Bones Of The Lost - Kathy Reichs

I used to be a fan of the show 'Bones' and of Dr.Temperance Brennan. So I was glad to have found this book in the library. But the Tempe I knew from the show seemed to be different than the one portrayed here. She is in her 40s in this novel - with a daughter who is old enough to have taken the decision of joining the armed forces. Maybe age and motherhood has mellowed Tempe down to the extent that she can feel others' pain. That was certainly a huge shock. :-)

Well, the storyline is simple. Tempe is investigating the death of a young girl who prima facie seems to be the victim of a hit-and-run. But Tempe knows that there is more to this than meets the eye. I should have said Tempe "feels it in her bones" :-) But before she can sort matters out, her soon-to-be-ex husband pops in to ask a favor. His friend's son, who is posted in Afghanistan, is charged with deaths of two civilians. And since it has been some time since the victims were buried, Tempe's expertise - of analyzing mortal remains - is needed to figure out whether he is guilty as charged or not. The bonus is that she will get to meet her daughter at the base. So Tempe packs her bags and heads out to Afghanistan - only to discover that the two cases are linked.

There is certainly not much of forensics here. But this is my first - and I hope not the last - Tempe Brennan novel. And I liked it. :-)