I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates.The more knowledge the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity’s unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.-Sarah Vowell

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs



In this third installment of the Dr. Temperance Brennan series, Brennan, a well-respected forensic anthropologist, finds herself called to a plane crash in the mountains of North Carolina.  A girl's college soccer team was on board, as well as her partner from Canada, Chief Inspector Ryan's fellow officer, who was escorting a dangerous criminal back to Canada.  The NTSB believes the plane fell apart in midair due to an explosion.  There are plenty of people on the plane who could have been the intended victim.  

Brennan finds a foot that doesn't belong to the plane crash victims.  It seems to be from a Native American who was quite old.  Brennan goes out to where she found the foot and looks for more body parts with the lone foot. She stumbles upon a lodge where no one seems to live and no one seems to know about.

Suddenly, Brennan finds herself in the crosshairs of the Lieutenant Governor, who has set out to destroy her reputation and career.  Brennan is then kicked off the plane crash investigation, but this doesn't stop her from continuing her investigation into the foot and the mysterious lodge, where a spot against the wall has soil with human remains in it.  The material from the soil matches the foot, but where is the rest of the body, and why is someone trying to stop her from investigating the lodge?  

The ending of this mystery goes far into left field, but you feel confident of going there with Brennan, who is a strong character who refuses to back down from those who seek to destroy her.  Warning, though, when you get into the last third or fourth of the book, you won't be able to put it down, so plan for that contingency.  Brennan must also choose between her estranged, philandering husband and Ryan, who is a mystery and seems to be seeing someone.  





Quotes

Look at you, you're thin as the broth at a homeless shelter.
Kathy Reichs (Fatal Voyage, p 48)

A poster had decorated Pete's office during his stint in uniform, guiding words embraced by JAG attorneys uncommitted to the military system: Indecision Is the Key to Flexibility.
Kathy Reichs (Fatal Voyage, p 221)






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