Deja Dead

by Reichs, Kathy (Illustrator)

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Pocket. June 1, 1998. Paperback. Near Fine. A superb new writer introduces her intrepid heroine to crime fiction. Dr. T empe Brennan, a trowel-packing forensic anthropologist from North Carolina, works in Montreal's Laboratoire de Medecine Legale examining recovered bod ies to help police solve missing-persons cases and murders. It's clear to T empe that the remains of several women killed and savagely mutilated point to a sadistic serial killer, but she can't convince the police. Determined to prevent more brutal deaths, she sleuths solo, tracking her quarry throug h Montreal's seedy underworld of hookers, where her anthropologist friend G abby, doing her own scary research, is being stalked by a creep. Despite he r ability to work among fetid, putrefying smells that "leap out and grab" a nd her "go-to-hell attitude" with seasoned cops, Tempe is as vulnerable as a soft Carolina morning. When a grinning skull is planted in her garden, he r investigation turns personal and escalates to an intense and satisfying c onclusion. Except for imparting an excess of lab information, Reichs, also a forensic anthropologist, drives the pace at a heady clip. A first-class w riter, she dazzles readers with sensory imagery that is apt, fresh, and fun ny (e.g., "fingers felt cold and limp, like carrots kept too long in a cool er bin"). Recommended for all fiction collections, this read is sure to be in demand.

Book summary

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan tracks down a vicious serial killer in Montreal.