Fire and Bones

Fire and Bones:- The Temperance Brennan Series

By Kathy Reichs

Genre:-Crime Thriller

Pages:-288

Publisher:-Simon and Schuster

Blurb:-FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEMPERANCE BRENNAN SERIES

IT'S NEVER EASY WORKING FIRE SCENES.

 Called to Washington, DC to analysethe victims of a mysterious arson attack, Tempe quickly finds her misgivings justified. The fire site is in Foggy Bottom, a neighbourhood with a colourful history, and as the pieces start falling into place, the property's ownership becomes more and more suspicious.

 Sensing a good story, Tempe teams up with a new ally, telejournalist Ivy Doyle. Delving into the past, the duo learns that back in the Thirties and Forties the home was the hangout of a group of bootleggers and racketeers known as the Foggy Bottom Gang. Though interesting, the fact seems irrelevant-until the son of one of the gang members is shot dead at his farm in Virginia.

 When another Foggy Bottom Gang-linked property burns to the ground, claiming one more victim, what might have been coincidence starts to look more like targeted attacks. As she and Ivy dig deeper, Tempe's instincts point towards the obvious: somehow, her every move since coming to Washington has been anticipated in advance. And every path forward brings with it a lethal threat.

 Praise for Kathy Reichs

'A thing of clever beauty-smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing'-Michael Connelly

'This page-turning series never lets the reader down'-Harian Coben

'I await the next Kathy Reichs thriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwell'-James Patterson

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My Review:-Wow, 'Fire and Bones' is Book 23 in the 'Temperance Brennan Series', but this is my first. Tempe's is a forensic anthropologist, she is called to Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC to analyse victims of a mysterious arson attack.  Teaming up with telejournalist Ivy Doyle, they decide to look deeper into the fire, It's not long before they find out that in the 30s and 40s the build was once used by bootleggers and racketeers, known as Foggy Bottom Gang. It's not long before the son of one of the old gang is found dead on his farm in Virginia. Tempe's knows it's connected, she just needs to find out why and who is involved, also why does it feel like someone is one step in front of her every time. I love Kathy's writing style and great descriptions she puts into the story. She knows how to pull you in and keep you turning the pages, which had me reading the book in one day. I can't wait to see what Kathy has in store for the next book, I'm going to look for others by her.