Kathy Reichs

About the Author

Kathy Reichs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1948. She received a BA in anthropology from American University in 1971, a MA in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1972, and a Ph.D. in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1975. She works as a forensic show more anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale in Quebec. She has taught at Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, McGill University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her work as a forensic anthropologist is internationally recognized; she has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide, helped in an exhumation in the area of the highlands of southwest Guatemala, and done forensic work at Ground Zero in New York. In addition to her published academic papers and books, Reichs has written numerous works of crime fiction including Temperance Brennan series. Déjà Dead won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. She is a producer on the Fox television series Bones, which is loosely based on her own forensic career and writing. In 2015, she won the Silver Bullet Literary Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Temperance Brennan

Virals

The Bones Collection

Works by Kathy Reichs

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Déjà Dead (1997) 6,432 copies

Death du Jour (1999) 4,628 copies

Fatal Voyage (2001) 4,181 copies

Bones to Ashes (2007) 4,030 copies

Break No Bones (2006) 3,961 copies

Deadly Decisions (2000) 3,885 copies

Grave Secrets (2002) 3,884 copies

Cross Bones (2005) 3,830 copies

Bare Bones (2003) 3,820 copies

Monday Mourning (2004) 3,800 copies

Devil Bones (2008) 3,297 copies

206 Bones (2009) 3,065 copies

Spider Bones (2010) 2,693 copies

Virals (2010) 2,130 copies

Flash and Bones (2011) 1,929 copies

Bones Are Forever (2012) 1,683 copies

Bones of the Lost (2013) 1,435 copies

Bones Never Lie (2014) 1,366 copies

Speaking in Bones (2015) 1,181 copies

Seizure (2011) 853 copies

A Conspiracy of Bones (2018) 703 copies

Code (2013) 605 copies

Two Nights (2017) 587 copies

The Bone Code (2021) 555 copies

Exposure (2014) 409 copies

The Bone Collection: Four Novellas (2016) 363 copies

Cold, Cold Bones (2022) 362 copies

Bones: Buried Deep (2006) 346 copies

Terminal (2015) 306 copies

The Bone Hacker (2023) 206 copies

Bones in Her Pocket (2013) 204 copies

Swamp Bones (2014) 194 copies

Bones on Ice (2015) 187 copies

I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Contributor — 144 copies

Trace Evidence: A Virals Short Story Collection (2016) 105 copies

Shift (2013) 101 copies

Déjà Dead / Death du Jour (2004) 71 copies

Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions / Fatal Voyage (2008) 64 copies

Swipe (2013) 53 copies

Shock (2015) 52 copies

Faking a Murderer (2018) 40 copies

Spike (2016) 29 copies

First Bones (2020) 17 copies

Monday Mourning / Bare Bones (2007) 14 copies

Kathy Reichs Dr. Temperance Brennan Collection (Volumes 1-10) (1900) 13 copies

Forensic Osteology: Advances in the Identification of Human Remains (1986) — Editor — 13 copies

Deadly Decisions [and] Fatal Voyage (2008) 13 copies

A Deadly Audio Collection: Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions [Abridged Audiobook] (2004) 10 copies

Inside the Forensic Files of Dr Kathy Reichs (2003) 10 copies

Fatal Voyage / Grave Secrets / Bare Bones [abridged audio] (2006) 9 copies

Fire and Bones (A Temperance Brennan Novel) (2024) 6 copies

The Temperance Brennan Series 18 Books Collection Set (2019) 4 copies

Temperance Brennan Series 1 Collection 6 Books Set By Kathy Reichs (Deja Dead, Death Du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal… (2017) 3 copies

Temperance Brennan 2 copies

Hominid Origins: Inquiries Past and Present (1983) 2 copies

MYSTÈRE DES ÎLES (LE) (2023) 2 copies

Kalte, kalte Knochen: Ein neuer Fall für Tempe Brennan (Die Tempe-Brennan-Romane, Band 21) (2023) 1 copy

The Bone : Four Novellas 1 copy

The Shift 1 copy

Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions (2011) 1 copy

Bones: complete seasons 1-3 1 copy

Hamvadó csontok 1 copy

Kathy Reichs - 5 Books 1 copy

A csontok nem hazudnak 1 copy

Ao Encontro dos Ossos 1 copy

The Bone Hacker 1 copy

Virals - Fertőzöttek 1 copy

Csont és vér [Temperance Brennan 1.] 1 copy

Szent csontok [Temperance Brennan 8.] 1 copy

Ne törj csontot 1 copy

Csont és bőr 1 copy

DOSSIERS NON RÉSOLUS (2023) 1 copy

Segunda Feira de Luto (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2006) 1 copy

Freddo nelle ossa (2023) 1 copy

Exhumations (2023) 1 copy

Fatal Voyage / Grave Secrets / Bare Bones (2003) 1 copy

Kathy Reichs Virals Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Set (Virals, Seizure, Code, Exposure, Terminal) (2018) 1 copy

Grave Secrets / Break No Bones / Fatal Voyage / Deja Dead / Death du Jour / Bones to Ashes / Cross Bones 1 copy

Monday Mourning / Cross Bones (2010) 1 copy

Virals / Spider Bones 1 copy

Cross Bones / Break No Bones / Bare Bones / Monday Mourning / Bones to Ashes 1 copy

Bare Bones / Monday Mourning / Bones to Ashes (2010) 1 copy

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Associated Works

No Rest for the Dead: A Serial Novel (2011) — Contributor — 409 copies

MatchUp (2017) — Contributor — 318 copies

Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes (2004) — Foreword, some editions — 303 copies

Bones: Season 01 (2006) — Original book — 206 copies

The Dark Side: A Collection of Mysteries and Thrillers [excerpts] (2014) — Contributor — 8 copies

Crimespree Magazine #55 (2014) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Reichs, Kathleen Joan Toelle
Other names: Reichs, Kathy
Birthdate: 1948-07-07
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Education: American University (B.A. ∙ Anthropology ∙ 1971)
Northwestern University (M.A. ∙ physical anthropology ∙ 1972)
Northwestern University (Ph.D. ∙ physical anthropology ∙ 1975)
Occupations: forensic anthropologist
professor (Anthropology)
novelist
Relationships: Reichs, Brendan (son)
Organizations: Foundation for Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology
McGill University
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
American Board of Forensic Anthropology
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, Québec (show all 7)
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, North Carolina
Awards and honors: Arthur Ellis Award
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Mystery Series ∙ 2005)
Agent: Betsy Berg (William Morris Agency)
The Lavin Agency (speaking engagements)

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Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs

This is the 23rd in the Temperance Brennan “Bones” series. Temperance is a forensic anthropologist who works both in North Carolina and Quebec. In this story, she is asked to come to Washington DC to help identify bodies that burned in a fire in an illegal AirBnB in Foggy Bottom. She is reluctant at first because she does not particularly like working with burn victims and she is about to leave on a vacation with long time lover, Ryan.

As she investigates, with the assistance of her daughter’s reporter friend, Ivy, she learns that the residence was used by the Foggy Bottom Gang for nefarious purposes in the 1930s and 40s. When another nearby structure burns and a descendent of the Gang is murdered, the mystery and the danger deepen. Of course, Tempe cannot help herself from probing further.

I enjoy Reichs’ writing. It is intelligent and she has a clever way with words. A good sense of humor comes through in Tempe’s witty observations. I always learn some new information from her novels, whether it be in the area of forensic pathology or something related to the plot.Reichs is a master at building up suspense at the end of each chapter with a tease that makes the reader want jump into the next one.

I think I have read all of the books in the “Bones” series, however, each one works as a stand alone. While this might not have been the strongest plot in the series, it still made for an engrossing read. I look forward to the next one!

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