Dead silence. Four privileged young women have vanished from Guatemala City in recent months. Some remains have turned up in a septic tank, and Tempe unfortunately knows septic tanks. The stakes are huge. As power, money, greed, and science converge, Tempe must make life-altering choices. From cutting-edge science in the lab, where Tempe studies fetal bones and cat hair DNA, to a chilling encounter in a lonely morgue, Grave Secrets is powerful, page-turning entertainment from a crime fiction superstar who combines riveting authenticity with witty, elegant prose.
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. Soft-tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. In this exciting book, paleontologist Phillip Manning presents the most astonishing dinosaur fossil excavations of the past years—including the recent discovery of a remarkably intact dinosaur mummy in the Badlands of North Dakota.
Bone structure is just the beginning of our knowledge today, thanks to amazing digs like these. Drawing on new breakthroughs and cutting-edge techniques of analysis, Dr. Manning takes us on a thrilling, globe-spanning tour of dinosaur mummy finds—from the first such excavation in to a baby dinosaur unearthed in , from a dino with a heart in South Dakota to titanosaur embryos in Argentina.
And he discusses his own groundbreaking analysis of "Dakota," discovered by Tyler Lyson. Using state-of-the-art technology to scan and analyse this remarkable discovery, National Geographic and Dr. Manning create an incredibly lifelike portrait of Dakota.
The knowledge to be gained from this exceedingly rare find, and those that came before it, will intrigue dinosaur-loving readers of all ages. Charlaine's Sookie Stackhouse novels became the basis for one of today's most successful television shows, the hit HBO series True Blood! Dynamite is extremely proud to present Charlaine Harris' first comic adaptation!
This is chapter 3 of the the hit limited series presented digitally in 6 parts. Her newest, Grave Secrets, is a compelling and heart-felt mystery alternating between Montreal and Guatamala. The plot speeds along at a breakneck pace. Tempe travels to Guatemala Grave Secrets. When a local detective takes her to a motel, where they discover the bones of a young woman in the septic tank.
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The main characters of this mystery, mystery story are Temperance Brennan, Andrew Ryan. Grave Secrets is the fifth novel by Kathy Reichs starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Brennan is Grave Secrets. Martin''s Publishing Group.
Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Grave Secrets; Pathologist Tempe Brennan works half her time in Canada and half in the US but this book commences at the unearthing of a mass grave in Guatemala.
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Grave Secrets TV Series — cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. From cutting-edge science in the lab, where Tempe studies fetal bones and cat hair DNA, to a chilling encounter in a lonely morgue, Grave Secrets is powerful entertainment from a crime fiction superstar who combines riveting authenticity with witty, elegant prose. Perry also answers numerous controversial and often confusing questions, that many people hesitate to ask, or are uncertain how to research from the Bible.
A few of the topics included: Is it wrong for a Christian to be cremated instead of having a traditional funeral. I love. Grave Secrets presents a new entry to the world of smart women crime solvers--reporter Carol Hagan. GRAVE SECRETS has all the attributes of a first rate thriller: strong characters, powerful prose, and a tension-filled plot that bounces you through an endless maze of possibilities like a little silver ball. Reichs also interjects the usual detailed account of the forensic methods involved, in this case a particularly.
Grave Secrets Sparks fly as danger, lust, and scientific breakthroughs turn this book into more than a mystery involving autopsies and morgues. Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Build-in Book Search. It was a summer morning in when soldiers ravaged the village of Chupan Ya, raping and killing women and children. This is most definitely not one of Reichs' better books.
I found this one lacking, almost to the extreme. By the end of the book it was like "And I read this because? It lacked the suspense, action and mystery that I got used to in the four previous novels. Even though the little sub-plots were tied in at the end, there were too many of them and the book became confusing, turning to almost obnoxious.
The only thing that had me jumping for the next novel in the seri Um The only thing that had me jumping for the next novel in the series is what happens in the last chapter, and I won't divulge that info so as not to spoil it. I do hope Bare Bones is better than this one.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad book hell, I've read worse, trust me but because I found it severely lacking, it's not the greatest read. View 1 comment. Nov 05, Alaina rated it liked it Shelves: romance , mystery , fiction , thriller , , contemporary.
This book, and book 6, were not my favorite. It could've been work.. I don't really know what it was.. It's either her or some random family member in trouble - but mostly her. In Grave Secrets , Temperance is in Guatemala and while there she is constantly worrying about Ryan and her daughter. She's also getting into danger, constantly, and I probably roll This book, and book 6, were not my favorite. She's also getting into danger, constantly, and I probably rolled my eyes a bunch of times. I just feel like her book character is completely different than her tv character is really disappointing.
I also feel like this book was meh in every department. It was mostly her in danger or trying to get out of danger - nothing else. I just feel like not a lot happened in this book and it definitely made me hesitant to dive into the next book. Dec 04, Catten rated it really liked it. I mourn for them. For those not yet familiar with this ambitious author, Reichs, like the character in her books, Tempe Brennan, is a forensic anthropologist for the North Carolina medical examiner. This woman is busy!
And yet she turns out novels on the side - and good ones at that. In Grave Secrets, Tempe works with a group to identify the victims of a mass murder by soldiers in the Guatemalan village of Chupan Ya twenty years before. Things are never simple, though, and she is soon sought out and consulted by Guatemalan police on a local case: Can she help them identify remains found in a septic tank?
And would she help recover them as well? Reichs does such a good job describing the retrieval of the body that the reader feels a bit repulsed. Be prepared for plenty of details. Then another mystery spins into view. Four girls are missing in Guatemala City and this recovered body might be one of them. There are tenuous connections at first, and Tempe soon discovers that working in another country brings its own challenges to an investigation.
When two members of Tempe's team of forensic anthropologists at the Chupan Ya site are attacked, things become even hairier. Throw in a love interest or two to further complicate the mix, and you have a pretty good read. Reichs's pacing is, as always, just right. He characters are strong and well-built, and the plot is intriguing enough to keep most readers engaged.
She includes a map in the front of the book for people like me - the geographically challenged. The science is the best part, in my opinion, and a reader can tell she knows her stuff. I always put one of Reichs's novels down when I'm finished and wonder how much is autobiographical and how much is pure fiction. I admit this book was a little slower than previous ones and the subject of mass identifications would have been more interesting if it were closer to home American egocentrism at its worst, I'm afraid.
I loved this book of truly horrific crimes on so many levels. It was paced well and the characters I love. I do prefer the Temperance Brennan of the book to the rather sophomoric version we get in the TV show.
The tension was good and I would've given it 4 stars, except for one thing. Extraneous and unnecessary exposition! And a lot of it!! Jul 04, Jerry B rated it liked it. Interesting, but not as solid as first four Tempe stories We eagerly dived into this fifth book about forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, having thoroughly enjoyed the earlier four stories about her crime solving from a rather different perspective.
From the study of bones, sometimes long buried skeletons, Tempe, as in real life does author Dr. Kathy Reichs, is usually able to determine age, race, and gender of the victim; often the means and manner of death; and sometimes even enough Interesting, but not as solid as first four Tempe stories Kathy Reichs, is usually able to determine age, race, and gender of the victim; often the means and manner of death; and sometimes even enough clues to pursue the perpetrator.
While reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta, the Montreal, North Carolina, and sometimes other settings, coupled with supporting characters in each location, plus the somewhat unique challenges of the analysis involved, lead to entertaining stories and characters we have come to enjoy.
In Grave Secrets, Tempe is stationed on assignment in Guatemala, where much of the book is devoted to first her unearthing, then her aiding in the identifying, of two dozen remains of executions of women and children from during the long, year Guatemalan civil war.
The atrocities described to us during that period darkened the whole book; presuming this is mostly if not completely fact based, surely a depressing recounting of human cruelty and suffering. Meanwhile, two other stories compete for Tempe's and our attention: the case of a skeleton found in a septic tank, and all the interesting technical feats involved in ID'ing the victim; and the disappearance of four missing young women.
Pursuing and resolving these cases involved the participation of two leading men in the story - detective Galiano, whom Tempe comes to like, of the Guatemalen PD; and long-time Canadian associate and romantic interest Andrew Ryan, who just "happens" to be old buddies with Galiano and is apparently free to run back and forth to Canada with little restraint.
That one of the missing women is the Canadian ambassador's daughter opens the rationale for much of the goings-on as well as much of the suspense. The book concludes with a bedtime cliffhanger in the style of Janet Evanovich, which we weren't sure we really appreciated, but will certainly help sell Book 6! To get to the point, we're not as enthused about this fifth book as Reich's earlier work.
We felt much of the chasing around had little or nothing to do with Tempe's skills let alone her job per se ; and too many sub-plots required too many relatively shallowly developed characters to populate them adequately. Each successive story element only seemed to subtract from the strength of the novel; and when we were all done, we wound up with a living room dusted and vacuumed, but still cluttered beyond good taste.
While Reichs credits her publishers with helping making her book compelling, to us the editors should have carved much of the detail at several points, simplified the story lines, axed some situations that did nothing for the cause, and in general tightened up the whole convoluted tale.
We think her other books are better, and urge a little more caution for her next outing, which still we will no doubt anxiously await. View 2 comments. The fifth book in the Temperance Brennan series and I enjoyed it. It isn't going to be the best read of the year for me well I hope not but it was intriguing and well written.
Again as with all of the book in this series I am blown away with the amount of research that must have gone into this book - it is full of descriptions and explanations which I really enjoyed but I could see this being boring or dragging for other readers. This is a really easy read for me and it didn't take me long to get through. We end on a cliffhanger - not to do with her cases but her personal life and I really like this and can't wait to read more about it in the next book.
I do think unlike some of the others books in the series this would be a struggle to understand without it predecessors. Feb 15, Donna rated it liked it Shelves: crime-mystery. This book is only the 2nd novel I've read by this author. She seems to hover around the 2 - 3 star range for me. I liked the beginning of this book. It sounded interesting. But then it went up in flames. That was so disappointing because I thought this had some great potential.
The story line became so unreal without anything to back it up. I did like the MC though and I liked that this book didn't delve too much into the ugly details about her job.
I loved the way the author linked all the clues This book is only the 2nd novel I've read by this author. I loved the way the author linked all the clues. That was much appreciated. Overall, this was 3 stars for me. One last thing. I didn't care for the narrator at all. The characters came across as kind of lifeless.
Aug 15, Tonya rated it it was amazing. Its been awhile since I've visited with Tempe Brennan. I like her and I like her stories. I had to take a break, though, they were getting repetitive and formulaic. I missed her, though, after all these years, so I read book 5. I liked it! This one takes place in Guatemala and there's a handsome detective down there that I like - Detective Galiano. He's giving Ryan a run for his money! I like all the details in Kathy Reich's books. It's always fascinating learning about bones and cadavers.
There Its been awhile since I've visited with Tempe Brennan. There was a lot of detail about excavating a corpse from a septic tank, but I made it through that. We had the typical old murders and new murders. Temperance, of course, knows too much because she's just so smart and that's always a dangerous place to be.
If she were real, she'd either be dead or the winner of a Nobel prize! The idea of this story was good, but unfortunately I found the thing a bit disjointed in reading. I love Tempe Brennan, but does she do some stupid things for a highly intelligent lady. As always, I love the forensic and scientific detail that we get, but this fell a bit short of her best work for me.
Nov 19, Matt Schiariti rated it liked it. I found this one to be a little confusing at times. There's many characters involved for one thing and there are several plots running at the same time. Continent skipping really didn't help. I have noticed that theme in some of the previous Tempe Brennan novels. No matter where mystery or work takes here, somehow it always ties back to Canada.
Fatal Voyage bucked that trend, but this one goes right back to it. It's not that I mind her being based primarily in Canada even though she's a Carolina I found this one to be a little confusing at times. It's not that I mind her being based primarily in Canada even though she's a Carolina implant.
Not in the least.
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