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Flesh and Bone

A Body Farm Novel (Body Farm Novels)

By Jefferson Bass

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| Hardcover | 9780060759834

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Dr. Bill Brockton, the founder of the world-famous Body Farm, is hard at work on a troubling new case. A young man's battered body has been found in nearby Chattanooga, and it's up to the talented Dr. Brockton to assemble the pieces of the forensic puzzle. Brockton is brought into the case by thContinue

Dr. Bill Brockton, the founder of the world-famous Body Farm, is hard at work on a troubling new case. A young man's battered body has been found in nearby Chattanooga, and it's up to the talented Dr. Brockton to assemble the pieces of the forensic puzzle. Brockton is brought into the case by the rising star of the state's mechanical examiners, Jess Carter.

Just as they're on the verge of breaking the case open, events take a terrifying turn. Brockton has re-created the Chattanooga death scene at the Body Farm, but a killer tampers with it in a shocking way: placing another corpse at the setting, confusing authorities and putting Brockton's career and life in jeopardy. Soon Brockton himself is accused of the horrific new crime, and the once-beloved professor becomes an outcast. As the net around him tightens, Brockton must use all of his forensic skills to prove his own innocence . . . before he ends up behind bars with some of the very killers he's helped to convict.

Flesh and Bone is another roller-coaster ride into the world of forensic anthropology, its twists and turns marked by drama and pathos, humor and grief, families and friends and enemies. With captivatingly real characters, plus fascinating scientific insights drawn from the case files of a living forensic legend, this astonishing novel confirms Jefferson Bass as one of our most talented authors of suspense.

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  • This book was slow to build its case and in a way I kind of understand why and what the author was trying to do - to build a fairly complex plot to keep the readers guessing. Unfortunately all the mindless tit-tat in the beginning made for an agonizing read. The pace picked up considerably towards t ... (continue)

    This book was slow to build its case and in a way I kind of understand why and what the author was trying to do - to build a fairly complex plot to keep the readers guessing. Unfortunately all the mindless tit-tat in the beginning made for an agonizing read. The pace picked up considerably towards the later sections and things got more exciting. I reckon this is a mix of Kathy Reichs and John Grisham towards the end. Much better than Patricia Cornwell whose books I cannot trust myself to get through.

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  • [I would like to give it a rating halfway between "so-so" and "quite good".] Although the body farm theme appeals to me, the authors seem to repeat things from time to time, and the books are written for those who really don't know much at all about forensics (which is fine for those who don't know ... (continue)

    [I would like to give it a rating halfway between "so-so" and "quite good".] Although the body farm theme appeals to me, the authors seem to repeat things from time to time, and the books are written for those who really don't know much at all about forensics (which is fine for those who don't know much about forensics). From a mystery standpoint, it is well developed. I didn't realize who the murderer was until one or two pages before it was revealed, and the clues had been there all along, so that's good.

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    Missmath144 said on Apr 15, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 368 Pages
  • Edition: FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING
  • ISBN-10: 0060759836
  • ISBN-13: 9780060759834
  • Publisher: William Morrow
  • Pub date: Jan 23, 2007
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback and eBook
  • In other languages: other languages 繁體書
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