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Monday Mourning
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Temperance Brennan Novels: Book 7

Monday Mourning (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Kathy Reichs (Author) (edit contributors)

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Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Carolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial. She should be going over her notes, but instead she's digging in the basement of a pizza... read more

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The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennen has unsolved murder on her mind a she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennen has unsolved murder on her mind a she examines the shallowly buried remains. Coming up against a homicide cop who is convinced the dead have been entombed on the site for centuries, Tempe perserveres, even with her own relationship with Detective Ryan at a delicate turning point. In the lab, the clean, well- perserved bones offer few clues. But when carbon- 14 dating confirms her hunch that these were recent deaths despite the antique buttons found near the bodies, Tempe's probing must produce answers quickly to stop a killer whose grisly handiwork has see the light of day.

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  • “One glance and my diastolic ratcheted up.”
  • “The building blends with the neighborhood like a Hummer parked in an Amish colony.”
  • “Brennan, while being quizzed about her credentials during a court hearing: I thought she was going to ask the color of my panties the day I defended my dissertation.”
  • “By the time I reached home, a headache was cranking into high gear and I was hungry enough to eat Lithuania.”
    Temperance 'Tempe' Brennan
  • “In reference to Charbonneau: Today he wore a burnt-orange shirt, black pants, and a tie that looked like a street fight at the south end of a color wheel.”
    Brennan
  • “To say Bergeron is peculiar-looking is like saying fudge contains a wee bit of sugar.”
    Brennan
  • “Re Bergeron: The coat hung on him like a bedsheet on an unstuffed scarecrow.”
    Brennan
  • “I was discouraged, and my headache could have pounded the golden spike in Ogden.”
    Brennan
  • “Referring to caffeine: I was wired enough to recaulk the Pentagon.”
    Brennan
  • “Referring to clogged traffic: A decade and twenty minutes later we entered the Point.”
    Brennan
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  • “We meet very few people in this life who truly care.” “Right you are, darling.” Anne drained her fourth chardonnay with a quick, jerky move, and set the glass onto the mutilated napkin. “And those are the folks who hurt us the most.”
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AS THE TUNE PLAYED INSIDE MY HEAD, GUNFIRE EXPLODED IN the cramped underground space around me.

Table of Contents edit see section history

40 Chapters

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 15 in Temperance Brennan Novels. (standard series)

Preceded by Bare Bones, and followed by Cross Bones.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kathy Reichs (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States Of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0434010383
Page Count: 320

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

The language in this book is that probably used by law enforcement while investigating crimes. It is not recommended for children and young adults.

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Déjà Dead
  • Death du Jour
  • Deadly Decisions
  • Fatal Voyage
  • Grave Secrets
  • Bare Bones

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