Bones on Ice: A Novella

By: Kathy Reichs

Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz

Featuring a preview of the highly anticipated new thriller Speaking in Bones, this eBook original novella showcases #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs at the peak of her powers. In Bones on Ice, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan gets wrapped up in the ultimate cold case: a death on Mount Everest.

It is called the “death zone”: the point on Everest, nearly five miles high, above which a climber cannot be rescued. More than 250 souls have lost their lives there. Most of the bodies remain, abandoned, frozen in place. When an earthquake leads to a miraculous recovery, Dr. Temperance Brennan is hired to identify the frozen mummified human corpse. The victim is the daughter of a wealthy Charlotte couple who never got the chance to say goodbye. But far from offering solace and closure, Tempe’s findings only provoke more questions. What happened on Mount Everest? Was the young woman’s death an accident? Why aren’t the other climbers talking? And how far will those hiding the truth go to make sure the past stays buried?

Praise for Kathy Reichs and the Temperance Brennan series

“A genius at building suspense.”—New York Daily News

“Kathy Reichs writes smart—no, make that brilliant—mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross.”—James Patterson

“Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic.”—Entertainment Weekly

“One of the most distinctive and talented writers in the genre.”—Sandra Brown

“Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Each book in Kathy Reichs’s fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last.”—Lisa Scottoline

“Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story.”—Publishers Weekly

“I love Kathy Reichs‎—always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something.”—Lee Child

another great book

once again we have the pleasure of listening to a great book by Kathy. I have enjoyed both listening and reading this book

shorter is better

Probably one of my favorite books by Reichs so far. Shorter is better for me.

She Should Always Keep it Short

As the title suggests I prefer the two novellas by Kathy Reichs to her more traditional length stories. The novellas; for the most part, avoid the long rambling monologues and some of the intricate plot twists that characterize the majority of her works. Though even within the confines of her shorter works she still has the unfortunate habit of turning Tempe into a silly adult version of an impulsive adolescent. Unfortunately many female authors in mystery have what we refer to as the teenage slasher victim syndrome. They are always going into places and pursuing hunches into places, without weapons of course; that no one with a functioning cerebral cortex would get anywhere near. The author is obviously spending way too much of her time as the the executive producer of Bones because of most these activities come off as pure TV. Still the author's great knowledge of forensic anthropology and the medical examiner's office make up for the weak and repetitive plots she churns out; particularly when the story isn't a long one.

Wonderful!

I enjoyed the whole thing! Lots of twists and turns that totally caught me by surprise. I had known a little about Everest, including the facts about leaving those who had died.
Great short read ( listen)!

more ryan.

needed more of ryan in the story. it was interesting and a good story otherwise.