Made for TV cont. (again x6)

 206 Bones  by Kathy Reichs 

I. KNEW. IT. As soon as she was introduced I knew that we couldn't trust Brielle; that she was trouble and was going to be behind some of the issues in the book. When the finger bones went missing, I knew she had stolen them. They mysterious gunshot that a seasoned pathologist couldn't find but the new kid could. No way. I definitely expected her to be doing all of the sabotaging because she was the serial killer and she was covering her tracks, so I was wrong about that. But I was correct that she was sabotaging her colleagues to make herself look better. I hope the coroner, who is elected and a lawyer, loses his job and gets disgraced as a lawyer as well for this. I was surprised at how well the killer hid his identity, and only targeted old ladies. It was a clever case. This time Tempe being in trouble wasn't because she ran head first into danger without telling anyone, it was because she thought her new neighbor was messing with her and she went to confront him, but really it was her lab assistant who was tricked by Brielle into hating Tempe and he kidnapped her. This one was really good; it was mystery and crime and high stakes without being depressing.