Fatal Voyage

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Fatal Voyage
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US cover of Fatal Voyage
AuthorKathy Reichs
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTemperance Brennan
GenreCrime novel
Publisher Scribner (US)
Heinemann (UK)
Publication date
2001
Pages420
ISBN 978-0671028374
OCLC 156808192
Preceded by Deadly Decisions  
Followed by Grave Secrets  

Fatal Voyage is the fourth novel by Kathy Reichs starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.

Contents

Plot

A plane crash in the mountains of North Carolina and an unidentified severed foot found in the vicinity lead Brennan and would-be lover Detective Andrew Ryan to investigate a mysterious cult.

Critical reception

The book entered the Publishers Weekly performance top 10 list in seventh place on. [1] The Publishers Weekly review praised the book's "restraint" and its "riveting plot", [2] Kim Bunce at the Guardian applauded the plot's "complex and evil tapestry". [3] while Michele Hewitson in the New Zealand Herald called it "another big fat forensic thriller". [4]

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References

  1. "Fatal Voyage: title info". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. "Book details: review: Fatal Voyage". Publishers Weekly. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2009.[ dead link ]
  3. Bunce, Kim (29 July 2001). "Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs read by Katherine Borowitz". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  4. Hewitson, Michele (14 August 2001). "Kathy Reichs: Fatal Voyage". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 8 December 2009.