Déjà Dead

Filled with disturbingly authentic crime scenes, Déjà Dead is a stunningly original thriller. Forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs blends mesmerizing true-to-life details with a haunting plot to create a novel so viscerally real it will take your breath away. It’s June in Montreal, and Tempe Brennan, Quebec’s director of forensic anthropology, is looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Her plans take an unexpected turn when a meticulously dismembered and stored body turns up in a downtown park. Recognizing haunting similarities to another local murder, Tempe knows she is trailing a serial murderer. Now she must search for clues to the killer’s identity the only way she one body at a time. From the exhumation sites to the autopsy suite, Barbara Rosenblat’s expressive voice pairs with Reichs’ brisk prose to put you at the scene of the crime.