This was a great read with lots of suspense and mystery. It kept the reader wanting more.I love this writer and this series. I look forward to what she has in store next . There is rumors they may bring back the show connected to this story line and even that was just as good.

I always want to love a Kathy Reichs novel and I did enjoy and do recommend The Bone Hacker, but it fell a little short for me to love it. I do enjoy the adventure of heading to the Turks and Caicos, a place I have never been, but loved learning about, murder and all.

I smiled and laughed at the picture her words brought to mind of her dog, Birdie, sitting at the table minding her manners so she can eat with her human family.

A death in Canada has her on a plane to the Turks and Caicos faster than she can think, WTH. And there my confusion begins. Kathy Reichs has so much going on that doesn’t seem to connect in any way. I know to be patient, that most authors will bring it all together and once I have the full picture it all makes sense.

For an established author like Kathy Reich, I have very high expectations and look for excellence. I did not find that here, but Musgrove, then Monk grew on me. Island life doesn’t function the same as on the mainland, and I love the individuality of the characters.

I didn’t find anything earth shattering, but The Bone Hacker did have its moments. It confirmed for me…privacy is an illusion. If half of what I read in the book was true, unless you are completely off the grid, big brother is watching.

I enjoyed The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs, but it was not one of my favorites. Regardless, I am sure I will pick up the next book of hers I see.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs.

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The Bone Hacker is number 22 in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs.
Reichs gives plenty of background and very few cases overlap so they could be ready in any order but I love a good long series and her writing is why I am still here.
This book was just as good as the rest. I loved being back with Tempe, the twists and suspense were great.

The Bone Hacker is the 22nd (!!!) Dr. Temperance Brennan novel by Dr. Kathy Reichs. Released 1st Aug 2023 by Simon & Schuster on their Scribner imprint, it's 336 pages and available in all formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats.

This has been, and continues to be, one of my favorite modern series. Despite the 'Hollywood-ization' of many other series, Dr. Brennan remains scrappy, dispassionate, wonderfully intelligent, non-glamorous, and ethical. The author is prolific and more than capable, delivering a tightly wrought and technically masterful book. As always, there's some interdepartmental strife, office politics, background information and interesting tidbits about forensic anthropology and science, and a compellingly complex and well constructed multi-thread plot with lots of twists. The returning/ensemble cast are so well fleshed out at this point that they really live and breathe on the page. The dialogue is never clunky, and the editing is seamless.

Although there's a lot of history and backstory covered in the previous 21 books, the author is adept enough that this one could be read as a standalone for readers who are not already fans. The entire series is well worth a read, and I recommend them highly, especially to fans of modern police/medical procedurals. With such a long running series, it would make a great choice for a long binge/buddy read project, or selection for a book club study.

Four and a half stars. Consistently top notch books.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Another great book by Reichs! This was a suspenseful, riveting forensic book. Brennan is called to the Turks to investigate a series of murders. Although this is a series of books it can easily be read as a stand alone. Wonderfully written book with details about forensics that is written in such a way that the reader can easily understand. Looking forward to her next book! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book

This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was was fascinating, suspenseful and I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed this book and will look for the next book in this series.

Another great addition to the Temperance Brennan world! This book had me hooked from the start. The angst and twists and turns made this a fast read... I finished it in one day :)

The characters and setting in this book made me wish I was in Turks and Caicos. I love that this novel took Temperance out her everyday world and allowed for her to meet several interesting individuals along the way. The banter between her and "Monk" had me laughing a couple of times in the novel.

The story kept me entertained and engaged throughout. I love that Kathy Reichs uses to appropriate terminology and descriptions for the details in the book, but she does it in a way that doesn't make me feel that I need a medical degree to understand.

Thank you to the author, Scribner, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book.

Narrated by the one and only forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, this is the 22nd book in the series and, in my opinion, the best one so far! I loved how the book started with danger and high tension and kept it revved up throughout the entire plot. There were a lot of twists and unexpected events that I never saw happening as Tempe is faced with perhaps finding a gang of killers operating from the Turks and Caicos and spreading their murders globally. The victims that keep showing up at some very strange places are all young men and the only thing that they have in common is a mysterious tattoo. I especially enjoyed how Tempe went about solving the murders as well as tying all of the loose ends together. I was repeatedly led astray by fake trails and clues and loved those parts of the book. Seeing the continuing relationship between Tempe and Andrew Ryan was a bonus and I loved how they continue their brilliant repartee and sizzling love affair. The book was all that I hoped for in a new Temperance Brennan novel and more. Dynamic characters keeping me on the edge of my seat and reading long into the night…perfect book to entertain and to provoke some pondering about the mysteries of life! This book can definitely be read and enjoyed as a standalone, but I wouldn’t miss a single book in the series!
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16th CFR, Part 255, “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”

Temperance Brennan is on top of her game in The Bone Hacker, as is Reichs in her writing. Heading to Turks and Caicos on an official investigation, Tempe finds herself wondering why she is really there and what secrets those she is working with are hiding. While I prefer spending more time with Tempe in Montreal and her usual cadre than she was able to in this book (or in NC as in other books), I found the visit to the Turks and Caicos an interesting backdrop to the mysteries she was attempting to solve. I found the whys and hows of the deaths in this one particularly intriguing, and I found myself guessing crazy solutions until the answers were revealed. New characters who Brennan needed to work with were multi-layered and provided different types of challenges for her to face. Overall, this was quite a satisfying read for me.

Thank you to Scribner, Netgalley, and author Kathy Reichs for early access to a digital copy of this book.

The Bone Hacker is the 15th book in Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan series. In this installment, Brennan is called to investigate the murder of a young woman whose body has been found in a remote area of Quebec. The victim has been dismembered and her bones have been arranged in a macabre display.

Brennan quickly realizes that she is dealing with a twisted and sadistic killer. The evidence at the scene suggests that the killer has a deep understanding of human anatomy, and Brennan must use all of her forensic skills to track down the perpetrator.

The Bone Hacker is a fast-paced and suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. Reichs does an excellent job of developing the characters and creating a sense of dread and foreboding. The plot is well-crafted and the pacing is perfect.

If you are a fan of crime thrillers or forensic science, then you will definitely want to check out The Bone Hacker. It is a well-written and exciting read that will keep you entertained from beginning to end.

The plot of the book was suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my seat. I was impressed by Reichs's ability to create a sense of dread and foreboding.
The pacing of the book was perfect. It was not too slow or too fast, and it kept me engaged throughout.
Overall, I thought that The Bone Hacker was a well-written and exciting thriller. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime thrillers or forensic science. Thank you to Netgalley and Scribner for the chance to review this advance copy. The Bone Hacker is available for purchase everywhere you buy books now!

The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs is a highly recommended thriller and the 22nd novel in the series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance (Tempe) Brennan.

For this outing Tempe starts out in Montreal, Canada, but circumstances send her to a tropical setting in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). In Canada, while examining a young man thought to have been struck by lightning, Tempe notices a an unusual tattoo that she discovers is tied to the islands of Turks and Caicos. Tiersa Musgrove, the police superintendent there, enlists her help to solve the disappearance of male tourists over the years. These cases are ongoing and when new bodies turn up, the potential danger to Tempe also rises.

The writing is entertaining and intelligent, as expected, and Tempe is always a perceptive, strong and resourceful character. She is capable and able to uncover evidence and clues needed to figure out what is going on with her cases. And, while in the investigations of the cases are interesting, there is always danger nearby and it always comes uncomfortably close to Tempe.

As with other books in the series, The Bone Hacker can be read as a stand alone novel. Author Kathy Reichs, much like her fictional character, is a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. This expertise and insight is brought into every novel she writes.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Scribner via NetGalley.
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The Bone Hacker is book #22 in the Temperance Brennan Novel series by Kathy Reichs.

Tempe is called to examine the remains of person who was hit by lightning but it isn’t that simple.

I enjoyed this book and the series. The book started out as a wild ride and just kept going. This was a complex case and I like following along with Tempe’s investigation.
I guessed the who but not the why. I look forward to Tempe’s next investigation.

Thank you to the author, Scribner, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

This is the 22nd book on the Temperance Brennan forensic anthropologist series. However I don’t believe that you need to have read all the other books in order to pick up and enjoy this book. This thriller was a really well written page turner. The main character was well written and empathetic and I appreciated that while there were many supporting characters there weren’t so many that it was hard to track. I appreciated the pacing of the book and that I feel I learned interesting facts. Well written, well paced, and interesting!

Author Kathy Reichs provides another great Temperance Brennan mystery with THE BONE HACKER. Tempe is still living in Quebec and, faced with a challenging new case, quickly finds herself relocated to Turks and Caicos in a seemingly connected case. The book is filled with the details and science-y forensic anthropology details that makes this series so fascinating to read. Of course, the mystery is also compelling and there are enough red herrings to keep readers engaged. This is a tale that does not disappoint. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

The Bone Hacker, by Kathy Reichs, is Book #22 in her Temperance Brennan series, and a very readable, high suspense, forensic mystery.
In this novel, Tempe is happily living with Andrew Ryan in Montreal, finally enjoying comfortable domesticity while they are at the peak of their respective careers.
A body is found in pieces, tangled in the motor of a boat plying the St. Lawrence River. Identifying the victim reveals connections to the Cay Boys, a Caribbean gang, and Tempe is asked to join a larger investigation in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The story is fascinating, as more bodies are found in the islands as well as a mysteriously adrift charter fishing boat with five dead men aboard. Tempe teams up with Musgrove, another strong female in the local PD, and Monck, a detective with the local PD, to identify the victims, the killers, and the motive for the killings.
I really like the atmospheric narrative, first illuminating local customs in Montreal/Quebec, and then paradoxically, the customs of the stunning Caribbean location. The story is certainly contemporary, involving the activities of real gangs in both locales, “scoring”--kids shooting kids--and hackers who can remotely commandeer computer systems and cause havoc with ships and airplanes.
This is another taut thriller featuring the always brilliant Temperance Brennan, with her dry wit and pithy observations of the human condition.
I highly recommend this new “Bones” entry!

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Exactly Not A Fun In The Sun Trip to an Island Paradise

The novel opens with a man falling from a bridge in Montreal, but he already is dead. While in the water, he has an unfortunate interaction with a ship’s propeller. On Monday, there was a report of a man struck by lighting and falling off the bridge. The body is found on Monday, and Tempe is to fish out a dead body from the water as it seemed to match her skill set. Once there, she must fight the seagulls to bring up seaweed mixed with body parts that was fouling a boat’s propeller. As Tempe performs an autopsy of what remained of the remains, she discovers a tattoo that belongs to a gang based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She calls the island police, and the detective says she will fly to Montreal tomorrow and talk with her. From this strange start, Tempe is sucked into a trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands unfortunately not for fun in the sun.

Once the main storyline shifts the island paradise, the main storyline becomes quite complex quite quickly. Tempe was there to properly recover and identify the two victims. As all that was a missing hand that is the MO of a serial killer. Before she can start with that task, the detective receives a text as soon as she turns on her cell phone upon exiting the airplane. Fishermen found a drifting boat with five badly decomposed bodies. Tempe assists in their recovery. Then, a visiting FBI agent goes missing on the island. When the FBI headquarters is contacted, they will not confirm that he is on official business. Then, someone close to Tempe is killed. The main storyline only becomes worse from there. I wanted to know how all these moving parts are resolved. I was not disappointed. My attention was captured and held right to the end.

This novel provides a new stage in Tempe’s and Ryan’s relationship. Tempe had lived for decades in a small, ground-level apartment in Montreal. Now, she and Ryan have left their previous residences and moved into a modern condominium on 15th floor of a high rise. If you have read her 22 novels in this series, this obviously is the last step in their cohabitation relationship. This is explained in this novel so, I believe, that the previous reading would not be necessary to realize this. In this novel, the reader will observe Tempe working under pressure and work with a detective that sees her as a fifth wheel. Lastly, the reader will see how Tempe reacts when Ryan becomes a death threat. As with all the previous novels, Tempe’s character enhanced my reading enjoyment.

For the aspect of a novel that stops some readers, first there are not any intimate scenes. The level of vulgar and rude language is present but not at a level that even came close to being a problem for me. The novel did provide the trifecta in swearing, French, British and American! Violence is portrayed after the fact but as with most of Tempe novels are provided in autopsy detail. I believe most readers will not have any problems with these aspects of this novel.

I did not find any aspects that I did not like about this novel. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. It was an easy and fast read for me. I just could not put it down. The little things that make Tempe novels so enjoyable for me were present again. Her eye rolls and her snarky asides are great. While I was sad at one part of the novel, I was happy with the ending. This novel only cemented her position as one of my top Must-Read authors. I am definitely looking forward to reading any future books by Kathy Reichs. I rate this novel an easy five stars and strongly recommend reading it.

I received a free prepublication e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Scribner. My review is based solely on my own reading experience of this book. I wish to thank Scribner for the opportunity to read and review this novel early.

The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs is the latest book in the Temperance Brennan series (#22). It can easily be read as a stand-alone novel, even if you haven’t read any other stories in this series. Temperance must head to Turks and Caicos in this installment, presumably to help identify someone who washed up in Montreal but is from the islands. Still, when she arrives, she discovers more significant mysteries afoot - in the form of a serial killer, and her expertise is needed to solve the cases before someone else dies - maybe even Andrew Ryan.

I loved how fast pace this crime thriller read. The action kept me glued to the page as someone important is murdered, and clue after clue proves nothing more than a red herring. The conclusion didn’t take me by complete surprise, but then I suspected everybody at some point in the story, and that’s the only reason why. I loved the convincing red herrings that I eagerly followed. THey were well-placed and convincing.

Temperance continues to be an excellent main character. Independent and not one to take a lot of misogynistic bs, she always delights me with her knowledge and know-how. I met a lot of fascinating new characters - none of them stereotypes and all deliciously layered and flawed - from Temperance down to the most minor character.

Lastly, I also loved the setting. When isn’t an island setting simply ideal? Never, for me, and this was no exception. It also limited the suspects, almost like a locked room mystery, and I found this particularly appealing. As a matter of fact, this is my favorite installment of the series, and read the fastest for me.

Rounding up from 4.5 Stars for this review.

In The Bone Hacker, Dr. Tempe Brennan is asked to consult on a case in the Turks & Caicos' Islands, but the bodies start adding up and no one but Brennan can pull all the threads to solve this one. I found the plot very interesting, with some aspects of "whodunit" keeping me guessing right up to the end. I really liked the new characters that were introduced, though I missed our old standbys like Katy and Ryan. Some cons: While the start felt a little slow, the ending felt a little rushed and I wished we'd had a little more interaction between all of the law enforcement that came together to catch the killer and less of the Quebec-centric descriptions in the beginning. Also, I felt like Brennan made some really dumb mistakes for someone SO SMART, but she's always redeeming herself by making these connections that others might miss. If you like forensics, mysteries, island paradise beach vacations (ha!), and great characters, pick up The Bone Hacker. Fans of Dr. Brennan will love it, but you don't have to be 22 books in to appreciate this one! Big thanks to Scribner, NetGalley, and Kathy Reichs for the chance to read and review The Bone Hacker.

Another winner from Kathy Reichs! Temperance is at it again, only in a new locale in the tropics. The storyline was great and kept you guessing as to who the murderer was. I wish Musgrove could be a character in future books but Ryan is around as her steadfast beau. Lots of clues along the way as to what might be going on as to motive and an interesting cast of characters. Highly recommended! Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC.

It may have been a mistake for me to choose this one. It was the 22nd in a series and did not work for me as a stand alone. There were a lot of characters in the story, but not a lot.of information about them. The setting could have been much more a part of the story. It was one of the reasons I chose the book. The mystery didn't really come together well for me. The book may be better for those who are fans of the series, but he warned if you are looking for a stand alone