Grave Secrets
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Grave Secrets

by Kathy Reichs

2002•Crime•336 pages

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA layered, serious crime novel: morally murky and grounded. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Investigating a massacre that took place in Guatemala in 1982, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers that those events are linked to the disappearance of four girls from Guatemala City, as well as the murder of a human rights investigator.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeMysteryThrillerHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Mayas in fictionForensic anthropologyDetective and mystery storiesGuatemala in fictionAmericans in fictionDisappeared persons in fictionDisappeared personsAmericans

Details

Author
Kathy Reichs
Published
2002
Pages
336
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