Author guide
Kathy Reichs Books in Order
Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist, academic, and crime writer. Her Temperance Brennan novels draw on her professional experience in forensic anthropology, including work in North Carolina, Quebec, Guatemala, Rwanda, and with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. Her debut novel, Déjà Dead, won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Reichs co-authored the Virals young-adult series with her son, Brendan Reichs, and wrote the standalone thriller Two Nights. She also co-authored collaborative crime fiction and edited academic volumes on physical and forensic anthropology. Reichs served as a producer of the television series Bones, which was inspired by her work and fiction.
crime fictionmysterythrillerforensic fictionyoung adult fictionforensic anthropology
Kathy Reichs's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Déjà Dead
The first Temperance Brennan novel and the beginning of the central crime-fiction series.
Virals
The first novel in the co-authored Virals young-adult series.
Two Nights
A standalone thriller with a new protagonist and no prior series knowledge required.
Read in order
Books by series
crime-fiction-series · ongoing
Temperance Brennan
A crime-fiction series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, including novels and separately published Brennan novellas and collections.
- 1 Déjà DeadAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1997
- 2
Death du JourAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1999
- 3
Deadly DecisionsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2000
- 4
Fatal VoyageAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2001
- 5
Grave SecretsAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2002
- 6
Bare BonesAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2003
- 7
Monday MourningAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2004
- 8
Cross BonesAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2005
- 9
Break No BonesAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2006
- 10
Bones to AshesAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2007
- 11
Devil BonesAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2008
- 12
206 BonesAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2009
- 13
Spider BonesAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2010
- 14
Flash and BonesAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 2011
- 15
Bones Are ForeverAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 2012
- 16
Bones of the LostAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 2013
- 17
Bones in Her PocketAmazon ↗Book 16.5 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 18
Bones Never LieAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 2014
- 19
Swamp BonesAmazon ↗Book 17.5 · novella · 2014 Optional
- 20
Speaking in BonesAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 2015
- 21
Bones on IceAmazon ↗Book 18.5 · novella · 2015 Optional
- 22
The Bone CollectionAmazon ↗Book collection · short-story-collection · 2016 Optional
- 23
A Conspiracy of BonesAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 2019
- 24
The Bone CodeAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 2021
- 25
Cold, Cold BonesAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2022
- 26
The Bone HackerAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2023
- 27
Fire and BonesAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 2025
- 28 Evil BonesAmazon ↗
Book 24 · novel · 2025
young-adult-series · complete
Virals
A completed young-adult series co-authored by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs about Tory Brennan and her friends, with separately published companion novellas and a story collection.
- 1 ViralsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · young-adult-novel · 2010
- 2
SeizureAmazon ↗Book 2 · young-adult-novel · 2011
- 3
ShiftAmazon ↗Book 2.5 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 4
SwipeAmazon ↗Book 2.6 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 5
CodeAmazon ↗Book 3 · young-adult-novel · 2013
- 6
ExposureAmazon ↗Book 4 · young-adult-novel · 2014
- 7
TerminalAmazon ↗Book 5 · young-adult-novel · 2015
- 8 ShockAmazon ↗
Book 5.5 · novella · 2015 Optional
- 9
SpikeAmazon ↗Book 5.5 · novella · 2016 Optional
- 10
Trace EvidenceAmazon ↗Book collection · short-story-collection · 2016 Optional
anthology-series · complete
The MatchUp Collection
A completed anthology series of thriller collaborations pairing major crime-fiction authors; Kathy Reichs's contribution is the Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher story collected in MatchUp.
- 1
MatchUpAmazon ↗Book 1 · short-story-collection · 2017
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- Two NightsAmazon ↗
novel · 2017
