I just am near the end Exposure by Kathy Reichs. So far, it has been a really suspenseful fast-paced novel. It is the fourth book in the Virals series. This series is about the adventures of 4 kids, who contract a strain of a dog disease called parvovirus that was manipulated to infect humans too, all because they tried to rescue an injured puppy. After their "incident" with the disease, the strain starts changing their DNA, giving the group superhuman canine abilities such as supervision (a bit sketchy I know). After the four teens discover their profound skills, they start to call themselves Virals or sometimes a "pack" when in the presence of Cooper, the dog they saved.
The author of this book, Kathy Reichs is a pretty renowned, and prominent writer. She is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina. She has also been certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, which has only ever certified 83 members. She wrote a technical book herself regarding forensics, and also edited another one, both in the 1980's.
However, she is more well known as the writer her crime stories, the first one being Déjà Dead, starring Temperance Brennan. When this novel hit the New York Times bestselling, 15 more quickly followed. Her novels are so good because Riechs uses knowledge from real forensic anthropology experience. Recently she has been writing the Virals series, which stars Tory Brennen, the niece of Temperance, in her first novels.So far there are four installment, with the fifth coming early next year.
Finally, she is a producer of the TV series Bones, which is also about the female figure created in her first books, Temperance Brennan. The show started in 2005, with a new season every year.
I'm glad I stumbled upon such a great author, and hope to read some of her original crime novels soon.
