206 Bones by Kathy Reichs - review

206 Bones by Kathy Reichs is the latest in her Temperance Brennan series (which is the inspiration for the also excellent TV series Bones). In this installment, forensic anthropologist Tempe is accused of mishandling cases and has to figure out whether someone is deliberately sabotaging her work.

It's a bit of a departure from the earlier entries in the series because the story jumps back and forth in time between the case she's working on and the situation it ends up putting her in. It takes awhile sometimes to realize that you're not in the same time period anymore since you don't have visible chapter markings with an audiobook, but the situations are different enough that it usually clicks pretty quickly.

Other than that, it's a fun listen. Linda Emond returns as the narrator, and she is by far the best of the narrators who have read the Bones books. Like any mystery, it livens up a long, boring commute.

For those not familiar with the series, don't worry. You don't need to read them in order--each book is a separate mystery, and only the character development progresses from book to book. It's a great series for those who enjoy strong female protagonists, like Anna Pigeon in Nevada Barr's books, or Kate Shugak in Dana Stabenow's books.