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Kathy Reichs

(b.1950)
Mother of Kerry Reichs and Brendan Reichs

Kathy Reichs is forensic anthropologist for the Offices of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratorie de Sciences Judiciaires et de M-decine L-gale for the province of Quebec. A professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fantasy

Series

Temperance Brennan
   0.5. First Bones (2020)
   1. Deja Dead (1997)
   2. Death Du Jour (1999)
   3. Deadly Decisions (2000)
   4. Fatal Voyage (2001)
   5. Grave Secrets (2002)
   6. Bare Bones (2003)
   7. Monday Mourning (2003)
   8. Cross Bones (2003)
   9. Break No Bones (2006)
   10. Bones to Ashes (2007)
   11. Devil Bones (2008)
   12. 206 Bones (2009)
   13. Spider Bones (2010)
     aka Mortal Remains
   14. Flash and Bones (2011)
   15. Bones Are Forever (2012)
   15.5. Bones In Her Pocket (2013)
   16. Bones of the Lost (2013)
   16.5. Swamp Bones (2014)
   17. Bones Never Lie (2014)
   17.5. Bones on Ice (2015)
   18. Speaking in Bones (2015)
   19. A Conspiracy of Bones (2020)
   20. The Bone Code (2021)
   21. Cold, Cold Bones (2022)
   Bones: Buried Deep (2006) (with Max Allan Collins)
   The Bone Collection (2016)

Virals
   0.5. Shock (2015) (with Brendan Reichs)
   1. Virals (2010)
   2. Seizure (2011)
   2.5. Shift (2013) (with Brendan Reichs)
   3. Code (2013) (with Brendan Reichs)
   3.5. Swipe (2013) (with Brendan Reichs)
   4. Exposure (2014) (with Brendan Reichs)
   5. Terminal (2015) (with Brendan Reichs)
   5.5. Spike (2016) (with Brendan Reichs)
   Trace Evidence (2016) (with Brendan Reichs)

Novels

   I'd Kill for That (2004) (with Rita Mae Brown, Jennifer Crusie, Linda Fairstein, Lisa Gardner, Heather Graham, Kay Hooper, Katherine Neville, Anne Perry, Julie Smith and Tina Wainscott)
   No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Thomas H Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew F Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Peter James, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John Lescroart, Jeff Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Alexander McCall Smith, Phillip Margolin, Michael Palmer, T Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R L Stine and Marcia Talley)
   Two Nights (2017)

Novellas

Faking a Murderer (2018) (with Lee Child)

Non fiction

Forensic Osteology (1998)

Awards

Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1998) : Deja Dead

Kathy Reichs recommends

Dead Reckoning (2001)
Michael Baden and Marion Roach
"Candid as a Y-incision... describes forensic science in vivid, living colour."

Ghost Image (2002)
Joshua Gilder
"[A] terrific first novel, suspenseful and imaginative."

Mortal Remains (2003)
(Dr. Earl Garnet, book 4)
Peter Clement
"Intriguing (and) memorable."

Carved in Bone (2006)
(Body Farm, book 1)
Jefferson Bass
"Carved in Bone brims with forensic detail... the real deal."

Aftermath, Inc. (2007)
Gil Reavill
"Stimulating and brainy...A fascinating and entertaining book."

Still Missing (2010)
Chevy Stevens
"Fast-paced and utterly absorbing."

Hideout (2011)
(Richard Christie, book 5)
Kathleen George
"Hideout barrels like a locomotive. The fast-paced suspense pulls you along for the ride."

New York to Dallas (2011)
(In Death, book 33)
J D Robb
"Curious corpses, tangled twists and one sizzling sleuth."

Dust (2013)
(Wool Trilogy, book 3)
Hugh Howey
"Frightening, fascinating, and addictive. In one word, terrific."

Fatal Impact (2014)
(Dr Anya Crichton, book 7)
Kathryn Fox
"A thriller that grips from first page to the last."

Open Secret (2014)
(Bern Fortin, book 2)
Deryn Collier
"Deryn Collier wonderfully captures the alternating tranquility and turbulence of small-town life. Open Secret is a riveting page-tuner from a talented new voice."

Pretty Girls (2015)
Karin Slaughter
"Searing, searching, soulful: a major achievement."

The Quiet Child (2017)
John Burley
"Packed with tension and unexpected twists, The Quiet Child is a powerful psychological thriller set in a time before the emergence of forensic science."

The Driver (2017)
Hart Hanson
"The Driver has it all--crisp dialogue, complex characters, and a plot that zips at breathtaking speed. I see the beginning of a great career in thriller fiction."

The Rat Catchers' Olympics (2017)
(Dr. Siri Paiboun, book 12)
Colin Cotterill
"You get a real feeling for what Laos was like in the '70s. The humor is wonderful too."

The First Family (2018)
Daniel Palmer and Michael Palmer
"A Palmer novel transports you into the complex world of medical-legal-social ethics. The First Family doesn't disappoint, wrestling with the murky questions of what we can do versus what we should do. Gripping."

Long Road to Mercy (2018)
(Atlee Pine, book 1)
David Baldacci
"A multi-layered protagonist; a plot as deep and twisty as the setting. In Long Road to Mercy, Baldacci is at the top of his game."

First Cut (2020)
(Dr. Jessie Teska Mystery, book 1)
Judy Melinek and T J Mitchell
"Scapel sharp. First Cut allows a peek into the autopsy room through the eyes of a pro."

The Tenant (2020)
(Korner and Werner, book 1)
Katrine Engberg
"A stunning debut. Katrine Engberg’s unforgettable characters and brilliant plot twists will captivate readers of suspense fiction."

When You See Me (2020)
(Detective D.D. Warren, book 11)
Lisa Gardner
"A twisty-turny psycho-thriller with a plot and characters that won’t let you go. Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game!"

The Last High (2020)
Daniel Kalla
"A thrilling, front-line drama about the opioid crisis."

Fatal Intent (2021)
(Kate Downey Medical Mystery, book 1)
Tammy Euliano
"Medical suspense as sharp as it gets. Euliano is off to a good, no, a brilliant start."

Heaven's a Lie (2021)
Wallace Stroby
"Tight, taut, and terrifying. In Heaven's a Lie, the action blisters along at a furious pace."

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