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    Monday Mourning: A Novel
    Monday Mourning: A Novel
    Monday Mourning: A Novel
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    Monday Mourning: A Novel

    Written by Kathy Reichs

    Narrated by Michele Pawk

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    Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores Stockholm syndrome—the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor—in this mesmerizing new thriller.

    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 as her own relationship with Detective Andrew Ryan is at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well-preserved bones offer few clues. But when carbon-14 dating confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe finds herself drawn deep into a web of evil from which there may be no escape. Women have disappeared, never to return...and she may be next.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJun 14, 2004
    ISBN9780743539982
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    Kathy Reichs

    Kathy Reichs’s first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. Fire and Bones is Reichs’s twenty-third novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Reichs was also a producer of Fox Television’s longest running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Reichs divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on Twitter @KathyReichs, Instagram @KathyReichs, or Facebook @KathyReichsBooks. 

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    • 5/5
      The Sky One series 'Bones' is based on these booksNo 7 in the series.Written by a Canadian Author, set in Canada.Very Well Written
    • 5/5
      This seventh entry in the Temperance Brennan series is just as good as expected. I won't give anything away, but this case quite made my heart pound as it somewhat resembled a true case which happened very close to where I live and that very same case was even mentioned in the text! Truly gruesome and page-turning, especially the last 50 pages, just as I expect when I read Kathy Reichs.
    • 3/5
      The writing is what you'd expect from this author, however

      This many books in, I expect some kind of character development with the main and auxillary characters. Every single book, Brennan faces some new near death experience. She's almost died so many times, has been beaten and abducted once or more per book. Even with that, every single person in the book either acts like she's just being paranoid or completely disregard her concerns when things start seeming weird. This includes herself. The only exception is Ryan, which I suppose is supposed to be part of his charm.

      I just feel like, by now, literally ANYONE should have a reasonable fear for her safety. Instead, it feels like each book exists solely in a vacuum. If there was more development and acknowledgement of past events, I think it would be great. Lacking that, it easily strays into a silly, daytime soap opera feel. Entertaining in its own right, but hard for me to take seriously as a murder mystery.
    • 4/5
      One of the better Tempe Brennan novels. Reichs doesn't veer at all from her usual formula -- and why should she? It sells. However, she does manage to create a fast-paced, suspenseful story while coloring inside these well-established lines.The usual "friend/family member/associate"-in-peril aspect has more substance this time. Her friend Anne seems like a character rather than a plot device.Sadly, Boyd the dog does not make an appearance.
    • 4/5
      One of the better Kathy Reichs novels I really liked the twist at the end. I saw it coming but that may have been the author's intent since it makes us readers feel smart. I was frustrated that at times the main character, Temperance Brennan, played the know-nothing and had to have items explained to her that I would have thought a smart forensic anthropologist should have known. All in all, a good read.
    • 4/5
      A solid read and good storytelling. I love that the author writes from experience ... and includes detailed information explaining certain aspects of forensic anthropology.
    • 4/5
      I love this series and enjoy the science and detail she goes into in the book! We're well into the series so you have a good sense of who Temperance is. I enjoyed seeing her and her friend but felt bad as they didn't get the communication down. As always Ryan was fun but frustrating.
    • 5/5
      Journal Entry 4 by winggypsysmomwing from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, November 02, 20059 out of 10 I thought this book was one of the best Kathy Reichs has written recently, maybe because it was set entirely in Montreal, a city she clearly loves, or maybe because Tempe (her alter ego) is so emotionally involved with the case. Unlike BrooklinBrat I am a fan of Reichs but her last few books had left me vaguely unsatisfied. Now she's back in top form and I'm happy. The explanation of Carbon 14 dating is one of the best I have ever read and it was interesting to read Dr. Reichs' case notes at the back that showed she used the technique in her own case. I really liked Tempe's friend Anne and I hope she will be showing up again in the books.
    • 3/5
      A pretty good mystery. I figured out pretty early that the theft of Tempe's friend's camera & laptop would be connected to the killer.
    • 3/5
      Book on CD read by Michelle Pawk

      Number 8 in the Tempe Brennen mystery series. The discovery of bones in the basement of a pizza parlor sets the forensic anthropologist on the trail of a serial kidnapper/rapist/killer. On the romantic front, she’s not sure her relationship with Ryan is going anywhere, and her best friend arrives for an extended stay as she tries to decide if she’s leaving her husband for good.

      Reichs knows how to write a thriller, maintaining tension despite the fast-moving plot. She gives us enough red herrings to make figuring out the culprit challenging for the mystery enthusiast. The details of forensic analysis make for interesting reading as well. However… I think I may have reached my limit with this series. I am tired of Dr Brennan’s penchant for going into dangerous situations without reasonable caution – she doesn’t take her cell phone, she doesn’t take a gun, she doesn’t call for back-up, she doesn’t even tell the police where she is going. Not to worry, however … she is bound to be rescued by a big strong man.

      Pawk does a pretty good job reading the audio book. She has good pacing and her French sounds accurate (but since I don't speak French, how would I know?).
    • 5/5
      Another page turner. If you like forensic thrillers, you will love this one.
    • 5/5
      Well!
      Sped through this book, with its tales of Montreal and crime lords and bizarre malignant situations, spun together with romantic intrigues and friends in trouble. It's a quick, urgent read, hard to put down and fun to read. I've zipped through it once, now to review to study the structure.
      Reichs is so good at creating suspense between chapters you keep thinking to yourself you'll stop after this chapter, only to find yourself unable to. My dog is seriously annoyed at me for my ignoring him while I read on.
      It's a Temperance Brennan novel, so you will get the usual blending in of interesting forensic information with the mystery. Her character is well-drawn and rounded - the other characters are somewhat more flat and undefined but it doesn't seem to matter as they just glitter on the edges of the story as it races to its conclusion.
    • 3/5
      I'm a little "meh" about Ms. Reichs' reliance on foreshadowing, and sometimes the woman seems pretty dense, for real, but these continue to be easy, entertaining reads.
    • 3/5
      This was my first Kathy Reichs read, and I enjoyed it! While the main character, Temperance Brennan, lives in North Carolina for portions of the year, this story takes place in Canada. The Temperance Brennan character reminds me of Patricia Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta, so if you enjoy Patricia Cornwell's books, you'd probably enjoy this series as well.

      The narrator does a good job with the characters' voices, and in telling the story overall.
    • 3/5
      What caught my eye for this book was the main character was Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. (Since I love the TV show BONES, I naturally wanted to read the book. This "Tempe", is not like the character in Bones other than the her persistance to solve a case and identify lonely lost bones buried , this time, in the basement of a pizza parlor in Montreal. I enjoyed it as long as I didn't expect this character to act like the TV one. ( 10 hours)
    • 3/5
      Not the best Brennan mystery, but interesting enough.
    • 3/5
      I've enjoyed forensic mysteries ever since watching the Dr. Coffee series about a pathologist on tv back in the early 60s. Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist and crime consultant, is one of my favorites. This was a good example of Reichs' work, and she paints a great picture of Montreal in winter.
    • 4/5
      Another series I’ve been getting through very swiftly has been Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan books. The most recent of these that I’ve read being the seventh, Monday Mourning. Despite not remembering so much of the last book I read, I remembered quite a lot of this one; mainly the finding of the women and the fire.This book begins with three girls bodies being discovered in the basement of a pizza parlour. Claudel believes that they are an archaeological find but Tempe believes otherwise, a mysterious phone call makes her more certain. The investigation goes on to find a man who kidnaps and holds girls captive… except there’s slightly more to it than that.This one had rather less of an element of suspense to it. As I said, I could remember more of it, especially the ending so I didn’t feel quite the urgency when I was reading it that I’ve had with previous books. It’s for this reason that I’m really looking forward to getting beyond the next book and on to the five or six that I’ve never read. It’s so good reading these books for the first time when you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen.I think that the way this one was done was clever, there was a good build-up and as usual there were the classic Reichs cliffhangers. It’s a little bit tiresome having Claudel and Tempe always sniping at each other, especially as the previous books often end with some sort of taciturn understanding being reached between them, only to have it dissolve by the next book. Claudel did seem to be friendly with Tempe by the end of this one, so we’ll have to see how that plays out in future books.It did also follow the classic formula with three chapters from the end, Tempe winds up in hospital. I remember when I was first reading these books, by the time I got to this point, reading them one after the other, I was getting a bit fed up with this always happening to her. I can see that it is a nice and easy way to wrap up the case and tell the reader the outcome without Tempe having to recount it all. I’m curious to see if this trend will continue with the future books.One of my favourite things about this series of books is the relationship between Tempe and Andrew Ryan. They’ve got this sort of not-quite-on, not-quite-off thing going on. In this one it’s definitely veering more towards the side of not-quite-on, Ryan spends most of the book being rather distant. I did kind of want to give Tempe a thump and tell her to just ask him outright but it all comes out in the end. I vaguely remember being a bit disappointed by them in the next book, though I don’t remember exactly why. Plus, there’s only so far they can really go with the back and forth stuff, sooner or later they’re either going to have to hook up properly or else move on. I realise these are crime books first and foremost, but Reichs does the slightly mushy romantic stuff pretty well, so I always look forward to it cropping up.
    • 5/5
      Read this in 2011 after finding 3 of Reichs books at a thrift and buying then reading outof sequence I relized I had to read them all in order! I just love Kathy reichs books!
    • 4/5
      Interesting plot. A little dry and clinical sometimes, but I enjoyed it despite the gruesomeness of the crime..
    • 3/5
      Real forensic anthropologist spins stories that in places, technicalities slows interest.
    • 4/5
      This series continues to grow on me. It's never flashy, but the story is always engaging. I'm always anxious to read the next page. Monday Mourning is probably the darkest yet in some ways, and in others it's just heartbreaking.
    • 3/5
      I'm sorry but every time I read one of Kathy Reichs books I'm disappointed. I think she needs a much better editor, the story always seems to jump all over the place. For example, who and why broke into her apartment during the book.? Who's the guy that her friend met on the plane? Why does Temperance think about the present she needs to get for a wedding shower? I think this author could be made much better.
    • 4/5
      Monday Mourning, by Kathy Reichs is a mystery surrounding the discovery of the skeleton of a female under an old pizza parlor. Through impressive detective work, Temperance Brennan is able to locate the person responsible for a series of grizzly tortures and murders. This is my favorite book written by Kathy Reichs. I find Tempe a very interesting and deep character, an intelligent, driven, career woman who is an inspiration to those around her. The television series, Bones, is based on the novels of Kathy Reichs and her experience as a forensic anthropologist. The books are nothing like the television show, with the exception of Tempe and her role as a forensic anthropologist. These books are still enjoyable for someone like me who began as a fan of the television show.
    • 4/5
      I do keep confusing the TV series Bones character with the character in this book. This is gruesome; but fun to read. It was great to read about really cold weather when the weather here is so hot. This is another one of the books that faculty members will love and students won't even open the cover.
    • 4/5
      A good read and the developments in both Brennan's character and her personal life are fascinating. The forensic detail in the book is, as usual, compelling.
    • 4/5
      I have to remember when I'm reading these books that Temperance Brennan the character in Bones and this character are two different people. They're both interesting characters but very different.The bones of some young women are found under a Pizza Parlour and they have to find out the who and why and things, however they're found with some evidence that suggests that they're historic deaths, Tempe isn't convinced and organises some C14 and other tests to find the truth.It read like a book that was constructed around some science rather than the story driving the science and it just didn't seem to move smoothly. It was interesting but lacked a certain something.
    • 3/5
      Hadn't read a Kathy Reichs in a while so thought I'd give it a whirl. Unfortunately I find her very formulaic and her obsession with food drives this non-foodie a little crazy. I love the fact it is set in Montreal, as I grew up not far from there. There were times when I was reading it I was thrown back to my childhood in that province. (In regards to the French, purists may not like her use of Quebec French but it is what they speak there! - see an earlier review). I doubt if I'll read another one.
    • 4/5
      Temperance Brenan, 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 3 young women. How did they get there? whe did they died? homicide detective Luc Claudel, never Tempe's greatest fan, believes the bones are historic. Not his case, not is concern. The Pizza parlor owner found 19th 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 bone in hte 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 as 3 recent murders on his hands. Definetly is 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 seaches for answer in both her personnal 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.
    • 4/5
      Good location setting in Montreal for those who know the city. Obvious draws heavily on her personal experience, but some of the plotting is a little far-fetched, but enjoyable.