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Death du Jour

By Kathy Reichs

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| Hardcover | 9780684841182

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Book Description

Rarely has a first-time novelist made such a spectacular international publishing debut as Kathy Reichs did with her acclaimed forensic thriller Déjà Dead. A New York Times bestseller, a number one bestseller in both Canada and Britain, and winner of the prestigious Ellis Award forContinue

Now, in Death du Jour, the author who lives the life she writes about extends her reach while still building on the rich ensemble cast, page-turning suspense, and cutting-edge forensic detail that made Déjà Dead an international sensation.

Assaulted by the bitter cold of a Montreal winter, the American-born Dr. Temperance Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist for the Province of Quebec, digs for a corpse where Sister Élisabeth Nicolet, dead for over a century and now a candidate for sainthood, should be lying in her grave. A strange, small coffin, buried in the recesses of a decaying church, holds the first clue to the cloistered nun's fate.

The puzzle surrounding Sister Élisabeth Nicolet's life and death provides a welcome contrast to discoveries at a burning chalet, where scorched and twisted bodies await Tempe's professional expertise. Who were these people? What brought them to this gruesome fate? And where are the children?

Homicide Detective Andrew Ryan, with whom Tempe has a combustive history, joins her in the arson investigation. From the fire scene they are drawn into the worlds of an enigmatic and controversial sociologist, a mysterious commune, and a primate colony on a Carolina island. Tempe is overwhelmed by the case, confused by her mounting attraction to Ryan, and plagued by worries about her sister Harry's search for spiritual awakening.

Featuring the kind of forensic detail that only Kathy Reichs can provide -- from skeletal reconstruction to insect analysis -- Death du Jour takes the reader on a riveting journey from the morgue to the lab to the crime scene, from the warmth of a barrier island to the frigid cold of a deadly ice storm. With this poignant and powerful work, Kathy Reichs confirms her status as a brilliant new crime-writing star.

Critics

Death Du Jour By Kathy Reichs

Digging up death . . . Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is back in bitterly cold Quebec and up to her icy earlobes in death. But death is her business, even though the multiple horrors get to her sometimes. Called in to examine the bodies of two ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

Death Du Jour

by Kathy Reichs Forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs was the first-time crime-novelist sensation of 1997. Her acclaimed debut, Déjà Dead, made the New York Times bestseller list, won the Arthur Ellis Award, and was a bestseller in both Canada and Gre ... (read full critics)

quillandquire published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

great book, but a little to similar to the first book

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Driarocks said on Mar 17, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Second in the series

I absolutely love the main character in this series, Tempe Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. And I'm growing to like some of the other side characters in the series. There's something about the writing style that appeals to me. It's intelligently written, with just the right amount of humor. I ... (continue)

I absolutely love the main character in this series, Tempe Brennan, a forensic anthropologist. And I'm growing to like some of the other side characters in the series. There's something about the writing style that appeals to me. It's intelligently written, with just the right amount of humor. It's just comfortable for me. But...
This one was rather graphic, and heavy. Most of the book was most definitely not happy or upbeat. And the details about the dead bodies were a bit much for me. Even so, the characters made up for it. The story was good - especially the last quarter or so - very exciting. While I wish she'd tone down the gory details, I will almost certainly continue the series.

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