Death du Jour
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| Author | Kathy Reichs |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Temperance Brennan |
| Genre | Crime novel |
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Publication date
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1999 |
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Published in English
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1999 |
| Pages | 436 pp |
| Preceded by | Déjà Dead |
| Followed by | Deadly Decisions |
Death du Jour is the second novel by Kathy Reichs starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.
Plot
On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, Canada, Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of a church. Hours later she's called to the scene of an horrific arson, where a young family has perished. There seem to be no witnesses, motive and no explanation. From the charred remains of the inferno to a trail of sinister cult activity which leads her to Beaufort, South Carolina and a terrifying showdown during an ice storm back in Canada, Brennan faces a test of both her forensic expertise and her survival instinct.
External links
- Kathy Reichs' page on Death du Jour
Reviews
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The forensic detail is harrowing, the pace relentless, and the prose assured. Kathy Reichs just gets better and better and is now the Alpha female of this genre.
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A long way from your standard forensic thriller: all the excitement you crave, indefatigably expert. But conscience-generated and compassionate too."
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Tempe Brennan...is smart, resourceful and likeable...an investigator to follow. She is the pro in the book, she finally starts connecting the pieces from Montreal and North Carolina.
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