Both are wildly successful.
Much like her character, Temperance Brennan, the 66-year-old Chicago-native is a forensic anthropologist. For years, she has consulted with medical examiners in Charlotte, North Carolina and Quebec.
She launched the "Bones" novels in 1997 with Deja Dead and continues to produce a book a year. Her latest, Speaking in Bones, is due out in September...
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