Helpful Score: 3
I hated this book. I got half way through this book and still couldn't get into it. It was extremely boring.I finally had to stop reading it.
Jud H. (trekie70) -
Helpful Score: 2
This is the first book I've read by Reichs and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has a rapidly moving plot and excellent character develelopment. I look forward to reading more by her.
Charlene (ATraveler) -
Helpful Score: 2
Another excellent Kathy Reichs book. This one the story moved along nicely but the true mystery didn't appear until well over halfway through the book . . . so guessing the ending before the halfway point will be unlikely. Although I usually enjoy the interaction between Dr Brennan and Detective Ryan this one had less interaction and a whole lot of 'whining and second guessing' by Dr Brennan. I found this a detractor from the story line.
Helpful Score: 2
Well written, witty and interesting to read. Right up there with Patricia Cornwell. Enjoyed it very much
Barbara S. (barbsis) -
Helpful Score: 2
I really have an issue wit this series when the action takes place in Canada. The author feels a need to name every building and street in Quebec which is very distracting since I don't speak French and find myself trying to figure out whether she's talking about a street (irrelevant) or a building (also irrelevant). Even knowing that whatever she's referring to is not important, I can't help but pause and try to decipher its meaning. It's interesting that when Tempe is in the lower 48 (I like the sound of that), she isn't tempted to name everything she passes on the street. Why is it so important that she name every damn thing when she's in Canada?
Having said that, I must admit to liking this one even though it takes place in Canada. The story was enthralling. I just had to know who did it and why (other than he was a nutjob!). Of course, Tempe walks into a trap and drags her friend along for the ride. This is a given plot twist which appears in all the novels (as far as I've read anyway). Even though Tempe had major issues with Ryan, I still like him as her love interest. He's funny, gorgeous and romantic - hey what more could a girl as for?
Having said that, I must admit to liking this one even though it takes place in Canada. The story was enthralling. I just had to know who did it and why (other than he was a nutjob!). Of course, Tempe walks into a trap and drags her friend along for the ride. This is a given plot twist which appears in all the novels (as far as I've read anyway). Even though Tempe had major issues with Ryan, I still like him as her love interest. He's funny, gorgeous and romantic - hey what more could a girl as for?
Helpful Score: 1
Gets into the difficult relationship that Tempe has with Ryan. They are trying to build trust. She has issues from being divorced. Good mystery as well. Great thriller.
Susan R. (suzyshadow) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 125 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Kathy Reichs is the best, and her Temperence Brennan is so much more believeable than the tv version.
Excellent as always. This author never fails to disappoint.
Helpful Score: 1
I try to read everything Miss Reichs writes. I've yet to disappointed.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was a little hard to read but it was worth it. Once again Brennan show you that she can get the job done no matter what. As always it was a great read.
Kristi W. (LogansMommy) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 3 more book reviews
This is a great book, I read it in one day, could not put it down, this is my favorite of the Tempe Brennan novels so far.
I love all the Tempe books, but this one may just be my favorite! Exciting, interesting, of course educational and the characters have really blossomed.
I enjoy her work immensely!
"The queen of forensic thrillers."
-Western Cape City Vision
-Western Cape City Vision
As always, Kathy Reichs is a good read.
I really enjoyed this book. Excellent read.
Another good effort by K R. Always fast and great details.
My daughter loves Kathy's books
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her hands. First she must prove these bones are from recently murdered women, then to stop the killer
Kathy Reichs is a favorite author of mine, and I thought this book was the best yet. Very exciting, suspenseful story. I couldn't put it down, and I would rush through my work so that I could get back to it.
If you like Patricia Cornwell's early Kay Scarpetta, you'll love this book.
If you like the television series "Bones" read one of the books the show is based upon- excellent reading!
The tv show Bones is based on Kathy Reichs books. Tempe Brennan does her forensic anthropologist stuff to solve the murders.
Another suspense charged book about Dr. Tempe Brennan....The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlour and Tempe has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains.
Good read.
Good read.
Published in 2004. Kathy Reichs has perfected her craft. Keeps you reading, as she gets very involved in the case.
Judy H. (tennesseejudy) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 28 more book reviews
How did I ever miss this author? This book is great ! As a forensic anthropologist herself, the author knows her stuff and provides a knowledgable realistic look at that profession; however, she also has the gift/skill of being able to weave a tapestry of characters that seem so real that I found myself liking (or disliking) them just based on her characterizations.
This book was set in Montreal, which was interesting to me as an American; however, I do hope that some of her books are also set in North Carolina. The dual jurisdiction thing sounded implausible - until I read the author bio on the inside back cover and found that the book mimiced the real-life practice of the author.
This book was set in Montreal, which was interesting to me as an American; however, I do hope that some of her books are also set in North Carolina. The dual jurisdiction thing sounded implausible - until I read the author bio on the inside back cover and found that the book mimiced the real-life practice of the author.
Meredith S. (meresneade) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 42 more book reviews
good series
suspence-filled maze of forensic anthropology
Another Patricia cornwell. Forensic anthropology is the genre of Dr. Temperance Brennan, as she goes on a quest to discover just who the bones are that were found in the basement of a old building. She does just this.
If you like Temple Brennan novels, you'll llike Monday Mourning. If you've never tried one, please do.
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and the forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsomved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains.
Great thriller!
Gripping! I love Kathy Reichs. This book does not disappoint, but it is NOT for the feint of heart!
I had already read it and forgot that I had but when I received it I realized it. Anyway, read it again and enjoyed it a second time around. I like the Bones series on TV, but I enjoy the books much better!
A Temperance Brennan forensic anthropologist thriller.
Very gripping read.
Very gripping read.
Jenelle G. (JenelleG) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 121 more book reviews
Very good book!
Another great Tempe Brennan novel
Ver interesting morgue science. The main character, Temperance Brennan is very likeable and now there is a TV show about her.
This was my first Tempe Brennan book. I really enjoyed it and plan to read the rest
Linda B. (lindaboynton) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 15 more book reviews
I read all her books. Very educational and always a good read (or a good listen).
This was a good one. Twisted and emotional on many levels. There's a nice balance and play between crime drama, work drama, relationship drama, etc. A well-crafted episode in the series.
Excellent forensic thriller
Joyce R. (joyceromoff) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 26 more book reviews
Actually, my husband read this and he enjoyed it a great deal.
entertaining, gripping, compelling blend of forensic anthropololgy (from an author who knows about forensics professionally!) and a well-written, great story!
Great murder mystery!
Katie F. (KatieFeldmom) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 57 more book reviews
The seventh book in the Temperance Brennan series.
murder,changed idendities, slavery, what more can i say. good book,
FROM THE PUBLISHER
"Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial." "She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?" "Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones' antiquity." "But something doesn't make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case." "Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat." As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return ... Tempe may be next.
"Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial." "She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?" "Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones' antiquity." "But something doesn't make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case." "Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat." As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return ... Tempe may be next.
Great read! Suspense, humor, everything.
Kristina E. (tazzcat625) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 100 more book reviews
Excellent. I am becoming a big fan of Kathy Reichs!
Juana V. (alaskabookswapper) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 36 more book reviews
good reading
Carolyn N. (WhenPigsFly) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 56 more book reviews
KathyReichs is improving constantly as a believable, detailed, suspenseful, forensic writer. "Monday Mourning" brings Dr, Brennan into new territory == suspense-charged, dangerous, and very readable.
Grisly handiwork
What the author does with this series: Kathy Reichs started off slow but gets better and better. This is part of the series called the Tempe Brenner â Forensic Anthropologist. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Tempe is a anthropologist who works for medical examiners in Montreal, Quebec and Charlotte North Caroline
Even though the books are often very detailed in both location and the examination of the remains, the story often moves faster than you expect.
Do you need to read this series in order: YES or you miss out on too much of the back stories.
Triggers: This is a book about medical examiners at its core, so lots of references to dead bodies, some are described in strong detail (in a forensic way).Our anthropologist ends up in some life threatening situations and on a couple of occasions in the series, animals are killed, sometimes gratuitously. Relatives of Tempe often in up wounded as the bad persons try to get to her through her family.
The secrets of the dead are in her hands. The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres, even with her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-preserved bones offer few clues. But when Carbon 14 confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe's probing must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly handiwork has seen the light of day.
What the author does with this series: Kathy Reichs started off slow but gets better and better. This is part of the series called the Tempe Brenner â Forensic Anthropologist. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Tempe is a anthropologist who works for medical examiners in Montreal, Quebec and Charlotte North Caroline
Even though the books are often very detailed in both location and the examination of the remains, the story often moves faster than you expect.
Do you need to read this series in order: YES or you miss out on too much of the back stories.
Triggers: This is a book about medical examiners at its core, so lots of references to dead bodies, some are described in strong detail (in a forensic way).Our anthropologist ends up in some life threatening situations and on a couple of occasions in the series, animals are killed, sometimes gratuitously. Relatives of Tempe often in up wounded as the bad persons try to get to her through her family.
The secrets of the dead are in her hands. The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perseveres, even with her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-preserved bones offer few clues. But when Carbon 14 confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe's probing must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly handiwork has seen the light of day.
Great Brennan novel. She got me!!
I really enjoyed this book. It keeps Tempe and Ryan active and wondering about their relationship. Good reading.
Cameron-Ashley H. (BigGreenChair) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 454 more book reviews
Kathy Reiches writes like Patricia Cornwell. Always a good read, good plot.
Usual excellent Reichs read!
Shirley D. (bookattic) -
Very good book. Tempe also single handedly solves the cases in this one. Deals with the one thing most women would fear more than death itself.
3 young girls bodies are found in the basement/cellar of a pizza parlor in quebec.
Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial. She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now, the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?
Homicide detective Luc Claudel believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. But when Tempe examines the bones in her lab, she establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.
Detective Andrew Ryan is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat.
As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...Tempe may be next.
Homicide detective Luc Claudel believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. But when Tempe examines the bones in her lab, she establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.
Detective Andrew Ryan is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat.
As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...Tempe may be next.
"Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial." "She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza parlor. Not fun. Freezing cold. Crawling rats. And now the skeletonized remains of three young women. How did they get there? When did they die?" "Homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not his concern. The pizza parlor owner found nineteenth-century buttons in the cellar with the skeletons. Claudel takes them as an indicator of the bones' antiquity." "But something doesn't make sense. Tempe examines the bones in her lab and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14. Further study of tooth enamel tells her where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case." "Detective Andrew Ryan, meanwhile, is acting mysteriously. What are those private phone calls he takes in the other room, and why does he suddenly disappear just when Tempe is beginning to hope he might be a permanent part of her life? Looks like more lonely nights for Tempe and Birdie, her cat." As Tempe searches for answers in both her personal and professional lives, she finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return ... Tempe may be next.
Kathy K. (thebooklady) reviewed Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, Bk 7) on + 21 more book reviews
This is a BOMC edition. It is merely smaller in size than the original. New, never read
thoroughly enough Tempe and the people she surrounds herself with. For this one Tempe finds herself helping Claudel investigate the burial of three skeletons in a pizza-by-the-slice joint's basement. Claudel feels the bones are ancient and that it's a non-priority case; Tempe feels differently. The book has a slow start with a few subplots that don't really add to the book (and in fact seem to be a device to make sure one character is available at the end of the book) but don't detract from it either. I figured out the twist about 30 pages from the end; not bad for me when it comes to these sorts of books. I'm not sure if that means the book was a bit more predictable or if it means that I'm getting better at the sleuthing thing. The little blurb in the back of the book advertising for Cross Bones makes me want to run out and snatch that book up to read next.
I'm happy with the way Reichs seems to be working on her annoying habit of giving too much description. She doesn't lapse into that nearly as much in this book as she has in previous ones. Her writing appears to be getting tighter with a better flow. Another satisfying read.
I'm happy with the way Reichs seems to be working on her annoying habit of giving too much description. She doesn't lapse into that nearly as much in this book as she has in previous ones. Her writing appears to be getting tighter with a better flow. Another satisfying read.
