Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan) Audio CD – Unabridged, December 3, 2013

Kathy Reich is a very good writer. I have enjoyed every one of her books. I recommend everyone of her books.

I like the Temperance Brennan novels by Kathy Reichs, and I enjoy the Bones television show, though both are very different in execution. The books are more about Tempe and focus on the crime and her involvement with tracking down suspects and the killer.I also enjoy the ebook shorts that authors are doing these days. This one takes about 40 minutes to an hour to read and is well paced, pulling the reader through the pages. There is a taste of the detective Tempe sometimes works with, a flurry of police involvement, and enough suspects and agendas introduced to provide the diversion of a mystery. The story is set against a wilderness background and an art colony that I wish we'd seen more of. The brief slivers we're given here intrigued me.The mystery gets sorted out well, with a few "red" herrings, but the motivation was there without being too elaborate and I felt that was rushed overall. Still, this is a long short story so more elaboration would have upped the page count.This is an excellent read for those short periods where you don't have time to read a whole novel but still want the feel of a deep and intricate story. And if you haven't read Kathy Reichs before, Bones In Her Pocket is a pretty good introduction to the series.

This is a very short story about our favorite forensic anthropologist. Temperance Brennan.Even though it was short, it still kept up the usual pace and drama of a full length novel. I liked it.Tempe is called out to an artist colony to recover what she thinks are the rest of the bones of an old skeleton. What she finds instead are the remains of a body stuffed into a bag and thrown into the lake.The remains are that of a missing college student, Edith Blankenship.Their main subject is a known environmentalist, Herman Blount, who likes to target the local power plant adjacent to the artist colony. He is found hiding out in a bunker on the colony property.It's soon discovered that Edith spends many hours volunteering at a local raptor center. She loves the owls. Blount has also spent time with Edith at the center.I liked the story, it was a very quick read. Exciting and fast paced. I finished it in about an hour.As with many of Kathy Reichs books, there is a "teaching point" at the end of the book. I don't always care for these, but sometimes the point needs to be made. This one did.

This short story/novella was basically written as an e-book appetiser for Kathy Reich's next book, "Bones for the Lost". Tempe Brennan fans will no doubt enjoy another small dose of bones ahead of the larger dose in the next book.Kathy Reich's long time character forensic anthropologist Temperance (Tempe) Brennan is called to identify a couple of bones found in Mountain Island Lake in a remote area of Carolina. When she gets to the part of the lake where the bones were found she spots an oversize canvas bag in the water covered with flies. Of course as Tempe is involved, the bag contains a decomposing body and she sets out to find who it is and who put it in the lake.The immediate suspect is a local environmental activist and nutcase, Herman Blount, who Tempe finds "charismatic in a Charles Manson type of way". Tempe takes on her normal super sleuth role to identify the body and the killer.Many authors write a short story/novella as a teaser for a forthcoming full-length book. Sometimes the teaser is better than the book and vice-versa. My jury is out on this one as I felt that this time Reichs had probably tried to put too many bones in a small bag.

This novel was only available as a Kindle ebook. But since I have liked most of Kathy Reichs' books, I didn't want to miss one. It began, as most do, with some bones. These were discovered near a lake. The story develops along usual lines, with characters coming in from various directions, depositing more questions along with tidbits of evidence. Tempe tries to make sense of them all as they accumulate. In the end, Tempe stumbles upon the solution, finds herself endangered, and is rescued by an unlikely person.The story is a little light, in my opinion, because we see less of Tempe's personal life than in other recent novels, and because this novel was written to advocate something specific. The ebook format may have been chosen with this in mind.Still, for $0.99, it was a good read and I am glad that I didn't miss it.

Alwayss interesting and always a twist. She is a wonderful author one of my favorites writers. Looking forward to thevnrx t.

Kudos to Kathy Reich for bringing to light the horror of puppy mills! I was listening to "Bones in her Pocket" (I listen to books while I work) and almost jumped up from my loom to cheer! She wrote such a vivid, and, sadly, accurate depiction of these horror-houses!It's hard to explain to most people how terrible this is. I was also dismayed to learn that some of the worst offenders in this matter are Amish! I've been working with animal-rescue for some time now and it breaks you heart several times a day!I enjoyed the novelette itself immensely, but, stumbling over the part about the puppy-mill kind of made my day!The story is well-crafted, as usual, and I really enjoy the insights into the procedures and difficulties of Ms Reich's field.I hope Ms Reich can "sneak in" some more such "reality checks."

Kathy Reichs is the best Forensic anthropologist writer. This is only short so would give a taste before reading a full novel.Tempe has to go to a body bag that has the remains of a human being. She pieces together how the person died and if homicide or natural causes. Any fibres she can find to help identify who died.Naturally a detective is with her foul play suspected.This is a good between novels short tale. Give it a go.Naturally I will read more Kathy Reichs novels!

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan does not tolerate loose ends. A few bones washed up at Mountain Lake, North Carolina, lead her to a canvas bag floating that may complete her bone profile. The bag contains a decomposing corpse. The area is designated as an art-nature habitat. A raptor hospital is on site with Doris Atkins as frontswoman. An environmentalist study ground, the body fits the profile of missing mature student Edith Blankenship. Tempe and homicide investigator Erskine Sidell are on the case. Their enquiries reveal a surprising concoction of intrigue with a committed eco-saboteur activist, gullible supporters, a Hell's Angel inquisitor concerning the old body well-drop and a vulnerable college professor.Kathy Reichs delivers a short story that demonstrates Tempe's expertise in closing a case based on clues and hard evidence. Twists and surprises are packed into a short yet enjoyable narrative accompanying her usual humour, drama and sharp dialogue. This includes a sampler for her forthcoming novel, 'Bones Of The Lost'. Very enjoyable.

I loved this, my only criticism would be that this wasn't long enough. This appears to be a novelette between the main Temperance Brennan series, which is very welcome indeed.We begin here with the doctor on a day off in her home town of Charlotte, when she is stopped in her tracks literally, and summoned to check out a rotting corpse at a wildlife sanctuary. As usual much snooping ensues. We then follow the forensic anthropologist as she encounters various well written characters, vividly described locations, insights into her own life and a side kick thrown in, in the form of the ever amusing detective Slidell, as she bids to uncover the truth.I wouldn't mind seeing more of Detective Slidell as he is definitely light relief, but do notice the absence of Andrew Ryan.I read this in one sitting, and felt very disappointed that I had finished so quickly, however, I was very pleased to have come across this short story, as I wait for the paperback version of the next book to be published.Whether you read Kathy Reichs regularly, or this is your first attempt, this story will keep you turning each page as a stand alone episode, no back story required. Kathy Reichs keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, desperate to find out who dunnit, as the thriller twists and turns towards its climatic ending.

I am a Kathy Reich's fan - of both the Bones books and the Bones tv series! If you inly saw the series, I will warn you the books are for grown-ups, they are truthfully detailed and true to life in their forensic and gory detail! However, Kathy is as brilliant a writer as she is an Internationally respected forensic anthropologist and I now own all her Bones books to date and hope for more! If you are unsure, I would recommend this short story on Kindle - if you love it, fine, if not, then no waste of paper!

Another one of Kathy Reichs great books. This is the first one that I have read in the short story versions and I really enjoyed it, giving me a taste to try more. They are great value for a short read, condensing the story but still with the skill and detail which we are used to in the full novels. Her books always grip you from the first pages until the last and I find them extremely hard to put down once I have begun to read. She is an expert in her field, the attention to detail in the forensic details comes through as the expert she is, and the story lines are always gripping. I look forward to reading many more.