Carved in Bone : A Body Farm Novel

from jamespurcell

Good start to what can be a fine new Forensic Anthropology Mystery series. Setting in East Tennessee and its rural country environs provides this and future stories with a wide range of scenarios. The Body Farm, itself, should provide a rich source of story lines. Good characters and a throwback ...

from Bettesbooks

New series for me. " A Body Farm Novel (1)" with 10 books that I now get to read. A Body Farm book set in Tennessee with main character, Dr Bill Brockton as forensic anthropologist. Working a 30 year old death in a county with a Sheriff he is not sure he can trust. Highly interesting, many facts ...

from PermaSwooned

This book is written by the man who founded "The Body Farm" at the University of Tennessee. I read about it in "Stiff", and it was fascinating stuff. The mystery is good, the plotting is good, the characters are interesting, although I think the dialogue doesn't flow very well. Still, I like fore...

from Olivermagnus

Carved in Bone, the debut novel by Jefferson Bass, introduces us to Dr. Bill Brockton, forensic anthropologist working at the Body Farm. The Body Farm is a three-acre patch of ground located near the University of Tennessee, where dozens of bodies in different states of decomposition are used for...

from Brian55

A great read. Jon Jefferson's work with renowned anthropologist, Dr. Bill Bass, has given this story an eerie realism. I read this book for my library mystery book club, which brought up the topic of Patricia Cornwell's "The Body Farm", which we decided to read next. I'd read "The Body Farm" year...