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This was the first Kathy Reichs novel I read - and now I want to read all of her Temperence Brennan books! Kathy Reichs has created a wonderful character in Tempe; she's extremely realistic - in fact, we wonder where she ends and where Kathy begins!

Fatal Voyage starts out with Tempe exploring a wooded area, finding all sorts of body parts in weird positions. This book isn't for the squeamish! This opening is extremely entriguing as we begin to find out what the focus of the story will be.

Tempe finds herself getting drawn into the events in an extremely personal way - she has to battle emnity from once trusted colleagues while still trying to tiptoe around her relationship problems.

Along the way we get a heavy dose of forensic science. I'm a big fan of this but I think you would enjoy this novel even if you don't. One minor quib I have is that the exposition of the science tends to come in dialogue with one player playing the domain expert and the other playing the...(most of the time). This gets a bit waring after a while - straightforward explanations would have been preferable.

Anyway, it's a minor distraction as Tempe makes her way, trying to identify where a series of mysterious deaths come from. Are they related to a mysterious preacher? Are they anything to do with key elected officials? Why are once trusted friends suddenly no longer on her side?

If you haven't read a Kathy Reichs book before, read this one. If you have read one and liked it, you'll love this!

Versatile is the word for accomplished actress Katharine Borowitz who brings a wealth of film, TV, and stage experience to her book readings. She gives pitch perfect voice to the telling of this spellbinder.

Reprising Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs presents her fourth riveting thriller. Once again her story is grounded in authenticity which only serves to validate this shocking tale.

When Tempe Brennan hears on her car radio that a plane with 88 passengers is down in the North Carolina mountains, she heads for the scene. That in itself is tragedy enough but missing body parts and cannibalism make Reichs's plot boil.

As Tempe sifts through the grisly debris she comes upon a foot that doesn't seem to belong to any of the dead. She pursues this conundrum only to find herself ousted from her job by a conniving politico who has much to hide. To save herself and her reputation Tempe has a major life endangering mystery to solve.

I am so glad Boyd was okay! I just knew Kathy would weave Boyd's survival in at the end. Obviously an animal lover!