The Body Farm Novels: The Devil's Bones—New!
A "page-turning, nail-biting thriller ... you'll want to burn the midnight oil reading it!"
— Douglas R. Cobb, BestsellersWorld.com
A woman's charred body has been found inside a burned car perched atop a hill in Knoxville. Is it accidental death, or murder followed by arson? Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton's quest for answers prompts an experiment straight from Dante's Inferno: In the dark of night, he puts bodies to the torch, researching how fire consumes flesh and bone.
Little does he know that his research is about to collide with reality—with the force of a lit match meeting spilled gasoline. En route to trial, Brockton's nemesis, medical examiner Garland Hamilton, has escaped from custody. What follows is a deadly game of cat and mouse, played for the ultimate stakes: Brockton's own life. With help from his loyal graduate assistant, Miranda, and ace criminalist Art Bohanan, Brockton eventually tracks Hamilton, but when the police arrive, they find only a smoldering ruin. Sifting through the ashes, Brockton finds the incinerated remains of Hamilton... or does he? The answer—along with Brockton's ultimate test—comes in a searing moment of truth.
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Release Date: February 5, 2008
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The Body Farm
On the campus of the University of Tennessee lies a patch of ground unlike any in the world. The "Body Farm" is a place where human corpses are left to the elements, and every manner of decay is fully explored—for the sake of science and the cause of justice.
And now, a fascinating new fiction series based on reality...
Go Beyond the Body Farm with Jefferson Bass
“Follow the UT forensic team up mountains and into rivers as they put names and faces to long-decayed bodies!”
—Publishers Weekly
There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. But during a forensics career that spans half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the Body Farm. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into
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Release Date: September 4, 2007
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