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Kathy Reichs' "Flash and Bones" was not one of my favorites. I usually enjoy her Temperance Brennan series but this one just didn't thrill me. It was set around NASCAR and that's not something I have any interest in so I guess that was the problem. Lots of characters that had to be kept track of, too. Bodies found and people missing which is norm for Reichs.

Just heard that a dear friend is coming to visit soon. Hope I can take a couple days off to spend with her. Kind of late notice!

Old author; new sequel

Kathy Reichs is a favorite of mine and she's decided to join in with the likes of James Patterson and John Grisham and write a series geared for teens. Her new one is "Virals" and it's a few teenagers that get themselves into a few mysteries that ends up nearly getting them killed. One of the pack is Tory Brennan and she's the great niece of Kathy Reichs' main character in her usual series. Of course if you're writing for teens you have to throw in a little weird "powers" or it's not going to happen. This group have a new twist on their abilities.

Jammie day

I debated on my day off without hubby to clean two months worth of dust from my house or take a jammie day and read a book. The book won with a nap thrown in. Kathy Reichs' latest "Spider Bones" is excellent. It's one of her Temperance Brennan series and this one took us from Montreal where a body was discovered in a pond but the fingerprints said he had been dead since Vietnam in 1968. The body that was mistaken for him was exhumed and that lead Tempe to Hawaii where they do the searches for missing remains of all the wars' MIAs. More mystery and intrigue follow and even an attempt on her life. Couldn't put it down for more than my nap time.

Jammie Day

Since vacation officially ended yesterday, I was blessed with an additional day off today before hitting the early shift at work tomorrow. I took advantage of it and stayed in my jammies and read the latest Kathy Reichs' novel, "206 Bones." Excellent book! As I've mentioned before, Kathy knows her stuff since she is what she writes about. She's a forensic anthropologist and that's what her character, Temperance Brennan does for a living. This storyline took us to Quebec where she also works and there she had to solve four old murders that were discovered to be a serial killing. Needless to say, this was a page turner which kept me reading the whole day long.

Another novel

Kathy Reichs is what she writes. She has the degrees and the talent. What she does in real life shows in her writing. Sometimes the technical lingo makes my eyes glaze over but it's real. Her latest novel is "Devil Bones." It covers what is believed to be some witchcraft or devil worship. Throw in a headless body and the death of a well liked detective. The main character is Temperance Brennan and she's a forensic anthropologist and a chief medical examiner. She's always working the case from the lab to the streets. An excellent read!