Kathy Reichs--the author cum practicing forensic anthropologist is already a popular name among the bibliophiles. She holds the position of a forensic anthropologists at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and also simultaneously works for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, Quebec.

Kathy Reichs is one of the prominent forensic anthropologists who also have an inclination for literature. Her experiences of life have inspired to write some of the best selling novels which have created ripples among the book world. Some of her best selling novels include various unknown aspects of the the subject and different types of matter which Dr. Kathy Reichs has personally involved with. Almost all her books highlights some mysterious aspects of this science which is not so familiar to the common man. A biographical touch is always there in most of her mystery novels. The popular Temperance Brennan series: Déjà Dead, Death du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal Voyage, and Grave Secrets are exciting works by this learned author.

A native of Chicago, Kathleen Joan "Kathy" Reichs is also popular as a academic book writer. Among her major works Forensic Osteology: Advances in the Identification of Human Remains published in 1986 and Hominid Origins: Inquiries Past and Present are two most relevant books in this particular subject which are a great help to the students.

It is also noteworthy that Kathy Reichs is a certified forensic anthropologist certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. She also holds a position among the Board of Directors of the Academy of Forensic Sciences.Presently workinf as a professor of anthropology, The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Kathy Reichs is also a academician of great repute. Many a times she is seen participating in criminal trials in Charlotte and Montreal.

Kathy Reichs is internationally recognized for her contributions as a forensic anthropologist. Among her major activities, the most remarkable ones include her travel to Rwanda to attend the UN Tribunal on Genocide. In this legendary even she visited the mass graves of Guatemala and identified numerous corpses which have been buried for a long period. She also have done done forensic work at Ground Zero in New York. In another project she worked with CILHI and identified various unknown soldiers who have lost their lives in the World War II.

Kathy Reichs is a practical writer who writes much of her books from real life experiences.