Author of such massive bestsellers as Déjà Dead, Grave Secrets, and Monday Mourning, Reichs is not only a gifted crime novelist but also a practitioner of forensic science. As a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec, she is immersed in the world that has given us hit television shows like CSI, and the new Fox series Bones -- based on and inspired by the life of Kathy Reichs herself. The hour-long drama will revolve around Reichs' female forensic anthropologist and protagonist, Temperance Brennan, who solves crimes using evidence supplied by skeletal remains. The series is based both on the character Brennan in Reich's bestselling works, and on Reichs herself. Bones premieres Tuesday, September 13 at 8/7c.

While her role as bona fide television character will surely attract a legion of dedicated fans, Reichs' reputation as a writer shows no sign of waning. Rarely did a first-time novelist make such a spectacular international publishing debut as she did with her first acclaimed forensic thriller, Déjà Dead. Written with the riveting authenticity that only world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs can provide, her novels pair witty, elegant prose with pulse-pounding storytelling in a tour de force worthy of crime writing's new superstar.

Reichs now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials. Her work as a forensic anthropologist is internationally recognized. She has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide, helped identify individuals from mass graves in Guatemala, and done forensic work at Ground Zero in New York.

Experiences she has had while working in forensic anthropology spawned her bestselling novels. Each new story plays on an aspect of forensic anthropology and matter classification that Dr. Reichs has personally used in her work, allowing her main character, Temperance Brennan's work to be authentic. The Temperance Brennan series: Déjà Dead, Death du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal Voyage, Grave Secrets, Bare Bones, Monday Mourning, and most recently, Cross Bones.

Nobody tells a chilling story like international best-selling author Kathy Reichs, whose "most valuable tool is her expertise...she's the real thing" (New York Newsday).

In her signature gripping style, Kathy Reichs explores the intriguing science of forensic anthropology that fuels the art of her crime writing. Using a power point presentation that shows actual case material, Kathy takes audiences through her travels to distant lands - Guatemala and Rwanda -- and charts the mystery and wonder of her dual professions. As her stories unfold, audiences catch glimpses into the macabre, the darker side of human nature that Kathy uncovers in her daily work as writer and scientist.