Books by Kathy Reichs
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Spider Bones
Published 2011
by Simon & Schuster
John Lowery was declared dead in 1968—the victim of a Huey crash in Vietnam, his body … Read more
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Seizure
Published 2011
by Razorbill
Ever since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare … Read more
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Flash and Bones
Published 2011
by Simon & Schuster
Just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for Race Week, a body is found in … Read more
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Virals
Published 2010
by Razorbill
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV … Read more
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No Rest for the Dead
Published 2011
by Touchstone
In No Rest for the Dead, betrayal, vengeance, redemption, greed, and love, are tied together … Read more
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206 Bones
Published 2009
by Scribner
There are 206 bones in the human body. Forensic anthropologists know them intimately, can read in … Read more
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Devil Bones
Published 2008
by Scribner
In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes … Read more
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Bones to Ashes
Published 2007
by Scribner
As a child, she was told to forget about the missing girl. But some memories don’t … Read more
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Break no Bones
Published 2006
by Scribner
To some, the dead are a commodity. For Tempe Brennan, they hold the key to cracking … Read more
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Cross Bones
Published 2005
by Scribner
When an Orthodox Jew is found shot to death in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is called in … Read more
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Monday Mourning
Published 2005
by Pocket Star
The secrets of the dead are in her hands.
The bones of three young women are … Read more
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Bare Bones
Published 2003
by Scribner
She works with the dead, but she works for the living.
“Down time” is not a … Read more
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Grave Secrets
Published 2002
by Scribner
A harrowing excavation unearths a chilling tragedy never laid to rest.
They are “the disappeared,” twenty-three … Read more
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Fatal Voyage
Published 2001
by Scribner
She has a passion for the truth . . . and this time, it’s taking her … Read more
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Deadly Decisions
Published 2000
by Scribner
When innocent blood is spilled, she deciphers the shattering truth it holds.
Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint … Read more
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Death Du Jour
Published 1999
by Scribner
In the bitter cold of a Montreal winter, Tempe Brennan is digging for a corpse buried … Read more
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Déjà Dead
Published 1997
by Scribner
Her life is devoted to justice — for those she never even knew.
In the year … Read more
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I’d Kill For That
Published 2005
by Minotaur Books
On the banks of the Truxton River lies Gryphon’s Gate, a gated community built by Henry … Read more
Monday May 3, 2010
Author Kathy Reichs Chats About Writing “The Witch In The Wardrobe” for FOX’s Bones
Fans of Bones and of the book series FOX’s drama is loosely based upon will want to circle May 6 on the calendar, because next week’s episode was written by none other than Kathy Reichs. Reichs created the character of Temperance Brennan for her ongoing popular mystery series about a forensic anthropologist and she is also currently a producer on Bones, the show inspired by her novels. “The Witch In The Wardrobe” is her first foray into writing for the show and she spoke to the press about the challenge of writing for such a different medium.
Like Temperance Brennan in her novels, Reichs is a forensic anthropologist, dividing her time between Charlotte, North Carolina and Montreal, Quebec. She’s written twelve Temperance books to date, with a thirteenth (Spider Bones) coming out in August. Asked to compare novel writing and TV writing, Reichs said they were very different experiences, noting:
“For one thing, when I write a novel, I do it alone. I give my idea to my editors and they say that’s splendid and then I go ahead and I write the book and I send it to them. That’s not how writing a TV episode works. First you have to have your idea approved by the executive producers, your network, the studio, etc. Then when that happens you write a very lengthy outline, which I don’t usually do for my novels. When that’s approved up all the hierarchical levels, then you go and you break the story, and it’s a collective experience. You do it with the other writers, which is very different for me.”
Despite the difference, the author loved the collaborative process, particularly working in the writers’ room and bouncing ideas off the other writers. Although she was a bit shocked at how many changes are made to the script on the way to production, Reichs said she would jump at the chance to write another, noting, “I really did have a good time. I learned a lot, because it was the first one I had done. I figure I shouldn’t waste all that newly acquired skill and maybe I should try my hand at a second one, if they let me do it.”
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