Déjà Dead - Kathy Reichs

Déjà Dead

By Kathy Reichs

  • Release Date: 1999-05-28
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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From 497 Ratings
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Description

From the New York Times bestselling author of Speaking in Bones, the first Temperance Brennan novel in the “cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series” (The New York Times Book Review).

Her life is devoted to justice—even for those she never knew.

In the year since Temperance Brennan left behind a shaky marriage in North Carolina, work has often preempted her weekend plans to explore Quebec. When a female corpse is discovered meticulously dismembered and stashed in trash bags, Temperance detects an alarming pattern—and she plunges into a harrowing search for a killer. But her investigation is about to place those closest to her—her best friend and her own daughter—in mortal danger…

“A genius at building suspense” (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brennan books are ripe with intricate settings and memorable characters” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Reviews

  • Good but....

    3
    By Msdebg33
    I really want to give it 3 1/2 stars. Plot is good, creative, and worth the read. But I thought there was too much “color”, giving too much detail for unimportant things. I could put it down for days at a time, and skipped paragraphs or pages to get to where the plot moved ahead. I was also jaded by being a fan of the TV show. I found I liked that Brennan better, coming from a troubled pasts to great accomplishments and confidence. This one was a brilliant scientist but a somewhat uncertain woman. The ending was good, just took too long to get there. I hope later books develop her more, but as it is it’s not a series I will follow.

  • Deja Dead

    5
    By Dingaling365
    Wow. I held my breath and read faster and faster during the final chapters. My goodness! Absolute awesome read. Bravo!

  • AMAZING Book

    5
    By brandon lev
    As someone who does not like to read this book is amazing. It kept me captivated, wanting more. There were unexpected twists and turns. Highly recommend to anyone!

  • Love it.

    4
    By lover of good stories
    A really good book and like the books so much better than the tv show. The characters are much more realistic and not at all annoying like the tv show.

  • Great read

    5
    By Hdhdbxbfbx
    Loved the book. Will definitely read more!

  • Eh. It's good enough for a first book

    4
    By Jelly-Jellybean
    The book is really good, but I agree with many others, it lags at times. So far I have read only two of Kathy reichs books, and I have noticed that she tends to prolong the story. At times the story gets a little bland, but the ending of her books are always promising! Here books always end well enough to convince the reader to read on in the series.

  • Deja Dead

    4
    By Whoknu
    Really good book but lags a little at times. I'm interested to see if the author shortens some of her lengthy diatribes and sticks more to the story line. It is obvious that she has been a non- fiction writer up til now and is used to writing more fact filled academic books.

  • Loved the book!!

    5
    By GSO Man
    This was a real page-turner. I can't wait to read the next one in the series.

  • Mysterious, thrilling, and just plain great!

    5
    By MrsSquarepants
    Kathy Reich's first Tempe Brennan novel... a must-read. The plot is so intriguing and... I can't describe it, you've just got to read it!

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