Temperance Brennan book 1 · 1997
Déjà Dead
In Montreal, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan examines the dismembered remains of a woman and becomes convinced that a serial killer is at work, although the police are not persuaded.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kathy Reichs
- Series
- Temperance Brennan, book 1 of 23
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in Montreal
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Déjà Dead
5 recurring or key characters from Kathy Reichs’s chart. Introduces Temperance Brennan, Andrew Ryan, Katy Brennan, Pete Petersons and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Temperance BrennanFirst appearanceForensic anthropologist working in Montreal and Charlotte
Major 1
- Andrew RyanFirst appearanceMontreal homicide detective and Tempe’s on-off partner
Minor and cameo 3
- Katy BrennanFirst appearanceTempe’s daughter
- Pete PetersonsFirst appearanceTempe’s estranged husband
- Pierre LaMancheFirst appearanceChief of the Montreal medical examiner’s lab
Also featuring these characters
Other Kathy Reichs books that share the most characters with Déjà Dead.
- Deadly Décisions2000 · Temperance Brennan · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fatal Voyage2001 · Temperance Brennan · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Grave Secrets2002 · Temperance Brennan · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Bare Bones2003 · Temperance Brennan · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon