欧宝娱乐

With a background in anthropology, I was intrigued by the idea of a book starring a female anthropologist, written by a female anthropologist. Kathy Reichs, of course, does and writes forensic work, which is far afield from the applied cultural material on which I once focused--but she writes a darned good novel! I liked the characters, and was pleasantly surprised to recognize the author's name when my kids turned on the TV show Bones, which I'd not watched before; Kathy Reichs is associated with the show, which stars the same lead character (Dr. Temperanceas Brennan, or "Tempe") as her series of novels.

The only real disappointment was that the plot was rather strongly formulaic, so that as I neared the end of the novel I found myself thinking, "OK, when is Tempe going to find herself unexpectedly trapped alone with the killer, with no escape in sight until someone from the supporting cast just as unexpectedly bursts in to save her?" I won't tell you whether or not that happens, but I'll go ahead and say that the word "spoiler" wouldn't really apply?

On the other hand, formulas come into being because they work, and there's something comfortable sometimes about settling in with a novel whose basic outline you can predict, just to see how a new author explores the genre.

The actual book recommended to me was a later one in this series, and I decided to start with this one, which I mistakenly thought was the first. It was good enough that I plan to read the others in the near future.

And the big surprise? I've actually watched a couple episodes of the TV show now, and like them too!