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Kathy Reichs Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Kathy Reichs in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 53 books / 8 series

American forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs is best known for the Temperance Brennan series, which inspired the TV show *Bones*. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Kathy Reichs books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Kathy Reichs in Publication Order

1997 D’j’ Dead POoTBB / 1 Buy
1999 Death du Jour POoTBB / 2 Buy
2000 Deadly Decisions POoTBB / 3 Buy
2001 Fatal Voyage POoTBB / 4 Buy
2002 Grave Secrets POoTBB / 5 Buy
2003 Inside The Forensic Files of Dr Kathy Reichs POoNB / 1 Buy
2003 Bare Bones POoTBB / 6 Buy
2004 Monday Mourning POoTBB / 7 Buy
2005 Cross Bones POoTBB / 8 Buy
2006 Buried Deep POoBB / 1 Buy
2006 Break No Bones POoTBB / 9 Buy
2007 Bones to Ashes POoTBB / 10 Buy
2008 Devil Bones POoTBB / 11 Buy
2009 Shock POoTB(B / 1 Buy
2009 206 Bones POoTBB / 12 Buy
2010 Virals POoTB(B / 2 Buy
2010 Spider Bones / Mortal Remains POoTBB / 13 Buy
2011 Seizure POoTB(B / 3 Buy
2011 Flash and Bones POoTBB / 14 Buy
2012 Bones Are Forever POoTBB / 15 Buy
2013 Shift POoTB(B / 4 Buy
2013 Code POoTB(B / 5 Buy
2013 Swipe POoTB(B / 6 Buy
2013 Bones in Her Pocket POoTBB / 16 Buy
2013 Bones ofthe Lost POoTBB / 17 Buy
2014 Exposure POoTB(B / 7 Buy
2014 Swamp Bones POoTBB / 18 Buy
2014 Bones Never Lie POoTBB / 19 Buy
2015 Terminal POoTB(B / 8 Buy
2015 Bones on Ice POoTBB / 20 Buy
2015 Speaking in Bones POoTBB / 21 Buy
2016 The Bone Collection POoTBC / 1 Buy
2016 First Bones POoTBSS / 1 Buy
2016 Spike POoTB(B / 9 Buy
2016 Trace Evidence POoTB(B / 10 Buy
2017 Two Nights POoSN / 1 Buy
2017 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) POoTMCB / 1 Buy
2017 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) POoTMCB / 2 Buy
2017 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) POoTMCB / 3 Buy
2018 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) POoTMCB / 4 Buy
2018 A Conspiracy of Bones POoTBB / 22 Buy
2019 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) POoTMCB / 5 Buy
2019 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) POoTMCB / 6 Buy
2019 Faking a Murderer(With: Lee Child) POoTMCB / 7 Buy
2019 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) POoTMCB / 8 Buy
2019 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) POoTMCB / 9 Buy
2019 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) POoTMCB / 10 Buy
2019 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) POoTMCB / 11 Buy
2021 The Bone Code POoTBB / 23 Buy
2022 Cold, Cold Bones POoTBB / 24 Buy
2023 The Bone Hacker POoTBB / 25 Buy
2024 Fire and Bones POoTBB / 26 Buy
2025 Evil Bones POoTBB / 27 Buy

Complete Kathy Reichs Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2017
01 Two Nights 2017 Buy
Bones Reading Order 1 book / 2006
01 Buried Deep 2006 Buy
01 The Bone Collection 2016 Buy
01 Inside The Forensic Files of Dr Kathy Reichs 2003 Buy
01 Shock 2009 Buy
02 Virals 2010 Buy
03 Seizure 2011 Buy
04 Shift 2013 Buy
05 Code 2013 Buy
06 Swipe 2013 Buy
07 Exposure 2014 Buy
08 Terminal 2015 Buy
09 Spike 2016 Buy
10 Trace Evidence 2016 Buy
01 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) 2017 Buy
02 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) 2017 Buy
03 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) 2017 Buy
04 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) 2018 Buy
05 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) 2019 Buy
06 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) 2019 Buy
07 Faking a Murderer(With: Lee Child) 2019 Buy
08 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) 2019 Buy
09 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) 2019 Buy
10 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) 2019 Buy
11 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) 2019 Buy
Temperance Brennan Reading Order 27 books / 1997-2025
01 D’j’ Dead 1997 Buy
02 Death du Jour 1999 Buy
03 Deadly Decisions 2000 Buy
04 Fatal Voyage 2001 Buy
05 Grave Secrets 2002 Buy
06 Bare Bones 2003 Buy
07 Monday Mourning 2004 Buy
08 Cross Bones 2005 Buy
09 Break No Bones 2006 Buy
10 Bones to Ashes 2007 Buy
11 Devil Bones 2008 Buy
12 206 Bones 2009 Buy
13 Spider Bones / Mortal Remains 2010 Buy
14 Flash and Bones 2011 Buy
15 Bones Are Forever 2012 Buy
16 Bones in Her Pocket 2013 Buy
17 Bones ofthe Lost 2013 Buy
18 Swamp Bones 2014 Buy
19 Bones Never Lie 2014 Buy
20 Bones on Ice 2015 Buy
21 Speaking in Bones 2015 Buy
22 A Conspiracy of Bones 2018 Buy
23 The Bone Code 2021 Buy
24 Cold, Cold Bones 2022 Buy
25 The Bone Hacker 2023 Buy
26 Fire and Bones 2024 Buy
27 Evil Bones 2025 Buy

Where to start with Kathy Reichs

What is the best order to read Kathy Reichs books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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