Title:	Fire and Bones
	Author:	Kathy Reichs
	Published:	August 6, 2024, Scribner
	No. of Pages:	288
	Cover Price:	$27.00 Hardcover, $14.99 Kindle

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Fans of the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs ( and who isn’t) will welcome the 23rd installment of the series, Fire and Bones. Tempe is called to Washington, DC to help with the bodies of four who were burned in a devastating fire. When Tempe arrives and inspects the scene, she also discovers a body that has been in the basement for almost 80 years that is in a burlap sack. Anyone who knows Tempe, knows that she can’t leave until she solves the mystery of the old corpse. During her stay, she stays with Ivy Doyle, a friend of her daughter, Katy. who is a journalist, and they pair up to investigate both the burned bodies and the dead woman from the basement.
As expected, Reichs does an excellent job of developing not only main characters, but she also makes the sub characters seem real. These include Ivy, her boyfriend, a narcissistic fireman who is in charge of the investigation, and a police detective who is very difficult to work with. The story is easy to follow, although it doesn’t seem to have the pizzazz in some of Reichs’ previous novels. However, it is still worth reading, as most of us want to know what is going on in Tempe’s life. Tempe and Ryan’s (her longtime boyfriend) relationship isn’t the best, and Tempe puts herself in danger while sleuthing.
All told, this isn’t Reichs’ best, but it is still better than many written by popular authors out there. This novel is a quick read, as it’s shorter than Reichs’ usual.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.