"Deja Dead" is the debut novel by Kathy Reichs, a Canadian-American forensic anthropologist and crime writer. Published in 1997, the book introduces readers to Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a brilliant and fiercely independent forensic anthropologist who works with the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation (NCI).
The novel explores themes of:
Sophia's thoughts drifted back to her last case, where she had been called to analyze a set of skeletal remains found in a remote area. The victim, a young woman, had been identified through DNA analysis, but the cause of death remained a mystery. As Sophia pondered the evidence, she began to experience a strange sense of déjà vu.