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by Kathy Reichs · 2007

Book 10 of Temperance Brennan

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What it is about

Temperance Brennan
Women forensic anthropologists
Leprosy
Missing persons

Where it happens

Canada
Montreal

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King · Adult

about 480 pages

Why: Both are crime books.
- Crime
What both books share
- crime
  Bones to Ashes: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
  Mr. Mercedes: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Bones to Ashes; Open Library and Wikidata for Mr. Mercedes.
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Faceless Killers
Henning Mankell · Adult

about 300 pages

Why: Both are crime books.
- Crime
What both books share
- crime
  Bones to Ashes: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
  Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Bones to Ashes; Open Library and Wikidata for Faceless Killers.
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The Outsider
Stephen King · 2018 · Adult

about 580 pages

Why: Both are crime books.
- Crime
What both books share
- crime
  Bones to Ashes: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
  The Outsider: "Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Bones to Ashes; Open Library and Wikidata for The Outsider.
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About Kathy Reichs

Born: Born in Chicago, United States, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (1998) among Kathy Reichs's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Member of the Order of Canada among Kathy Reichs's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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