August 29. This week I read the latest Kathy Reichs Cold Cold Bones.

A human eyeball is delivered to Temperance Brennan’s front porch. Shortly after, a head missing said eyeball is discovered. Shortly after, other victims turn up, each one mimicking a past case that Brennan worked on.

At the same time, she is worried about her daughter, Katie, who has returned from military service. Suffering from PTSD, she wants to set up a charity for veterans. She begins volunteering at a local shelter, only to disappear shortly after.

What is going on?

Enjoyable. My only criticism is that I knew who the villain was fairly early on.

The second book I read was In Death’s Shadow by Marcia Talley.

I enjoy these which are a cozy as I like to read. In this one, an insurance scam results in several murders. Insurance scams sound as though they would be very dry but I found the insurance in this book interesting. Hannah’s breast cancer, now in remission, is the theme that ties all the books together. Fun.

Inadvertently, I read this one out of order; this is number four so I will have to go back and fill in with the third.