Fire And Bones

Fire and Bones

by Kathy Reichs

Pub DateAug 06 2024

Scribner

General Fiction \(Adult\)|. Mystery & Thrillers

A copy of Fire And Bones was provided to me by Scribner and Netgalley for review:

Why yes I am reviewing a book about Temperance Brennan, I.E Bones. But before Temperance Brennan became popular television series, She was a character in a series of novels by Kathy Reichs, this is her latest, the twenty third book in that series, now lets delve in…

Despite her misgivings about working fire scenes, Tempe is called to Washington, DC, to analyze victims of a deadly fire. A culturally rich neighborhood, Foggy Bottom, houses the destroyed building, and Tempe becomes suspicious of its owner as she digs into its past.

The pieces start falling into place strangely and quickly, and Tempe teams up with telejournalist Ivy Doyle to tell the story. In the thirties and forties, the Foggy Bottom Gang, a group of bootleggers and racketeers, used to hang out at the home. Although interesting, this fact seems irrelevant-until the son of a Foggy Bottom gang member is shot dead in an affluent neighborhood. Are these coincidences? Attacks with a specific target? There are so many questions.

Finally, Tempe and Ivy make an arrest after digging deeper. Another Foggy Bottom Gang-linked property burns to the ground, claiming another victim. Eventually, Tempe’s instincts point to the obvious: her moves since coming to Washington have been anticipated, and every path forward seems to bring danger.

I give Fire And Bones,five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!