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Dr. Kathleen Joan Reichs (PhD) (née Toelle, born July 7, 1948) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and Academic staff. She is a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is well known for inspiring the television series Bones.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in anthropology from American University in 1971. In 1972, she completed her Master of Arts in physical anthropology at Northwestern University, where, in 1975, she completed her PhD, also in physical anthropology.
Reichs has appeared in Tanzania to testify at the United Nations's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She has assisted Clyde Snow and the Foundation for Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology in an exhumation in the area of Lake Atitlan in the highlands of southwest Guatemala. She was a member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team assigned to assist at the World Trade Center disaster.
She is one of 100 anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the board of directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She is also affiliated with the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec.
The fictional in her novels, Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, is also a forensic anthropologist. Her lifestyle closely mimics that of her creator, with Reichs stating that Brennan and she "have the same CV" and that "Some of Tempe's personality traits are also mine," but there are differences in their personal lives, such as the character's alcoholism. A good portion of the novels are based on real life science, and Reichs has stated that she is "fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right." She has used experience from her career in her novels and said about Déjà Dead that "Everything I describe in the book, I actually did." In the novel Grave Secrets, she uses her experience from her visit to Guatemala.
She has also co-written (with her son Brendan) the young adult novels series named Virals, centered on Tempe's great-niece, Tory Brennan, and a pack of her friends, Ben, Hiram, Shelton, and wolfdog Cooper.
A stand-alone novel, Two Nights, published July 11, 2017, features Sunday Night, a tough-talking, scarred heroine.
Reichs worked as a producer on the show to "keep the science honest". She appeared in the second-season episode "Judas on a Pole", playing Professor Constance Wright, a forensic anthropologist on the Jeffersonian's board of trustees who conducts Zack Addy's dissertation defense. Bones episode Judas on a Pole at IMDb.com
Reichs wrote the season five episode, "The Witch in the Wardrobe," Full credits for Bones episode "The Witch in the Wardrobe" at IMDb.com the season nine episode, "The Dude in the Dam," and wrote the season eleven episode, "The Stiff in the Cliff" with her daughter Kerry.
1997 Kirkus Reviews – starred review
1997 Library Journal – starred review
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Academia and anthropology
Since 1975, Reichs has taught at Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, and McGill University, and currently holds a position as professor emerita of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In the past, Kathy Reichs has consulted for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina.
Fiction
In addition to technical books, as of January 2019, Reichs has written 23 , which have been translated into 30 languages. 20 of those novels constitute the "Temperance Brennan" series. Kathy Reichs book suppliers . Personal website. Retrieved 1/11/09. Her first novel, Déjà Dead, won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Arthur Ellis Award – list of past winners . Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 1/11/09.
Television
The 2005 Fox television series Bones is inspired by Reichs' life and novels. Bones Show Info The series borrows the name of her books' heroine, Temperance "Bones" Brennan. As in the books, Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is a forensic anthropologist; however, there are many differences: the television character is younger, more socially awkward, and is based in the Jeffersonian, a fictionalized version of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the Brennan character in the TV series moonlights as an author, writing about a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs. Aside from the character's name and occupation, there are few similarities between the TV show and the novels.
Casey Anthony murder trial
In 2011, Reichs was an expert witness in the Casey Anthony murder trial. Reichs was reluctant to get involved, but later agreed and performed a full skeletal analysis of Anthony's daughter, Caylee, but could not determine a cause of death. She concluded that there was no evidence of abuse and that the child appeared to be well-nourished.
Personal life
Reichs has two daughters and a son.
Selected works
Academic papers
Academic books
(1983). 9780819128645, University Press of America. ISBN 9780819128645
Temperance Brennan series
1 Déjà Dead 1997 Paperback:
Audio CD:New York Times Best Seller
Won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel
2 Death du Jour 1999 Paperback:
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Audio CD: 3 Deadly Decisions 2000 Paperback:
Hardback: 4 Fatal Voyage 2001 Paperback:
Audio CD: 5 Grave Secrets 2002 Paperback:
Audio CD: 6 Bare Bones 2003 Paperback: 7 Monday Mourning 2004 Paperback: 8 Cross Bones 2005 Paperback:
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Audio CD: 9 Break No Bones 2006 Hardback:
Paperback: 10 Bones to Ashes 2007 Hardback:
Paperback:2007 Publishers Weekly – starred review 11 Devil Bones 2008 Hardback:
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Audio CD: 12 206 Bones 2009 Hardback:
Paperback: 13 Spider Bones 2010 Hardback:
Paperback: Released as Mortal Remains in UK and Australia in hardback, reverted to Spider Bones for paperback release. 14 Flash and Bones 2011 15 Bones are Forever 2012 16 Bones of the Lost 2013 (2014). 9781476754741, Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781476754741 17 Bones Never Lie 2014 Hardback:
Paperback: 18 Speaking in Bones 2015 Hardback: 2015 LibraryReads – starred review 19 The Bone Collection 2016 Hardback:
Paperback:A short story collection including First Bones (a prequel to Déjà Dead), Bones in her Pocket, Swamp Bones and Bones on Ice. These books have been numbered as 0.5, 15.5, 16.5, 17.5, respectively. GoodReads. GoodReads. Retrieved 2016/12/23. 20 A Conspiracy of Bones 2020 Hardback: 2020 Booklist – starred review
2020 Publishers Weekly – starred review 21 The Bone Code July 2021 Hardback:
2021 LibraryReads – starred review 22 Cold, Cold Bones July 2022 Hardback:
23 The Bone Hacker August 2023 Hardback:
24 Fire and Bones August 2024 Hardback:
Stand-alone books
1 Two Nights 2017 Hardback:
Paperback:Stand-alone, "off-series" novel with new characters. Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 2016/12/23. Website. Website. Retrieved 2016/12/23.
Virals series
This series was co-authored by Reich's son, Brendan Reichs. Tory Brennan, the great niece of Temperance Brennan, is the titular character of this series.
Virals 2010 Seizure 2011 Code 2013 Exposure 2014 Terminal 2015 Trace Evidence 2016 a short story collection including Shock, Shift, Swipe and Spike (a new story set after the events of Terminal).
Novellas
Reichs has released six downloadable short stories:
Shift 2013 Set in the Virals country, but featuring both the Virals characters and Temperance Brennan. Bones In Her Pocket 2013 A Temperance Brennan story giving details of a case briefly mentioned in Bones of the Lost. Swipe 2013 A Virals story, also featuring Temperance Brennan, set at Comic-Con in San Diego. Swamp Bones 2014 A Temperance Brennan story set in the Florida Everglades. Shock 2015 A Virals story telling how they first meet. Bones On Ice 2015 A Temperance Brennan story of how she gets wrapped up in the ultimate cold case: a death on Mount Everest.
External links
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