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"A definite page turner. Forensic anthropologist has 2 jobs - professor in NC also works for the coroner of Montreal. Finds bodies in both locations that seem to be connected in some way."
Marge, Resident Scholar
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"The protagonist is a forensic anthropologist dividing her time between Quebec and the Carolinas. This story starts in Montreal with Dr Temperance Brennan digging for a long dead corpse in a legal grave. Then her cases escalate, a household fire in Montreal reveals seven bodies, two charred beyond recognition, then two more are found in a shallow grave in the Carolinas. Reichs has a great skill in bring her cases together even the exhumation of a nun is connected to the mass murders that seem to be coming to her lab."
Penny, Resident Scholar
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"Dr. Temperance Brennan, the forensic anthropologist/college professor, travels from North Carolina to Quebec to perform a routine skeletal exam during her students' spring break. However, things quickly become more complicated when several bodies are discovered nearby, burnt beyond recognition and needing her expertise. The deaths are soon connected to a strange place near Tempe's home in the Carolinas, leading to an investigation of a cult, several additional murders, and even the involvement of Tempe's own sister. With the help of homicide detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe believes she has solved the crime - but will she be in time to prevent more deaths?"
Marci Hendrickson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 16.7%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 13.3%
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Big focus on forensic evidence
- Big focus on autopsies
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
The antagonists are:
- cults
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- hanging
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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