Kathy Reichs - wikipedia Kathy Reichs `` Reichs '' redirects here. For other uses, see Reich ( disambiguation ). Kathy Reichs ( 1948 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1948 ( age 69 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Forensic Anthropologist Novelist Professor Nationality American Genre Crime, since 1997 Notable works Break No Bones ( 2006 ) Website www.kathyreichs.com Kathleen Joan Toelle Reichs ( / ˈraɪks / ; born July 7, 1948 ) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is an adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte ; as of 2016 she is on indefinite leave. She is also affiliated with the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of 100 anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her schedule also involves a number of speaking engagements around the world. Reichs has been a producer for the TV series Bones, which is loosely based on her novels, which in turn, are inspired by her life. She has two daughters, Kerry and Courtney, and one son, Brendan. Contents 1 Academic career 1.1 Academic papers 1.2 Academic books 2 Novels 2.1 Temperance Brennan series 2.2 Stand - Alone Books 2.3 Virals series 3 Novellas 4 Television 5 Casey Anthony murder trial 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Academic career Reichs earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in anthropology from American University in 1971. In 1972, she completed her Master of Arts in physical anthropology from Northwestern University, and in 1975 she completed her Ph. D. in physical anthropology from Northwestern University. Since then, Reichs has taught at Northern Illinois University, University of Pittsburgh, Concordia University, and McGill University, and is currently on leave from a position as adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In the past, Kathy Reichs has consulted for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina. Reichs has appeared in Tanzania to testify at the United Nations 's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She has assisted Dr. Clyde Snow and the Foundation for Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology in an exhumation in the area of Lake Atitlan in the highlands of southwest Guatemala. She was a member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team assigned to assist at the World Trade Center disaster. Academic papers `` Quantified comparison of frontal sinus patterns by means of computed tomography ''. Forensic Science International. 61 : 141 -- 68. October 1993. doi : 10.1016 / 0379 - 0738 ( 93 ) 90222 - v. `` Effect of age and osteoarthritis on bone mineral in rhesus monkey vertebrae ''. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 8 ( 8 ) : 909 -- 17. August 1993. doi : 10.1002 / jbmr. 5650080803. `` Forensic anthropology in the 1990s ''. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 13 ( 2 ) : 146 -- 53. June 1992. doi : 10.1097 / 00000433 - 199206000 - 00014. `` Treponematosis : a possible case from the late prehistoric of North Carolina ''. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 79 ( 3 ) : 289 -- 303. July 1989. doi : 10.1002 / ajpa. 1330790305. `` Cranial suture eccentricities : a case in which precocious closure complicated determination of sex and commingling ''. Journal of Forensic Science. 34 ( 1 ) : 263 -- 73. January 1989. DeRousseau, CJ ; Reichs, KJ ( July 1987 ). `` Ontogenetic plasticity in nonhuman primates : I. Secular trends in the Cayo Santiago macaques ''. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 73 ( 3 ) : 279 -- 87. PMID 3618758. doi : 10.1002 / ajpa. 1330730302. Academic books Forensic Osteology : Advances in the Identification of Human Remains ( 1st ed. ). Springfield : Charles C. Thomas. 1986. ISBN 9780398068042. Reichs, Kathy, ed. ( 1983 ). Hominid Origins : Inquiries Past and Present. University Press of America. ISBN 9780819128645. Novels In addition to technical books, Reichs has written 19 novels to date, which have been translated into 30 languages. Her first novel, Déjà Dead, won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The fictional heroine in her novels, Temperance `` Tempe '' Brennan, is also a forensic anthropologist. Her lifestyle closely mimics that of her creator, with Reichs stating that Brennan and she `` have the same CV '' and that `` Some of Tempe 's personality traits are also mine '', but there are differences in their personal lives such as the character 's alcoholism. A good portion of the novels are based on real life science, and Reichs has stated that she is `` fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right ''. She has used experience from her career in her novels, and said about Déjà Dead that `` Everything I describe in the book, I actually did ''. In the novel Grave Secrets, she uses her experience from her visit to Guatemala. She has also written the young adult novels series named Virals centered on Tempe 's great - niece, Tory Brennan, and a pack of her friends Ben, Hiram, Shelton, and wolfdog Cooper. Her latest novel, Two Nights, published July 11, 2017 and features Sunday Night, a tough - talking, scarred heroine. Temperance Brennan series No. Title Published ISBNs Notes Déjà Dead Paperback : 0 - 09 - 925518 - 9 Audio CD : 1 - 449 - 83348 - 9 Won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel Death du Jour 1999 Paperback : 0 - 09 - 925519 - 7 Hardcover : 0 - 684 - 84118 - 5 Audio CD : 0 - 754 - 05330 - X Deadly Décisions 2000 Paperback : 0 - 09 - 930710 - 3 Hardback : 0 - 434 - 00820 - 6 Fatal Voyage Paperback : 0 - 09 - 930720 - 0 Audio CD : 1 - 85686 - 927 - X 5 Grave Secrets 2002 Paperback : 0 - 09 - 930730 - 8 Audio CD : 1 - 85686 - 928 - 8 6 Bare Bones 2003 Paperback : 0 - 09 - 944147 - 0 7 Monday Mourning Paperback : 0 - 09 - 944148 - 9 8 Cross Bones 2005 Paperback : 0 - 09 - 944149 - 7 Hardback : 0 - 434 - 01040 - 5 Audio CD : 1 - 85686 - 985 - 7 9 Break No Bones 2006 Hardback : 0 - 434 - 01042 - 1 Paperback : 0 - 434 - 01544 - X 10 Bones to Ashes 2007 Hardback : 978 - 0434014620 Paperback : 978 - 1416525653 11 Devil Bones 2008 Hardback : 978 - 0743294386 Paperback : 978 - 1 - 4391 - 5440 - 3 Audio CD : 978 - 1846571336 12 206 Bones 2009 Hardback : 978 - 0743294393 Paperback : 978 - 0 - 4340 - 2005 - 8 13 Spider Bones Hardback : 978 - 1439102398 Paperback : 978 - 0 - 0995 - 5686 - 2 released as Mortal Remains in UK and Australia in hardback, reverted to Spider Bones for paperback release 14 Flash and Bones 2011 978 - 1439102411 15 Bones are Forever 2012 978 - 0434021130 16 Bones of the Lost 2013 978 - 1439102459 17 Bones Never Lie 2014 Hardback : 978 - 0345544018 Paperback : 978 - 0804194471 18 Speaking in Bones 2015 Hardback : 978 - 0434021192 19 The Bone Collection 2016 Hardback : 9780606394642 Paperback : 9780399593222 A short story collection including First Bones ( a prequel to Déjà Dead ), Bones in her Pocket, Swamp Bones and Bones on Ice. These books have been numbered as 0.5, 15.5, 16.5, 17.5, respectively. Stand - alone books No. Title Published ISBNs Notes Two Nights 2017 Hardback : 978 - 0434021116 Paperback : 978 - 1524755577 Stand - alone, `` off - series '' novel with new characters. Virals series Main article : Virals Title Published ISBN Notes Virals 978 - 0099543947 Seizure 2011 978 - 1595143945 Code 2013 978 - 0099543855 Exposure 2014 978 - 1595145307 Terminal 2015 978 - 1595145284 Trace Evidence 2016 978 - 1784752392 a short story collection including Shock, Shift, Swipe and Spike ( a new story set after the events of Terminal ). Novellas Reichs has released six downloadable short stories - Title Published Notes Shift 2013 Set in the Virals country, but featuring both the Virals characters and Temperance Brennan. Bones In Her Pocket 2013 A Temperance Brennan story giving details of a case briefly mentioned in Bones of the Lost. Swipe 2013 A Virals story, also featuring Temperance Brennan, set at Comic - Con in San Diego. Swamp Bones 2014 A Temperance Brennan story set in the Florida Everglades. Shock 2015 A Virals story telling how they first meet. Bones On Ice 2015 A Temperance Brennan story of how she gets wrapped up in the ultimate cold case : a death on Mount Everest. Television Main article : Bones ( TV series ) The 2005 Fox television series Bones is inspired by Reichs ' life and writing. The series borrows the name of the books ' heroine, Temperance `` Bones '' Brennan. As in the books, Brennan ( Emily Deschanel ) is a forensic anthropologist ; however, there are many differences : the television character is younger, more socially awkward, and is based in a fictionalized version of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the TV - Brennan moonlights as an author, writing about a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs. Aside from the character name and occupation, there are few tie - ins between the TV show and the books. Reichs works as a producer on the show to `` keep the science honest '' and has appeared in the episode `` Judas on a Pole '' from the second season, in which she played Professor Constance Wright, a forensic anthropologist on the board conducting Zack Addy 's dissertation defense. Additionally, she wrote the Season Five episode `` The Witch in the Wardrobe '' and the Season Nine episode `` The Dude in the Dam '' and the Season Eleven episode `` The Stiff in the Cliff '' with her daughter Kerry. Casey Anthony murder trial Main article : Death of Caylee Anthony In 2011, Reichs was an expert witness in the Casey Anthony murder trial. After initially refusing to be a part of Anthony 's defense, she cited biased media coverage as the reason she changed her mind. `` Initially, I said no, and then I started seeing media coverage and it made me angry. This woman needed to be tried in court, not in the press. '' Reichs did a full skeletal analysis of Anthony 's daughter, Caylee, but could not determine a cause of death. She concluded that there was no evidence of abuse and that the child appeared to be well - nourished. Notes ^ Jump up to : `` Reichs, Kathy '', Britannica Online ( see below : References ). Jump up ^ `` Kathleen J. Reichs Biography ''. notablebiographies.com. Jump up ^ `` Reichs among ' 30 Most Innovative Women Professors ' ''. UNC Charlotte. February 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` ABFA - American Board of Forensic Anthropology ''. theabfa.org. Archived from the original on 2011 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ Reichs, Kathy ( 2002 ). Grave Secrets : A Novel. Simon & Schuster, Inc. pp. XII. ISBN 978 - 0 - 671 - 02838 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Kathy Reichs - About Kathy ''. kathyreichs.com. Jump up ^ `` History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places - Smithsonian ''. smithsonianmagazine.com. Jump up ^ Kathy Reichs book suppliers. Personal website. Retrieved 1 / 11 / 09. Jump up ^ Arthur Ellis Award - list of past winners. Crime Writers of Canada website. Retrieved 1 / 11 / 09. ^ Jump up to : `` This much I know : Kathy Reichs, forensic anthropologist and writer, 60, London ''. Tom Templeton. The Guardian. 2008 - 10 - 26. ^ Jump up to : Mudge, Alden ( September 1997 ). `` Meet this season 's best discovery : Kathy Reichs ''. Bookpage. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 23. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 16. ^ Jump up to : `` Kathy Reichs : The ice queen of crime ''. Peter Stanford. The Independent. 2006 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ Kathy,, Reichs,. Two nights. Toronto. ISBN 9781476726458. OCLC 960987420. Jump up ^ GoodReads. GoodReads. Retrieved 2016 / 12 / 23. Jump up ^ Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 2016 / 12 / 23. Jump up ^ Website. Website. Retrieved 2016 / 12 / 23. ^ Jump up to : Bones Show Info ^ Jump up to : `` Kathy Reichs : 20 Things You Need to Know ''. Yahoo ! 7. Yahoo ! Pty Limited. Archived from the original on 2008 - 07 - 28. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Bodies in the Book ''. Bones. Season 2. Episode 15. 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ IMDB profile for Bones episode Judas on a Pole Jump up ^ IMDB full credits for Bones episode `` The Witch in the Wardrobe '' Jump up ^ `` BONES Recap : ' The Dude in the Dam ' ''. givememyremote.com. Jump up ^ Reichs Examines Murder Victim Caylee Anthony References `` Reichs, Kathy '', Britannica Online Encyclopedia, 2009, webpage : EBc - KReichs. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kathy Reichs. Official website Kathy Reichs on IMDb Kathy Reichs : Turning a lifelong career into writing success at Jarrah Loh.com Kathy Reichs Interview Shots Ezine October 2012 Books by Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan series Déjà Dead ( 1997 ) Death du Jour ( 1999 ) Deadly Decisions ( 2000 ) Fatal Voyage ( 2001 ) Grave Secrets ( 2002 ) Bare Bones ( 2003 ) Monday Mourning ( 2004 ) Cross Bones ( 2005 ) Break No Bones ( 2006 ) Bones to Ashes ( 2007 ) Devil Bones ( 2008 ) 206 Bones ( 2009 ) Spider Bones ( 2010 ) Flash and Bones ( 2011 ) Bones are Forever ( 2012 ) Bones of the Lost ( 2013 ) Bones Never Lie ( 2014 ) Speaking in Bones ( 2015 ) Virals series Virals ( 2010 ) Seizure ( 2011 ) Code ( 2013 ) Exposure ( 2014 ) Terminal ( 2015 ) Trace Evidence ( 2016 ) Adaptations Bones Bones Characters Temperance Brennan Seeley Booth Angela Montenegro Zack Addy Jack Hodgins Lance Sweets Gormogon Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` The Man in the S.U.V. '' `` A Boy in a Tree '' `` The Man in the Bear '' `` A Boy in a Bush '' `` The Man in the Wall '' `` A Man on Death Row '' `` The Girl in the Fridge '' `` The Man in the Fallout Shelter '' `` The Woman at the Airport '' `` The Woman in the Car '' `` Two Bodies in the Lab '' `` The Man in the Morgue '' Season 2 `` The Titan on the Tracks '' Spin - off The Finder VIAF : 85377433 LCCN : n82144118 ISNI : 0000 0001 2029 8033 GND : 120925923 SUDOC : 03558887X BNF : cb13323211f ( data ) BIBSYS : 1087802 NLA : 40348039 NDL : 00713089 NKC : xx0011950 ICCU : IT ICCU REAV 095917 BNE : XX4422597 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathy_Reichs&oldid=798504560 '' Categories : American forensic scientists American academics American crime fiction writers American mystery writers American television producers American University alumni Forensic anthropologists Northwestern University alumni Women mystery writers Writers from Chicago 1950 births Living people American women novelists Women forensic scientists American women scientists Canadian women scientists 20th - century women scientists 21st - century women scientists Hidden categories : Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2016 All articles containing potentially dated statements Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with SBN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia አማርኛ تۆرکجه Български Bosanski Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 September 2017, at 08 : 42. 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Question: who is the tv show bones based on
Answer: Kathleen Joan Toelle Reichs