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by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson The opening scene in Carved in Bone is quite unique. It captured me from the beginning. A man stands over a body thrusting a knife, in an attempt to get the just the right angle in. A policeman arrives and he politely asks him to wait while he finishes. The policeman passes out and upon awakening is introduced to the book's main character, Dr. Bill Brockton. Brocton works at the famous Body Farm, the Anthropology Research Faculty at the University of Tennessee. The deputy has come to take him to look at a body found in a cave in the mountains of Tennessee. Upon seeing the body, Brocton realizes he has a unique case to study. The body has been dead over thirty years, but due to the special conditions, it is well preserved. As he studies the body, it is discovered to be the body of a young woman, at least four months pregnant. As the evidence unfolds, the reader is introduced to several interesting mountain families. The corpse is the cousin of the local sheriff, and was believed to have run away with a man many years ago. The immediate suspect is a man who was an Army Ranger, likeable but not sociable, with some secrets he would prefer to remain hidden. Carved in Bone is the joint effort of Dr. Bill Bass, a real forensic anthropologist at the Body Farm, and Jon Jefferson, a veteran journalist and documentary film maker. They both bring an expertise to the novel that combines to make a fantastic read. However, I must warn this book is not for the faint of heart, as it is rather graphic. Reviews of other titles in this series Carved
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