Kathy Reichs wrote her first novel ten years ago, just to do something different. A successful forensic anthropologist and professor, she was tired of writing textbooks and teaching the FBI how to dig up bodies. That first book, Dรฉjร Dead, featured a lead character inspired by her own life, Reichsยs literary alter ego, Dr. Temperance Brennan. The book hit the New York Times best-seller list and established Reichs as a major force on the thriller scene. Since then sheยs written ten more Temperance Brennan novels and added a hit television show based on the series.
Reichsยs latest release, Devil Bones, centers on two young victims, a girl whose skull is found in the center of a sacrificial shrine and a teenage boy whoยs found on the shores of a lake ย without a head. While Brennan tries to figure out how and when the teens were killed, a local preacher turned politician whips the community into a frenzy about the strange killings. (Itยs devil worship! Itยs Santerรญa! Itยs voodoo!) Can Brennan keep the witch hunt in check until she solves the mystery? See if Reichs gives up any clues at todayยs reading. 6 p.m. Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-524-8597 or visit www.murderbooks.com. Free.
Sat., Sept. 6, 6 p.m., 2008
This article appears in Sep 4-10, 2008.