Wednesday, 17 September 2008

DEATH DU JOUR By Kathy Reichs

Published : 1999
Pages : 436
Overall Mark : 8/10

When Dr Temperance Brennan is called upon to help investigate a crime scene where a suspected arson attack has killed a young couple and their children, she finds connections to a strange and nameless cult lead by the mysterious Dom Owens. On further investigation she discovers that her own sister, Harry, has gone missing and might be in danger from the self same cult, who are far more far reaching than Temperance first suspected.

Although the connections between the various events involved by Temperance in this novel did seem a little convoluted and simply constructed to further the narrative, the story was still thoroughly engaging and kept me interested right up until the final page. This is a great edition to the series of novels and, although I’ve only read the first two, I look forward to continuing with the series to the end.

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