Carved in Bone - (Body Farm Novel) by Jefferson Bass (Paperback)

About the Book

Originally published: New York: William Morrow, 2006.

From the Back Cover

The Body Farm is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets.

Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insularpeople who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secretprematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt--and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see himfail . . . by any means necessary.

Review Quotes

"Offers terrific forensic details and the science of solving cold cases. It is electrifying, provocative and full of surprises." - Dr. Henry Lee, forensic criminologist and author of CRACKING CASES and HENRY LEE'S CRIME SCENE HANDBOOK
"[A] knockout...full of rich and sometimes stomach-turning forensic detail." - Lansing State Journal
"[A] unique corpse, solid science, quirky humor and a lovable protagonist." - USA Today
"CARVED IN BONE introduces a captivating protagonist and is full of obscure, fascinating forensics. [A] fine new talent." - Stephen White, New York Times bestselling author of MISSING PERSONS
"Southern-fried forensics. Nothing too fancy, but it does taste good going down." - Kirkus Reviews
"A superb mystery--well-plotted, filled with memorable characters, based on accurate forensic science." - Houston Chronicle
"[F]ascinating...a delightful course in "how to examine a skeleton," and the intrigues of the Tennessee moonshine backwoods!" - Michael M. Baden, M.D., author of Remains Silent and former Chief Medical Examiner, New York City
"Fantastic forensic detail and an engaging hero ... an authoritative, compelling new voice to the forensic mystery." - Jeff Abbott, USA Today bestselling author of PANIC
"CARVED IN BONE brims with terrific forensic detail...the real deal." - Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author
"Percolates with wit, gentility, and scientific savoir-faire ... alive with verve and charm...engrossingly entertaining." - James Starrs, Attorney and Author, A VOICE FOR THE DEAD
"Move over, Kathy Reichs. The Sherlock Holmes for bones has arrived." - Katherine Ramsland, Author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I.
"A gripping murder mystery." - Emily A. Craig, Ph.D., Kentucky State Forensic Anthropologist and author of TEASING SECRETS FROM THE DEAD