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Reader Reviews 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful: A Character Driven Story that Sucks You in, September 27, 2003 Reviewer: captainkatieosborne from Portland, Oregon and the sunny Caribbean Kathy Reichs gives us a stunning new heroine to fall in love with in her first novel. Tempe Brennan is a forensic pathologist from the States who is working in Montreal. She's a flawed character (ex-alcoholic, divorced) and that just seems to make her more real. She's never quite gotten used to cutting up the dead, she's still a little squeamish, she's very believable, maybe it's because Reichs herself does the same kind of work, maybe that's why we cringe when she describes in the first person Tempe's reactions when she's on the job. This is a character driven story (the best kind) that sucks you right in. I was as frustrated as Tempe when the good old boy, French Canadian cops wouldn't believe her about the serial killer business. I felt Tempe's fear when she was afraid, though I must admit she was a little reckless at times. and I sympathized with her when others doubted her. I loved this five star novel and am going on to read the rest of the series. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne --This text refers to the Hardcover edition
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