First standalone book in years by 'Bones' creator Kathy Reichs is about mass cult suicides

Forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs was inspired by real life cult murders to write her latest crime fiction book, Two Nights. Photo: Marie Reine Mattera

In 1994, members of the doomsday cult Order of the Solar Temple began to die in mass murders and suicides. Across Canada, France, and Switzerland, bodies were found charred, shot in the head, poisoned, and more.

In three years, more than 70 people linked to the cult died, including children. One, a three-month-old baby, had been stabbed to death with a wooden stake.