Bones of the Lost

I struggled with this from about halfway through when the setting changed to Afghanistan. I'm just not interested in reading about war crimes in my fiction mysteries. Despite it being a while since my last Temperance book and maybe because of my current mood, Tempe sort of drove me nuts. I found her whiny and unreasonable oftentimes in this installment. I don't understand why Ryan isn't just written off. His character does nothing and his brief appearances just seem to give Tempe something else to despair about.

Temperance Brennan is, hands down, my favorite fictional heroine. She's smart, sassy and, most importantly good at her job and cares about the victims whose sad tale she tries to tell. This latest novel sees Tempe investigate the hit and run death of a young unidentified girl, an investigation that leads to the gruesome discovery if a human trafficking ring. A side-trip to Afghanistan makes for a fast-paced, interesting read.