Deja Dead
The classic forensic thriller (Temperance Brennan 1)
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Publisher Description
The first gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international number one bestselling crime thriller writer.
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Bagged and discarded, the dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the grounds of an abandoned monastery.
Dr Temperance Brennan, Director of Forensic Anthropology for the province of Quebec, has been researching recent disappearances in the city.
She is convinced that a serial killer is at work. But when no one else seems to care, her anger forces her to take matters into her own hands. However, her determined probing has placed those closest to her in real danger.
Can Tempe make her crucial breakthrough before the killer strikes again?
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Dr Kathy Reichs is a professional forensic anthropologist. She has worked for decades with chief medical examiners, the FBI, and even a United Nations Tribunal on Genocide.
She is best, however, known for her internationally bestselling Temperance Brennan novels, which draw on her remarkable experience to create the most vividly authentic, true-to-life crime thrillers on the market and which are the inspiration for the hit TV series Bones.
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Praise for Kathy Reichs:
'Kathy Reichs writes smart - no, make that brilliant - mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross' JAMES PATTERSON
'One of my favourite writers of all time!' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'I love Kathy Reichs - always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something!' LEE CHILD
'Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She is the real deal' DAVID BALDACCI
'Each book in Kathy Reichs's fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last. They're filled with riveting twists and turns - and no matter how many books she writes, I just can't get enough' LISA SCOTTOLINE
'Nobody writes a more imaginative thriller than Kathy Reichs!' CLIVE CUSSLER
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Kathy Reichs’ fast-moving debut novel is the inspiration for the TV hit Bones. The book introduces forensic anthropologist Temperance “Tempe” Brennan, who starts to suspect a serial killer is targeting women across Montreal. Though there’s plenty of well-researched science on display, Reichs drives her white-knuckle plot with sharp, to-the-point dialogue and relatable first-person narration. As Tempe’s quest to catch the killer edges into obsession, the stakes grow higher, bringing threats of danger to those closest to her. Déjà Dead is a crime classic that immediately gets under your skin.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With this assured and intelligent debut, Reichs introduces herself as a prodigious new talent in the crime game. Someone is murdering and dismembering women in Montreal, and forensic anthropologist Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, a middle-aged North Carolina transplant, is having a tough time convincing the Canadian version of the old boy network that the grizzly slayings are the work of a single killer. Since no one believes her theories, Tempe is left pretty much on her own to track the killer, following a trail that leads through demimondes of prostitution, religion and animal research. When a spreadsheet listing past victims--and including Tempe's name--is discovered in the home of a suspect, even the dyspeptic Constable Claudel is forced to admit that Tempe might be on the right track. Reichs handles the tension between Tempe and the men deftly, allowing the reader to despise their unfair treatment of her while understanding that an expert in such a field can be intimidating. A master of nimble phrasing, Reichs herself entertains readers even as she educates them in some of the finer points of forensics. Tempe is as comfortable negotiating the meaner streets of Montreal as she is talking about the myriadtypes of saws available to those with a penchant for dismembering their fellow human beings. The final confrontation scene is as gripping as anything in recent suspense fiction, and it is impossible not to like the vulnerable, observant and competent Tempe, who refreshingly admits to never having "gotten used to" the maggots that abandon corpses on the cutting table: "the seething blanket of pale yellow... dropping from the body to the table to the floor, in a slow but steady drizzle." Major ad/promo; simultaneous audio; foreign rights sold in 12 countries; BOMC main selection; author tour. FYI: Reichs, like her heroine, is a forensic anthropologist in North Carolina and Canada, and a professor.
Customer Reviews
Bones lover
If you love the TVs series get ready for whole new adventure as this book is totally different with one familiarity being Tempe. Follow her as she takes her first detective roll in this book. 100% recommend to anyone interested in the anthropology and autopsy side of bones as well as enjoys the profiling side of suspects. This crime and thriller novel is so worth the read.