Bones of the Lost Book Review

Bones of the Lost: A Temperance Brennan Novel by Kathy Reichs was on my reserve list at the library for a long time but I moved up the list quickly.  The previous book was on my list and I read it in August (see here for review).  I was excited to get it in and couldn't wait to start but I had to wait until I finished my previous book and wasn't going to be reading mostly at night because sometimes these books are a little creepy to read before bed.

In this book, there are a few Peruvian mummies of dogs that were brought through customs and Tempe had to make sure that they are no human remains so that they can be classified with the antiques but she was continually distracted by a dead teenage girl that was found near a highway.  There is an airline club car for a local business man who died months earlier.  The girl is unclaimed and linked to more questions then answers.  At the same time, Tempe is dealing with her daughter being enlisted in the Army and posted in Afganistan after grieving the death of her boyfriend.  She wants her daughter to check in more often because she is afraid for her safety in the middle of war, especially because she has seen what it does.  Tempe is always working to finalize her divorce from Pete because he is getting remarried.  There is lots of different things going on at the same time in this book and it keeps you interested from the start to the end.

I really liked this book and it was a good mix of interesting story and suspense.  I didn't know where the story was going to lead until it was there because there were so many little clues to put together.  If you like the mix between the suspense and character development, the Kathy Reichs books are a perfect blend.  I had a hard time putting it down but I was disappointed when it was over.  This is really far into the series so I would suggest starting from the beginning to find out about all the characters that lead them to this point but the rest of the story does stand on it's own.  I hope that you check this out at your local library or bookstore soon.  Let me know if you have already read it and what you think!!