Kathy Reichs
Author of Déjà Dead
About the Author
Kathy Reichs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1948. She received a BA in anthropology from American University in 1971, a MA in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1972, and a Ph.D. in physical anthropology from Northwestern University in 1975. She works as a forensic show more anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale in Quebec. She has taught at Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, McGill University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her work as a forensic anthropologist is internationally recognized; she has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide, helped in an exhumation in the area of the highlands of southwest Guatemala, and done forensic work at Ground Zero in New York. In addition to her published academic papers and books, Reichs has written numerous works of crime fiction including Temperance Brennan series. Déjà Dead won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. She is a producer on the Fox television series Bones, which is loosely based on her own forensic career and writing. In 2015, she won the Silver Bullet Literary Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Kathy Reichs
A Deadly Audio Collection: Déjà Dead / Death du Jour / Deadly Decisions [Abridged Audiobook] (2004) 10 copies
Temperance Brennan 2 copies
Temperance Brennan Series 1 Collection 6 Books Set By Kathy Reichs (Deja Dead, Death Du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal… (2017) 2 copies
The Bone : Four Novellas 1 copy
Bomes Are Forever 1 copy
The Shift 1 copy
Hamvadó csontok 1 copy
Kalte, kalte Knochen: Ein neuer Fall für Tempe Brennan (Die Tempe-Brennan-Romane, Band 21) (2023) 1 copy
Kathy Reichs - 5 Books 1 copy
A csontok nem hazudnak 1 copy
Ao Encontro dos Ossos 1 copy
Virals - Fertőzöttek 1 copy
Ne törj csontot 1 copy
Csont és bőr 1 copy
Kathy Reichs Virals Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Set (Virals, Seizure, Code, Exposure, Terminal) (2018) 1 copy
Virals / Spider Bones 1 copy
Associated Works
Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes (2004) — Foreword, some editions — 302 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Reichs, Kathleen Joan Toelle
- Other names
- Reichs, Kathy
- Birthdate
- 1948-07-07
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Montréal, Québec, Canada - Education
- American University (B.A. ∙ Anthropology ∙ 1971)
Northwestern University (M.A. ∙ physical anthropology ∙ 1972)
Northwestern University (Ph.D. ∙ physical anthropology ∙ 1975) - Occupations
- forensic anthropologist
professor (Anthropology)
novelist - Relationships
- Reichs, Brendan (son)
- Organizations
- Foundation for Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology
McGill University
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
American Board of Forensic Anthropology
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, Québec (show all 7)
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, North Carolina - Awards and honors
- Arthur Ellis Award
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Mystery Series ∙ 2005) - Agent
- Betsy Berg (William Morris Agency)
The Lavin Agency (speaking engagements)
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Statistics
- Works
- 83
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- 6
- Members
- 67,350
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.7
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- Favorited
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