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A review by paulabrandon
Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
4.0
Dr. Tempe Brennan is dragged into a mystery with the discovery of a body in a barrel at a NASCAR speedway. This ends up linking to the mysterious disappearance of a 17 year old girl several years earlier, and her boyfriend, who had ties to militia groups. The girl's older brother, pushing for the investigation to be reopened, also becomes the victim of a homicide. And the FBI get involved, snatching the body from the barrel for their own purposes.
I read 60 pages of this, and then all sorts of other commitments got in the way. Rather than DNF, I persevered and read the first 60 pages again, and I'm glad I did. Another entertaining mystery from Kathy Reichs! I like how she is able to create several different story strands and draw them all together. The pacing is brisk, and I particularly liked the character of Erskine Slidell. I think Reichs might have overdone it with the NASCAR and racecar driving research, because there's too much of it on the page, and the subplot of her ex-husband's impending marriage to Summer wasn't really necessary. The identity of the killer was kind of easy to spot, but getting to that point was entertaining, and it was still lots of fun watching how all the story elements would tie together! If you're after a good mystery, Kathy Reichs delivers more than she misses!
I read 60 pages of this, and then all sorts of other commitments got in the way. Rather than DNF, I persevered and read the first 60 pages again, and I'm glad I did. Another entertaining mystery from Kathy Reichs! I like how she is able to create several different story strands and draw them all together. The pacing is brisk, and I particularly liked the character of Erskine Slidell. I think Reichs might have overdone it with the NASCAR and racecar driving research, because there's too much of it on the page, and the subplot of her ex-husband's impending marriage to Summer wasn't really necessary. The identity of the killer was kind of easy to spot, but getting to that point was entertaining, and it was still lots of fun watching how all the story elements would tie together! If you're after a good mystery, Kathy Reichs delivers more than she misses!