I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love Kathy Reichs; she's one of my favorite authors, and I've read all the Brennan books. I was so excited to receive an ARC of The Bone Code. I enjoyed this installment in the Brennan series, but it definitely was not my favorite.

As is common in these books, Tempe splits her time between South Carolina (though mostly Charleston in this one) and Montreal. We got to see a lot of Andrew Ryan, which was great! We also met a new character, Tonia Vislosky, a Charleston detective.

3 story lines: bodies washed up in a container after a hurricane in Charleston that have similarities to an older cold case in Montreal, an outbreak of a disease passed from dogs to humans, and a death mask that resembles an old lady's grandmother who went missing in France (long ago). The book was interesting and full of tidbits about genes, vaccines, and CRISPR gene-editing.

Overall, I enjoyed this story, though not as much as others. It was fast-paced but a little messy and confusing at times.