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Title: Deja Dead by Kathleen J. Reichs, Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0-671-01136-7 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (163 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Murder in Montreal
Comment: Dr. Tempe Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, makes her debut in Deja Dead, possibly an alter-ego of author Kathy Reich (or Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta?). With a touch of whimsy, author Reich, offers the reader a recovering alcoholic named Temperance, with a failed marriage and grown daughter, a southerner finding her way about in a very different environment. The introduction to the French-Canadian city of Montreal comes complete with a map (I adore a book with a MAP!) and a delicious description of a Canadian summer: "When summer arrives in Montreal it flounces in like a rumba dancer .... It is a ribald celebration that begins in June and continues until September. The season is embraced and relished. Life moves into the open. After the long, bleak winter, outdoor cafes reappear, cyclists and Rollerbladers, compete for the bike paths, festivals follow quickly one after another on the streets, and crowds turn the sidewalks into swirling patterns."
This novel is low on the testosterone fueled "blood and guts" of typical thrillers going straight for the bones of the issue, sometimes in excruciating and disgusting detail. Could there be a serial killer in Montreal? And exactly what has Tempe's college chum Gabby gotten herself into this time? In wonderfully set scenes, a Testy Tempe begins puzzling out the bones like a jigsaw puzzle ... which causes more than a little conflict with the chauvinistic and impeccably tailored homicide investigator Luc Claudel. And is there something behind the flashing blue eyes of Detective Ryan? Alternately, clever, tedious, insightful, a thought provoking - this was an enjoyable read.-Mamalinda
Rating: 3
Summary: Entertaining, engrossing read
Comment: I picked up this novel after finishing Patricia Cornwell's incredibly disappointing "Blow Fly." I was impressed with many aspects of the novel; in particular, the fact that Reichs provides lots of forensic detail. The plot sailed right along as events escalated.
I gave this book only three stars for a couple of reasons. Tempe winds up investigating the murders on her own after receiving little support from the cops, even after providing them with a plethora of evidence. That aspect of the plot was unrealistic. I also thought that Tempe's battles with alcohol and male chauvinism rang false, almost as if Reichs felt that throwing in some "struggles" would develop the main character. And there were a few too many "necessary coincidences" for my taste. But all in all, I found "Deja Dead" to be an entertaining, quick read, and I'll continue reading the rest of the books in the series, hoping that plot development becomes more skillful.
Rating: 4
Summary: Speaker for the Dead
Comment: Tempe Brennan is a forensic pathologist.When she gets to make an autopsy of a young woman she suspects this to be a work of a serial killer. The problem - no one believes her, and the cops want her to stay out of their business. But she can't just drop it and starts looking for answers. Looking for justice for the woman, who was mercilessly killed.
This novel is surprisingly good, especially for a first-time writer. Being a pathologist herself, Reichs manages to give us not the clinical, but the creepy description of the minuta of the job.
The characters are realistic and interesting, and the occasional humor is well-placed.
The plot of the novel is tight and it's a character-driven story, well, for most part. The ending is also solid, apart for a bit too much coincidents, but they don't spoil it too much.
Compaired to Cornwell, I like Reichs WAY better. This novel was more involving than "Postmortem" that started Kay Sarpentera series. Also, the book managed to make me feel compassion and sorrow towards victims of the killing, while in most procedure novels there are no victims - just bodies.
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Title: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0671011375 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0671028367 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0671028375 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0671028383 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Bare Bones : A Novel by Kathy Reichs ISBN: 0743233468 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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