Death du Jour (novel)

Death du Jour (novel)
Death du Jour  
Cover Art
Author(s) Kathy Reichs
Country United States
Language English
Series Temperance Brennan
Genre(s) Crime novel
Publication date 1999
Published in
English		 1999
Pages 436 pp
Preceded by Déjà Dead
Followed by Deadly Decisions

Death du Jour is the second novel by Kathy Reichs in the Temperance Brennan series.

Plot summary

“ Another day. Another death. Death du jour.
My God, how many such days would there be?		 ”

On a cold March night in Montreal, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun from the grounds of an old church.

Just hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of an arson. A young family has perished, and there seems to be no witness, no motive, and no explanation. Following clues from the charred remains of the inferno along a trail of sinister cult activity to a terrifying showdown during an ice storm, Tempe faces a nerve-shattering test of both her forensic expertise and her instinct for survival.

Reviews

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.
—Irish Independent
A long way from your standard forensic thriller: all the excitement you crave, indefatigably expert. But conscience-generated and compassionate too."
—Literary Review
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.
—Daily Telegraph

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