I'm not a fan of religious-related novels or Da Vinci Code-style plots (I don't even want to read that), but I'm ignoring that as the story itself was good. Reichs is so precise and so intelligent about forensics and the science behind it all that I'm surprised I didn't become bored. Other than that, I'm a big fan of Bones and the deep Montreal connection and references just made this a thrill.

This is most certainly the weakest of Kathy Reichs' books I've read. I really didn't care for this one much. The plot revolves around an ancient Biblical mystery and was very reminiscent of The Da Vinci Code. The murder that takes place at the beginning of the book was almost an afterthought. The first 200 pages dwelt on Biblical history and the religious political intrigue of some ancient bones of which fanatical Christians, fanatical Jews or fanatical Muslims all had their own reasons to either hide or make known the truth. Around page 200, we were returned to the original murder and the case picked up and became more of what I expected from a Kathy Reichs book but I must say the forensic aspect was kept to a bare minimal. I usually enjoy the tense suspense of Temperance Brennan novels but this one was seriously lacking in that department.

This author was recommended to me but I should have asked which book to buy this one definitely wasn't to my liking. Reading this novel you get an insight into forensic anthropology and biblical history. The story is slow, complex and I found it boring and over taxed with details.

It took me about 2 weeks to read this one because it was almost to informative. It has a good story plot, though. For anyone that has read one of Reichs' books before and liked it, you will probably love this one. I have only read this one so take my information with a grain of salt. I give this book 2 leafs.