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Temperance Brennan

Kathy Reichs

21 books

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan splits her time between Charlotte, North Carolina and Montreal, Quebec, using her expertise in bones and decomposition to solve murders the police can't crack. Reichs—herself a real-life forensic anthropologist—brings unmatched scientific authenticity to each case. The series inspired the long-running TV show Bones but stands apart with grittier, more technical investigations.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    Déjà Dead

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  2. 2.

    Death du Jour

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  3. 3.

    Deadly Décisions

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  4. 4.

    Fatal Voyage

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  5. 5.

    Grave Secrets

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  6. 6.

    Bare Bones

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  7. 7.

    Monday Mourning

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  8. 8.

    Cross Bones

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  9. 9.

    Break No Bones

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  10. 10.

    Bones to Ashes

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  11. 11.

    Devil Bones

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  12. 12.

    206 Bones

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  13. 13.

    Spider Bones

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  14. 14.

    Flash and Bones

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  15. 15.

    Bones Are Forever

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  16. 16.

    Bones of the Lost

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  17. 17.

    Bones Never Lie

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  18. 18.

    Speaking in Bones

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  19. 19.

    The Bone Collection

    Short story collection — plot-relevant to the series arc

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  20. 20.

    A Conspiracy of Bones

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  21. 21.

    The Bone Code

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  22. 22.

    Cold, Cold Bones

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