About the Author

Kathy Reichs is the author of eighteen"New York Times" bestselling novels featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Like her protagonist, Reichs is a forensic anthropologist one of fewer than one hundred ever certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. A professor in the department of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she is the former vice president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and serves on the National Police Services Advisory Council in Canada. Reichs s own life, as much as her novels, is the basis for the TV show "Bones, " one of the longest-running series in the history of the Fox network."

Reviews

Praise for the novels of Kathy Reichs
Kathy Reichs writes smart no, make that brilliant mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross. James Patterson
Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She s the real deal. David Baldacci
Kathy Reichs continues to be one of the most distinctive and talented writers in the genre. Her legion of readers worldwide will agree with me when I declare that the more books she writes, the more enthusiastic fans she ll garner. Sandra Brown
Each book in Kathy Reichs s fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last. They re filled with riveting twists and turns and no matter how many books she writes, I just can t get enough! Lisa Scottoline
I love Kathy Reichs always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something. Lee Child
A genius at building suspense. New York "Daily News"
Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic. " Entertainment Weekly"
Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell s Kay Scarpetta. " USA Today"
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Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden. "The New York Times Book Review"
Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story. " Publishers Weekly""

Praise for the novels of Kathy Reichs
"Kathy Reichs writes smart--no, make that brilliant--mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross."--James Patterson
"Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She's the real deal."--David Baldacci
"Kathy Reichs continues to be one of the most distinctive and talented writers in the genre. Her legion of readers worldwide will agree with me when I declare that the more books she writes, the more enthusiastic fans she'll garner."--Sandra Brown
"Each book in Kathy Reichs's fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last. They're filled with riveting twists and turns--and no matter how many books she writes, I just can't get enough!"--Lisa Scottoline
"I love Kathy Reichs --always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something."--Lee Child
"A genius at building suspense."--New York "Daily News"
"Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic.""--Entertainment Weekly"
"Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta.""--USA Today"
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"Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story.""--Publishers Weekly"

Praise for the novels of Kathy Reichs

"A genius at building suspense."--New York "Daily News"

"Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic.""--Entertainment Weekly"

"Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta.""--USA Today"
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"Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story.""--Publishers Weekly"