Susan V. (nrlymrtl) reviewed on 10/17/2013 + 297 more book reviews

Temperance Brennan is my kind of mystery solver. She is brutally logical and I loved watching her try to get those around her to be logical too. Her give and take with the slobbish Slidell was quite amusing. Still, with all her logic, she is very human. She forgets her phone, locks her keys in the car, and wears ridiculous shoes from time to time.

The dual mysteries take Temperance to the seedier side of her local stomping ground as she tries to find the identity of the hit and run victim, and also who might be the perpetrator. As her investigation turns up nothing, she flies off to Afghanistan to be the expert for a few days, finally giving testimony back in the States. I really liked that she spends so much time worrying over her daughter serving in the military, and yet when she suffers a minor injury while in Afghanistan, she keeps it to herself so her daughter wont worry about her.

Her continued investigation brings trouble knocking on her door from a questionable lot (i. e. suspects in the case). As one investigation came to a halt, another clue surfaced on the other, and so the suspense stayed high through out the story. There were enough small twists to keep the reader interested. While i expected Temperance to solve all the mysteries by the end of the book, I did not expect them to turn out as they did until the final hints were laid out.

My one mild negative comment concerns the ending, or rather not-ending, to a side character and his perceived interest in Temperance. Perhaps were meant to find out more in the next book? Although, it did not sound like that was the case. Everything else was wrapped up, even if it was only Temperance wondering to herself where she stood exactly with another character. So this particular thing stood out as needing at least a line or two for reader satisfaction.

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