll be glad you read it. Learning more about Tempe's childhood makes the story memorable for fans of Dr. Reichs' writing.
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