. I have been a fan of this series for many years. I haven’t read all of the installments just yet but I have picked up most of them. This book takes Temperance out of town to the Turks and Caicos islands. It seems that there is a killer target young attractive men, cutting off one of their hands before disposing of the bodies. Once Tempe gets to the islands, she is drawn into another case that is equally perplexing. I found this novel to be quite the page-turner.

Kathy Reichs takes Tempe Brennan, forensic anthropologist, from Montreal to the Turks and Caicos islands in pursuit of the Bone Hacker. The police officer of the islands she accompanies is strangled; three men are dead with hands hacked off. Serial killer? Brennan teams up with local police investigator but nothing leads to correct suspect. Someting else is involved and it is big. What? Read and enjoy.

This was another really fantastic read! I have such a great time following Temperance Brennan as she works to solve these cases, and this latest case takes her to Turks and Caicos, yeah, there was some gorgeous scenery there that I enjoyed reading about since I'll most certainly never go since I'm a homebody who hasn't left my area in over 5 years!

It's funny, but the case that initially brings her there, really is the only reason it's a part of this book. Because it's not a part of the main plot of this book, which is the cases that come up while she's there, because of that other case.

There were a few big cases going on in this book. There were the tourists that were being recovered deceased, which is not great for a tourist destination. There was the boat where all the instruments worked fine, but somehow got lost, and ended up dead from a lack of supplies. And the heartbreaking one, that really complicated the matter!

Watching as these cases were progressing, and the direction they were going, well, I wasn't expecting that! I loved how everything came together-and how tense that ending was! That was just top notch, and I couldn't put it down!

I had a really great time reading this book and I can't wait for whatever is next!

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house and the author for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

This is the 22nd book in the tempeance Brennan series. Each of these bookis could easily bwe read as stand alone books, each of these books compliments the others and I highly recommend reading them, the back story is always great. Reading a Temperance Brennan book is like catching up woth old friends, well old friends that I assume smell like the dead. lol. Tempe's boyfriend Ryan is now a retired Police officer who has been doing PI work, he makes a decision to go back to police work in a special department investigiating crimes against people; I think this is a great move for this book and future books, Ryan was getting a little boring. When a body washed up after a torm, Tempe is sent to investigate and find herself with a big mystery to solve.

This book was so good, I was finding some of the previous books a little unexiciting, easy to guess and the storylines lacking but this book renewed my interest in these book so much. Cannot wait for the next book!

I received a free copy of The Bone Hacker from Netgalley and Simon and Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review.
One body leads to another…and another and another in the latest Temperance Brennan novel, The Bone Hacker. Tempe finds herself following a trail of bodies on the islands of Turks and Caicos left there by a serial killer who threatens to strike again.
Another solid thriller! I enjoy the forensic and anthropological science that is presented in the Temperance Brennan novels. It reminds me a lot of my favourite show, Criminal Minds. The cast of supporting characters is always charming and unique as well, leading Tempe on some crazy adventures. I recommend checking out The Bone Hacker (or my favourite so far, Cold Cold Bones) and joining Tempe on her forensic anthropology journey!

Overall this was a good, decent book. Mostly what you would expect for a Temperance Brennan book. The setting was wonderful - in Turks & Caicos. I just didn't find that this one pulled me in like some of the others in the series. I saw what was coming. Also I thought some parts just weren't as detailed or as exciting as I would have expected.

Overall it was ok but not great.

I haven’t read every books in the series but I have read many and i love this series.
I loved this book. It’s not my favourite but it’s close to my favourite.

Again Kathy kept me at the edge of my seat .

I do recommend.

The latest Tempe Brennan thriller hooked me immediately. In Montreal, Tempe examines the body of a young man supposedly killed by lightning. Of course, it was murder. A tattoo is traced to a gang in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Following an inquiry to the police in T&C, Tempe is asked to consult on a serial murder case there. Once on the island, she also becomes involved in a cyber threat case and several unexplained deaths on a boat. Are the cases connected?

This was one of my favourite entries in this series in a while. It had a whole different feeling to it. I loved going to Turks & Caicos with Tempe and the descriptions of the tropical scenery. With all the rain and grey I've been dealing with it made me feel better just to read about it. The mystery of the killed tourists was interesting and had all the twists and turns I expect from a Bones book. The tech side of it gives hints of what is out there in the world of hackers and cyber criminals and was a bit scary especially Tempe's near misadventure with the winding road up a hill.
I thought it was interesting that Reichs took the time to point out that the picture of the Queen was still up a year after her death and how that was a breach in protocol. One detraction for me in this book was how off-side Reichs description of anyone who is overweight in her book was. "Though roughly my height, an adult hippo had nothing on him in weight." I've noticed these unnecessary comments in a few of the Bones books. I love these books but these really stand out.
The ending of the story was great and I was happy to get a bit of Ryan and for the book to end with Tempe happy and relaxed.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for a copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I’ve been reading Temperance Brennan novels for over a decade now and I appreciate the challenge in creating 20+ mysteries that center around skeletal remains. For the most part I think that Reichs has risen to that challenge. However this book, and her other more recent books, moves away from the technical science that really drew me to these stories in the first place. Her books always included some aspect of forensic science, usually something new to Tempe, that really clinched the case. I suppose in this story that thing is meant to be the forensic engineering, but I think Reichs could have gone a lot further with it. It felt like she was trying to throw too many different elements into the story - forensic engineering, consulting in another country, profiling, Jewish culture, the FBI, tool marks, Caribbean culture - that none of them really got the time or space they deserved. I wish she had edited out some of the elements and dived deeper into what remained.
My last criticism surrounds the characterization of the supporting cast. They all seemed to have multiple personalities, like Reichs couldn’t decide on what characteristics or mannerisms to give them. They were reminiscent of each other and past characters. Overall, I feel like this book was under-edited.

As long as Reichs is writing Temperance Brennan, I will continue to read them, as I love forensic anthropology and the mysteries she creates. But I do hope she considers what made her early novels so compelling and brings backs some of the magic.

Forever a lover of the Bones series. This newest installment doesn't disappoint, packed with action and Temperance sunny humour. A quick, campy read for these hot summer days on the beach. Loved the charm and local Canadian settings. Another must read.

Thank you Netgalley for this arc

Thank you Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Canada and Kathy Reichs.
I'm have been a fan of Tempe and the series from the very beginning. This is the 22nd in the series and it did not disappoint, set in Montreal and Turks and Caicos.
Kathy Reichs knows how to write a story full of twist and turns. She is a great storyteller.
Well researched as usual.
Highly recommend 4 stars

When Tempe is called to examine the remains of a body struck by lightning, she is quickly pulled into a much bigger case of young men that have been disappearing for seven years.
This mystery is book 22 in the Temperence Brannan series. I love that this series takes place in Montréal, seeing all of the landmarks and culture I know so well. One of my bookish pet peeves are books in English which have bits in French. Since French is my mother tongue and I'm actually a professional French proofreader, it hurts me to see mistakes in the French parts. I can (hardly) deal with typos, but some of the sentences were so wrong I couldn't even figure out what she was trying to say... I hope that these mistakes were corrected in the final version of this book, but from my past experience, they probably were not. English authors : if you want to put French in your books (or any other language), please have them professionally proofread by someone who really knows the language... but I guess that's not on the author, it's rather on their editing team. Anyway. If you are looking for an easy mystery read, chockful of forensics and information about autopsies, this one is for you.
I received an advace review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Full disclaimer: I had no idea this was book #22 in a series! lol...I don't know how this fact flew over my head when I requested to read this book.
However, saying this, I believe it was easy to read as a stand alone and fill in the gaps using logic and imagination when needed.

Temperance (Tempe) Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who works out of both Montreal Quebec and Charlotte North Carolina. I love a novel based in Canada (Canada girl here!) and while it was fun brushing up on my high school french vocabulary, Tempe actually leaves Canada and heads to the beautiful sand and sunshine in Turks and Caicos for this mystery.

Tempe is first called to assist in the investigation of a person witnesses claim was struck by lightening. As the story unfolds, it becomes much bigger and becomes an investigation of several murdered young men. Tempe is trying to make the connection between them all and track down a potential serial killer.

Overall, the novel was fast paced and attention holding. I did find some parts a bit confusing and wished for stronger character development as I sometimes had to go back and figure out who was who. It's a good mystery solving novel with a CSI Miami kind of vibe to it.

Rating 3.5 stars, rounding up for Goodreads rating. Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for the electronic advanced reader's copy to read and review.

First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Kathy Reichs, and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

The forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan has long been a favourite character of mine, under the astute guidance of author Kathy Reichs. In this, the 22nd novel of the series, Reichs takes her protagonist on an adventure like no other. The story spans from Montreal to the Caribbean, in a fast-paced thriller that has a bit of everything. The perfect addition to the series, Kathy Reichs dazzles and impresses with ease.

Temperance “Tempe” Brennan has a long-time love of both countries she calls home. While an American by birth and with a great job in Charlotte, she also spends half the time in Montreal as a forensic anthropologist, where she is learning more than just the wonders of French. When she is called to examine what seems to be a routine body, she is left baffled. While the preliminary notes hint at a lighting strike, a tattoo opens new and scary doors to a gang in Turks and Caicos.

Tempe never leaves others the sole chance to question and is soon scouring databases for information that leads to reports of many other bodies. Missing tourists have turned up on Turks and Caicos, presumably from some tough gang activity, but Tempe is sure there is more to it. None of the apparent victims has any connection to one another, but there has to be something that pulls them all together, or the island is dealing with a number of random killings. When she discovers a link through the severed hands each body is left sporting, the signs of some ritualistic serial killer are there and Tempe works with a local police detective, first in Montreal and eventually down in the Caribbean, to get answers.

When Tempe arrives to put all the pieces together, she’s met with a number of strings that need tying off. Working alongside her counterpart, they try to work through all the bits of these cases, only to have the violence visit them first hand. A killer is on the loose and makes their presence known in a bloody attack that leaves Tempe scrambling for safety. All this to show that things are not as cut and dry as they seem. In a land far from Canada, Tempe Brennan shows how she can adapt and yet still be just as worried as ever! Kathy Reichs does a masterful job and keeps the reader hooked until the final page turn.

I remember discovering the work of Kathy Reichs years ago and becoming instantly addicted to it. The forensics, the dry wit, the dual settings, all of which work well and keep me wanting to know how things will play out. The story’s narrative flow is as good as many of the novels from the series, keeping the story paced well and without getting too bogged down in minutiae. There is a lot to explain, mainly medical jargon, but it all flows with ease and the reader is better for it. Great character development, even nuances of new Tempe Brennan moments, help shape the book and give it a unique perspective not seen in any of the past novels. The plot develops and thickens naturally, providing the reader with something exciting to enjoy without being too predictable. I love how Reichs mixes humour with her tense moments to ensure the reader is able to feel a decent balance. I can only hope there is more to come with this series and I plan on being front and centre.

Kudos, Madam Reichs, for not disappointing in this latest instalment.

The Bone Hacker is a thrilling romp into the mind of a killer in paradise.

I always love returning to Temperance (or Tempe as her friends call her), Brennan’s world. After 22 books, she is a character who I always look forward to seeing what kind of crazy adventures she’ll get into next. The Bone Hacker is an excellent return to Tempe’s world. As always, these books can be read as a standalone - you get enough insight into her world to read this book without reading the others.

In The Bone Hacker, Tempe is settling into her new apartment in Montreal, Canada, with her longtime love, Ryan. The two of them are finally starting to cohabitate after many years. While Tempe splits her time between North Carolina and Montreal, we see her in Montreal in this book. I love seeing a city I adore through her eyes: her neighbourhoods are familiar to me. Watching her navigate the Quebecois system as an American is also always a delight. I love watching her and Ryan together - they seem so settled and strong now, and I relish seeing a slice of their domestic life together up in Canada. Of course, being a Tempe novel, she gets pulled into a suspicious murder that has her travelling to the Turks and Caicos and away from her love.

There’s a lot of murder, mystery and mayhem in Turks and Caicos when Tempe arrives: the bodies pile up quickly. She’s pulled in very unwillingly to a whole nest of issues. There’s a wild cast of characters that span the Turks and Caicos police force, the experts they have to pull in from Miami, plus the expats living on the island who all seem to be keeping secrets. I enjoyed seeing the island and learning a little about the challenges of dealing with big issues on a tourist-facing island with limited resources.

The mystery is engaging in The Bone Hacker, but not very difficult for the reader to solve, in my opinion. Everything wraps up very neatly in the end. Almost too neatly. It didn’t really take away from my enjoyment of the read, though. Even though I was pretty sure I had figured out the who early on, I still didn’t understand the why until Tempe found out.

All in all, The Bone Hacker is an excellent addition to the Temperance Brennan series.

Thank you, Simon and Schuster Canada, for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Tempe is called to look into a dead body found near a bridge in Montreal. The discoveries around the body lead her to a series of gang related murders in the Caribbean. This leads Tempe on an unintended trip to the islands of Turks and Caicos.

To be honest, this was not my favourite Tempe Brennan story. Many of the characters I’ve come to love featured very little. These characters make the Brennan novels and I felt this story lost that.

There were too many characters and investigations and it was a bit predictable.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

real rate: 4.5

This is the 22 book in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs. I was so happy that Temperance Brennan was back with small apparitions of her love interest, Ryan. (It’s a thriller, no romance. They developed a relationship while working on cold cases together in previous books.) The book starts in Montreal to continue on the island of Turks and Cairos. The danger is everywhere.

I will start by saying that Kathy Reichs always surprises me with how she finds a way to show a new type of death. I don’t take notes, but maybe a should.

The author is a real forensic anthropologist like her character. When you read the book, you understand that she knows her field of expertise. She shares it brilliantly again like Temperance is saying to Detective Claudel, «Keep It Simple Stupid» (There are still medical terms).

I love the attention to detail like when she describes her path to her work in Montreal or when she examines bones. I don’t drive in Montreal, but the description creates images in my head. She was also spot on about Quebecois who often speak a mix of French and English. I find that quite funny. While reading the book, I was on the edge of my seat with all the mini cliffhangers at the end of some chapters. It will keep your attention. The FMC doesn’t stay in the morgue. She is stubborn to find the truth even if someone time it leads her to be the target.

You will find in this book:

🔍Thriller/murder
🩺FMC doctor (forensic anthropology)
💬French/English Dialogue

Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Book 22 of this brilliant series which is pretty much nothing like the TV series which I gave up on after the 4th or 5th series! I guess there's a lot to play catch-up with if you haven't read any, but I will always recommend starting from book one... If you are familiar, you can probably skip the rest of this review and just take away the fact that it's just as good as what has gone before so, if you liked that, just buy the book and read it already!
So... Tempe is called in to help examine a body. She is drawn to an unusual tattoo which, in turn, draws her to the Turks and Caicos Islands, whose authorities she seeks assistance of. This then spirals as she is told that the Islands has its own weird and open case. The disappearance of young, male, tourists, some still missing, some whose bodies have been found in strange places. But as she arrives to look into this, she discovers that a boat has just been found with 5 dead aboard, no survivors, and no way of working out what happened. They ask her to help...
And so begins a rather interesting, interconnected and convoluted case that really tests Tempe, and that's no mean feat. But which also puts her in peril...
Ok so I have never heard of the Turks and Caicos so I had to do a bit of googling... But that actually didn't matter a jot as it is the story that is important, the setting for me was window dressing. And it gave Tempe a chance to escape from Canada where she is now setting up shop with long term squeeze Andrew Ryan, who has his own part to play herein.
Tempe was at her very best in this book, not that she isn't usually I hasten to add. Just this case was a bit of a humdinger! One which twisted and turned, between the tourists and the boat people, delivering shock after surprise, keeping me guessing all the way to the very scary end.
All in all, a worthy addition to one of my favourite long-going series. Long may it continue... My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

DNF at 11% after 4 chapters. I didn’t realize this book was a series, and while I understand it can be read as a stand-alone I immediately did not like the character or the writing style.