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Apr, 2023

REVIEW: Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs

Rating: 3 out of 5.

TV Adaptation: (from the author that inspired) BONES

Cross Bones is the eighth book in the Temperance Brennan crime series by Kathy Reichs. Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, has been called in to help with the mysterious death of an orthodox Jew, but the Holy Land calls when a stranger hands her a photo of an ancient skeleton, claiming it is connected to the man on her table. Another mystery added to another, wild theory after wild theory, and the questions keep growing as she, along with Detective Andrew Ryan, head to Israel. Does every question hold an answer, and who should be trusted with the little evidence Tempe holds?

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9
Jan, 2023

REVIEW: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Film Adaptation: Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sings is a novel by Delia Owens, that sits in many genres; Mystery, Literary Fiction, and Bildungsroman. That follows the short life of a resilient young girl abandoned by those who were supposed to love her, and raised by the marsh that surrounded her. From every which way she turned there was darkness where people should have been, and obstacles no child should have to face. And in spite of it all, she grew into an intelligent young woman whose soul was so blindingly pure it could break you in two. Scattered through the chapters of Kyra Clark’s life was another story that intertwined, a murder mystery some find too hard to solve and keeps you guessing more than you’d like. Whatever happened to Chase Andrews?

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