I have been a fan of this series since book one, and this latest addition did not disappoint. Great stories that are both entertaining and educational; what more could you want?

I have been following Tempe Brennan since her first outing and so I always eagerly await her next outing.
Tempe is pushed to her limits both physically and emotionally this time and it's difficult to see the usually indomitable forensic anthropologist doubt herself, but it says a lot about how emotionally invested in this series I have become!
As always, a great read and an enthusiastic recommendation from me!

#AConspiracyofBones #NetGalley I love the Tempe Brennan series from Kathy Reichs and have followed it from the start. It is a while since I read the last one so I was eagerly awaiting this one. Whilst I wouldn't go so far as to say I was disappointed, for me whilst still being a good story, this was not one of the better ones. I would have preferred more of the medical and forensic detail that Tempe is famous for. In this book , she is more into research and playing detective with Slidell. Still well written, there was perhaps not enough action for me and I ddi get bogged down a bit in some of the technical descriptive passages. Also would have like to have seen more of Ryan! All that being said, I still enjoyed the book and finished it in a little over a day. At the end the author gives some background to the story and characters and talks about her own health issue which may explain the direction of this book. I still eagerly await the next in this series!

“A Conspiracy of Bones” is the 19th book in Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan series of books. In this we see Brennan struggling to deal with her own health problems whilst butting heads with Tim Larabee’s replacement in the Charlotte lab. When she is mysteriously sent pictures of a faceless victim she is determined to solve the case but the matter becomes personal when there are links to an old case involving a missing child and the faceless man had Brennan’s phone number. Brennan is determined to get to the bottom of it.

I originally started reading Reichs’ books because I was a fan of the TV show “Bones”, which also features Temperance Brennan, although I quickly realised the show is more of a homage to Reichs herself rather than an adaptation of the books but I still enjoyed them and soon found myself hooked.

The latest one has a lot of the elements I love about the series; an intriguing crime, interesting characters and Brennan getting stuck in and going above and beyond to solve the mystery, although one of my favourite things is the interplay between Ryan and Brennan and seeing their relationship develop over the series so I was a little disappointed that he was missing for most of this one but he did put in a small appearance, which was nice.

I really enjoyed the conspiracy aspect and thought the character of Nick Body was very topical with there being several angry, conspiracy theorists with very popular radio shows and podcasts currently. I think in this era of fake news and misdirection that he was, sadly, very realistic. I wonder how many of the real ones are like him and don’t really believe the lies they spew.

Reichs’ writing was definitely up to her usual standard. She grabs your attention from the start and keeps you gripped right til the end with a few twists and turns along the way.

My only real complaint would be the ending. I felt I had invested a lot in the story and the ending felt a little rushed to me. It seemed as though just when the truth was starting to come out Brennan left for Canada and we only got the last bits of information revealed via telephone calls from Slidell. It just seemed like an odd decision to me.

On the whole I prefer true crime to crime fiction but Reichs’ books are always so well researched and the crimes so intriguing and well written that I love these ones almost as much as true crime books. Reichs’ has a knack for making them seem so real. I also like the notes she includes at the end where she talks about where the ideas come from.

I loved the TV series bones but always thought the books were better. They are so different and “bones” is not the same as she is in the books.
This book fell a little short for me, like all long series I just felt the beginning books really held my interest and then this book felt a little far fetched for my likely.

I’m so pleased Tempe is back. I’ve waited a long time to hear her story again. I like that Kathy Reichs hasn’t just picked up where the last booked stopped and identifies the time that has passed.

Kathy Reichs is an absolute favourite author, as are the stories of Temperance Brennan. This is an unusual one. Temperance finds herself sidelined when a new head of department doesnt appreciate her talents and takes against her. When a man is found dead with his face clearly scavanged by animals she is warned off the case. Of course, this doesn't stop Temperance from investigating. She's brave, sassy and ouspoken which is why I love her. More please. Thank you for the ARC.

As always Kathy Reichs delivers yet another fabulous instalment in the Bones series. I love that she has continued to develop the characters and as they age different challenges face them and mortality becomes more real.
Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the arc.

This book was definitely worth the wait!

Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthrapologist who goes against her new boss to try and solve the case of the faceless corpse. With the help of Slidell and her career in Charlotte on the line, she is determined to solve the mystery, whilst also battling with her health.

Once again Kathy Reichs delivers a great story. I was hooked from start to finish trying to piece everything together. Hopefully we'll get another Tempe book soon.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have been following the series, reading it on and off, yet Kathy Reichs always manages to capture my interest; she definitely doesn't miss a step, "A Conspiracy of Bones" is as good a crime novel as any and could certainly stand on its own.

Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist is back in the much awaited 19th book in the series. However, felt let down by this one, with no work set in Quebec, the book is primarily set in Charlotte. However, following an upset with the new Chief Medical Examiner, Tempe is now off on her own investigations with the help of old acquaintance, Slidell. Found myself skim reading this book as the adventures got a bit far fetched and off focus. Plus only a brief encounter with beau, Ryan.

Firstly Thanks to Netgalley for early access to this book.

So I never finished this book I had to DNF it, when I originally requested this I didn’t realise this was the 19th book in w series and it couldn’t be read as a stand alone so I literally had no idea what was going on but I tried to keep going.

I got 29% of the way through before I realised I had to give up on this book! I loved the tv show Bones and as the show was based off these books I thought Temperance would be like she is in the show but boy was I wrong.

Temperance isn’t as dense as she is in the show and her language, using words like selfie, I just didn’t think is something she would do. The plot was hard to keep track off as it was a lot of back and fourth and as others have said there was a lot of thick info dumping based off research Temperance was doing to find links.

As I said though I DNF this book as it wasn’t for me.

In a similar vein to all the others in the series. Good enough in parts however it is quite formulaic as you might expect so far down the Temp Brennan route

I personally feel the need for a long break as I have done in the past with a Patricia Cornwall

A most welcome return of Tempe Brennan and with an even more convoluted tale for her to get involved in. Could not quite manage to finish the book in one sitting as my days are just not long enough. In retrospect, taking a little longer to read the book gave me the opportunity to better digest some of the twists and turns; of which there are a lot. If you really enjoy reading well-crafted crime books, I highly commend this one to you.

A Conspiracy of Bones, the latest of Reichs’ novels featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, is set against a backdrop of conspiracy theories and the deep web.
The goodies and baddies are clearly identified from the outset and Brennan doesn’t spend too much time on forensic anthropology, but lots of time haring off after villains.
After having been swept up in the chase, the ending feels like lying on a slowly deflating airbed – not just an anti-climax but quite depressing when the case comes too close to real-life.
A shame, because I’d enjoyed it till then.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc.

Temperance Brennan receives photographs of a corpse via text on her phone. She does not recognise the number that sent them. The corpse had been mutilated by feral hogs but the new medical examiner, Dr Heavner, someone Brennan has no respect for, does not call her in for a consult and the corpse remains unidentified. Brennan starts her own investigation but is hampered by the symptoms of her medical condition. Her investigation, with the help of Detective Siddell leads to a controversial radio host and has links with missing children cases.

Thanks to Netgalley, Simon & Schuster and Kathy Reichs for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review

I just love Kathy reichs / temperance Brennan. Always a rollercoaster of a read and never disappoints. She sifts through the bones of it literally. Highly recommend and still eagerly await the next in the series 20 books on.

This was not Reichs' best work. The writing was not the usual quality and the story just a bit far fetched and ridiculous. It seems that a longer a series goes on the worse the books become.

Not the best Kathy Reichs I have read. There was no way near enough medical/forensic content which is the main reason for reading this genre. I hope the next offering returns to the format Kathy Reichs is well known for and her readers expext. Sorry but not the best.

Back after a hiatus; and she is back with a bang - the 19th Temperance Brennan novel is a worthy addition to one of my favourite long running series, even if I can't get David Boreanaz out of my head as Booth/Ryan.

The storyline was, as always, gritty and I really got sucked into the deep dark with Tempe. I felt her frustrations regarding her job and being frozen out by her new boss, and her health issues, and the shock death of a long standing side character which happened in the previous novella, First Bones. I really enjoyed hearing this newer, and at times, more rash Tempe.

Some of my favourite components of Reich's novels were present, and seeing more of Skinny Slidell is always amusing. I really enjoyed A Conspiracy of Bones, and can't wait for the next instalment.