Kathy Reichs Books in Order
Kathy Reichs has written 47 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is Déjà Dead (1997) and the newest is Evil Bones (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 28 of the 47 books listed here are in the Temperance Brennan series, which has its own page: Temperance Brennan books in order.
Kathy Reichs is the pen name of Kathleen Joan Toelle.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 1997–2025
- Confirmed
- 40 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,697 in 29 of 47 books
- Reading time
- 178–267 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,697 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 47 titles with a page count on record.
Kathy Reichs, born Kathleen Joan Toelle on July 7, 1948, is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. Reichs holds the title of professor emerita of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the television series Bones drew on Reichs's work. Déjà Dead (1997) is the first catalogued book, followed by Death du Jour (1999), Deadly Decisions (2000) and Fatal Voyage (2001). The subjects pair Temperance Brennan with forensic anthropology, medical examiners and murder. Series include Temperance Brennan and Tory Brennan (Virals), and the listing runs to 2025.
The Temperance Brennan series follows Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist who examines bones to solve mysteries, working with law enforcement to identify remains and determine cause of death while navigating her personal life.
How many Kathy Reichs books are there?
Kathy Reichs has 47 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 3 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Kathy Reichs Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Kathy Reichs books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119975324/4
- 219994513/4
- 320003333/4
- 420014203/4
- 520023664/4
- 62003–3/4
- 720033833/4
- 820043834/4
- 920054594/4
- 1020063203/4
- 1120064804/4
- 1220073204/4
- 1320083824/4
- 142009–3/4
- 1520093084/4
- 1620104543/4
- 1720103694/4
- 182011–3/4
- 1920112783/4
- 2020122883/4
- 212013–3/4
- 222013–3/4
- 2320131203/4
- 2420133243/4
- 2520144183/4
- 26Bones of the Lost2014 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420144321/4
- 272014–3/4
- 2820143233/4
- 2920153783/4
- 30Bones Never Lie2015 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420153601/4
- 312015–3/4
- 3220153023/4
- 3320163883/4
- 342016–3/4
- 3520162943/4
- 36Speaking in Bones2016 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420164801/4
- 372017–3/4
- 382018–3/4
- 39A Conspiracy of Bones2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 402021–3/4
- 41The Bone Code2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 4220223523/4
- 432023–3/4
- 44Cold, Cold Bones2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 45The Bone Hacker2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 462024–4/4
- 472025–4/4
Kathy Reichs series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Temperance Brennan books in order 28 books
- Bones books in order 1 book
- Virals books in order 10 books
Kathy Reichs books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Kathy Reichs Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kathy Reichs Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
7 books7 Kathy Reichs titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Kathy Reichs Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Kathy Reichs books run from Déjà Dead (1997) to Evil Bones (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kathy Reichs in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Kathy Reichs books in order?
You only need to read Kathy Reichs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Kathy Reichs books in?
Read Kathy Reichs one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Temperance Brennan starts with Déjà Dead (1997), Bones starts with Buried Deep (2006) and Virals starts with Shock (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Déjà Dead (1997).
What is the newest Kathy Reichs book?
Evil Bones (2025) is the newest Kathy Reichs book released so far.
Is there a new Kathy Reichs book coming?
No next Kathy Reichs book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Kathy Reichs Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 47 books in publication order is on the Kathy Reichs reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Kathy Reichs at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kathy Reichs published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Kathy Reichs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,697 pages across the 29 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 369 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kathy Reichs books, 23 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 47 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 40 in at least three.
What the Kathy Reichs books are about
32 of the 47 Kathy Reichs books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women forensic anthropologists is tagged on 21 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women forensic anthropologists 21 of 32 books
- Temperance Brennan (Fictitious character) 15 of 32 books
- Investigation 10 of 32 books
- Medical examiners (Law) 9 of 32 books
- Murder 9 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 32 books
- Crimes against 6 of 32 books
- Forensic anthropology 6 of 32 books
- Brennan, temperance (fictitious character) 5 of 32 books
- Women anthropologists 5 of 32 books
- Forensic sciences 4 of 32 books