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The ''Virals'' series began as a teen companion piece to Reichs’ successful and quirky forensic anthropology crime fighting series ''Bones'' which has spawned over twenty books and a popular TV series. To create something completely different, aimed at a young adult market, Kathy collaborated with her son Brendan who used real life experience to add an engaging fantasy element to the plot. His eureka moment came about through his discovery of the canine parvovirus, as he explains: ''A puppy I'd just adopted came down with the nasty little virus. That experience led to the central conceit of the ''Virals'' books. The science-fiction angle of a weaponized canine virus infecting our main characters was the missing piece.'' This resulted in an exciting blend of Science fiction adventure, mystery, forensic criminology and techno geek humour with teen angst, jealousy and a pinch of social media thrown in.
Once ''Virals'' took off, ''Seizure'', ''Code'' and ''Exposure'' followed along with e-book novella adventures ''Shift'', ''Swipe'' and ''Shock''.
