Grave Secrets (Radio Collection)

Dustin reviewed Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan, #5)

Review of 'Grave secrets' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A really great book. Was really involved reading it - horrible things must have happened in Guatemala :(
Otherwise a great book featuring Tempe!

daNanner reviewed Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs

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3 stars

This review applies to the audible version.

A harrowing excavation unearths a chilling tragedy never laid to rest.

They are “the disappeared,” twenty-three massacre victims buried in a well in the Guatemalan village of Chupan Ya two decades ago. Leading a team of experts on a meticulous, heartbreaking dig, Tempe Brennan pieces together the violence of the past. But a fresh wave of terror begins when the horrific sounds of a fatal attack on two colleagues come in on a blood-chilling satellite call. Teaming up with Special Crimes Investigator Bartolomé Galiano and Montreal detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe quickly becomes enmeshed in the cases of four privileged young women who have vanished from Guatemala City — and finds herself caught in deadly territory where power, money, greed, and science converge.

This was my first [a:Kathy Reichs|26372|Kathy Reichs|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201288896p2/26372.jpg]' book after having watched Bones for years. The narration often left me sleepy, but …

This review applies to the audible version.

A harrowing excavation unearths a chilling tragedy never laid to rest.

They are “the disappeared,” twenty-three massacre victims buried in a well in the Guatemalan village of Chupan Ya two decades ago. Leading a team of experts on a meticulous, heartbreaking dig, Tempe Brennan pieces together the violence of the past. But a fresh wave of terror begins when the horrific sounds of a fatal attack on two colleagues come in on a blood-chilling satellite call. Teaming up with Special Crimes Investigator Bartolomé Galiano and Montreal detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe quickly becomes enmeshed in the cases of four privileged young women who have vanished from Guatemala City — and finds herself caught in deadly territory where power, money, greed, and science converge.

This was my first [a:Kathy Reichs|26372|Kathy Reichs|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201288896p2/26372.jpg]' book after having watched Bones for years. The narration often left me sleepy, but I was interested in the stories of the girls and how they all tied together. I would recommend the print version over the audible version in this case.

I am now reading her books from the beginning (mostly for the Andrew Ryan back story) and getting a feel for how Reichs' writing may have improved over the years. I started into the series knowing that the Temperance Brennan in these books is supposed to be an older and wiser version than our beloved Tempe in Bones, so I have no gripe about the character discrepancies there. The Tempe in the books is much more human and emotional, less logical and reserved.

In [b:Grave Secrets|281350|Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5)|Kathy Reichs|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173388001s/281350.jpg|2747794] we travel from Guatemala to Canada and back. We learn a bit about Ryan's college days, a possible new love interest for Tempe, political intrigue (ok, not so much, but politicians are trying to cover up a myriad of sins). And Tempe is almost murdered at least twice. I don't know if this is normal for the series or not, but I do enjoy a heroine who gets herself into that much trouble.

I may have to re-read the book in print, but overall I enjoyed it.

fiainros reviewed Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan, #5)

Review of 'Grave secrets' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I enjoyed this book. Reichs is an easy, fast read. I did feel like there were a few soapboxes in this novel. I can tolerate a soapbox, maybe two per novel. Reichs is exceeding that with every novel.

I was unable to solve the mystery this time, which is good. I suspected, but did not know until recently when I disrupted enjoyment for other people, that I have a higher than average solving of twists and turns in stories. That's probably one reason I don't enjoy them that much. I don't like to see the end coming from so far away. Sometimes Reichs gets me and sometimes she doesn't. At least there is mystery in that.

Brennan's attractiveness is climbing, now with 2 stud-muffin detectives courting her. At least there is some realism to the courtships, although I doubt a real detective would be able to fly to South America …

I enjoyed this book. Reichs is an easy, fast read. I did feel like there were a few soapboxes in this novel. I can tolerate a soapbox, maybe two per novel. Reichs is exceeding that with every novel.

I was unable to solve the mystery this time, which is good. I suspected, but did not know until recently when I disrupted enjoyment for other people, that I have a higher than average solving of twists and turns in stories. That's probably one reason I don't enjoy them that much. I don't like to see the end coming from so far away. Sometimes Reichs gets me and sometimes she doesn't. At least there is mystery in that.

Brennan's attractiveness is climbing, now with 2 stud-muffin detectives courting her. At least there is some realism to the courtships, although I doubt a real detective would be able to fly to South America at the drop of a hat. And the smallness of Brennan's world and people in it bugs me a bit.

So, after all this griping about Reichs novel, I finish with: enjoyable read!