The Virals have a kind of werewolf superpower. I know there is an element of the supernatural in this book. You can also tweet us if you'd like to talk to Kathy Reichs. And we proposed it to a publisher, and they liked the idea.įLATOW: Our number is 1-80. REICHS: So he was looking for an excuse to change career paths, and he came to me with the idea of a young adult series. REICHS: Yeah, so he was looking for - yeah, he calls himself a recovering attorney.

He put in three whole years at that, and.įLATOW: Well, there's hope for all of us. My son is a lawyer, and he really didn't enjoy being a lawyer. REICHS: It kind of went the other way, Ira. So we had the idea that kids might like to see books in which kids are using science and solving mysteries and cold cases.įLATOW: And so did you have to twist your arm, the arm of your son, or. But we noticed that there are a lot of young people coming to my signings and public events and a lot of young viewers of the show, of 'Bones.' It's equally as complicated in the story. REICHS: Well, it - the book is really similar to the adult books. It's always fun.įLATOW: So what is the motivation for this new kind of book, so to speak? KATHY REICHS: Well, thank you for having me back. She is a forensic anthropologist, a producer of the 'Bones' television series and a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Kathy Reichs joins us to talk more about it. And the book is called 'Code,' and it's the third in the Viral series aimed at a younger crowd of readers. The book features a younger version of Tempe, a budding scientist and crime solver, Tory Brennan. She has a new novel out now, and it's co-written with her son Brendan. Brennan is the fictional crime fighter created by the real-life forensic anthropologist and bestselling author Kathy Reichs. Is Temperance Brennan passing the torch? You fans of 'Bones,' the TV show, know that name.

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