Flesh and Bone: A Body Farm Novel (Body Farm Thriller 2)
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Nearly everything known about the science of human decomposition comes from one place - forensic anthropologist William Bass' Body Farm - CNN
Razor sharp...Fans of forensic fiction will want to add this author to their list of favourites - Booklist
Razor sharp...Fans of forensic fiction will want to add this author to their list of favourites - Booklist
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Nearly everything known about the science of human decomposition comes from one place - forensic anthropologist William Bass' Body Farm - CNN Razor sharp...Fans of forensic fiction will want to add this author to their list of favourites - Booklist
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the follow up to the novel Carved in Bone by the team of William M. Bass, a U.S. forensic anthropologist, and journalist Jon Jefferson. Like the first book, this one is heavy on the good, gooey stuff like decomposition and blowflies, not forgetting maggot trails of volatile fatty acids, and the obligatory boiling of the skull to get a good look at blunt trauma.
Also like the first book, the story-telling isn't very high up on the literary scale, but manages to adequately get the point across. The protagonist, Dr. Bill Brockton, is still the goofy, romantically challenged nerd of book one, but this time he takes a running jump at romance (misses by a mile), and manages to solidly plant both feet in his mouth by giving a rather one-sided lecture on the subject of evolution vs. intelligent design, thereby effectively alienating a large portion of the community and dropping large red herrings all over the plot.
The main part of the story involves the discovery of the body of a pedophile dressed provocatively in drag, and also rather creatively arranged to send a clear message against deviant behavior. This is compounded and complicated by another murder which literally lands in the lap of the investigation, and for which Brockton finds himself a suspect and persona non grata.
Two great characters (Art and Miss Georgia) and an unlikely legal alliance help to spice up a story that takes a few wrong turns but ultimately gets where it's going. Recommended for CSI buffs and people interested in reading stories from the Body Farm.
Amanda Richards
Also like the first book, the story-telling isn't very high up on the literary scale, but manages to adequately get the point across. The protagonist, Dr. Bill Brockton, is still the goofy, romantically challenged nerd of book one, but this time he takes a running jump at romance (misses by a mile), and manages to solidly plant both feet in his mouth by giving a rather one-sided lecture on the subject of evolution vs. intelligent design, thereby effectively alienating a large portion of the community and dropping large red herrings all over the plot.
The main part of the story involves the discovery of the body of a pedophile dressed provocatively in drag, and also rather creatively arranged to send a clear message against deviant behavior. This is compounded and complicated by another murder which literally lands in the lap of the investigation, and for which Brockton finds himself a suspect and persona non grata.
Two great characters (Art and Miss Georgia) and an unlikely legal alliance help to spice up a story that takes a few wrong turns but ultimately gets where it's going. Recommended for CSI buffs and people interested in reading stories from the Body Farm.
Amanda Richards
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once again, the dynamic writing duo of Dr. Bill Bass, forensic anthropologist and founder of the real life University of Tennessee Body Farm, and journalist Jon Jefferson team up for another Body Farm mystery, writing under the pseudonym of Jefferson Bass. This is a series to which I am quickly becoming addicted. The science of anthropological forensics is a fascinating discipline, and those who enjoy reading about its application in the solving of mysteries will certainly enjoy these body farm novels and their central character, Dr. Bill Brockton, who is the head of the Anthropology Research Facility of the University of Tennessee, commonly referred to as the Body farm.
In this second novel, Dr. Brockton not only tries to solve an anthropological mystery, he finds himself at the heart of a mystery. When Dr, Brockton is requested by medical examiner Jess Carter to assist her and shed some light on a forensic puzzle by re-creating a specific death scene at the Body Farm, he finds his relationship with Dr. Carter evolving into one beyond that of colleague.
Dr. Brockton, however, finds his life begins careening out of control when he, as a scientist, affronted by the idea of intelligent design, a euphemism for creationism, discusses the concept in his class, affronting one of his students, whose belief in creationism causes the student to take legal action. Finding himself at the vortex of a public spectacle, Dr. Brockton finds his professional life crumbling around him.
Then, the unimaginable happens. Accused of a heinous crime that he did not commit and finding that all the forensic evidence points to him, his personal life spirals out of control. With the evidence mounting against Dr. Brockton, and many of his friends and colleagues looking at him askance, it appears that the only one who can save him from the unthinkable is himself.
While the plot strains credulity, the book is, nonetheless, an absorbing read, sustained by the forensic detail and the innate charm and likeability of its central character. I certainly look forward to reading the next Body Farm novel.
In this second novel, Dr. Brockton not only tries to solve an anthropological mystery, he finds himself at the heart of a mystery. When Dr, Brockton is requested by medical examiner Jess Carter to assist her and shed some light on a forensic puzzle by re-creating a specific death scene at the Body Farm, he finds his relationship with Dr. Carter evolving into one beyond that of colleague.
Dr. Brockton, however, finds his life begins careening out of control when he, as a scientist, affronted by the idea of intelligent design, a euphemism for creationism, discusses the concept in his class, affronting one of his students, whose belief in creationism causes the student to take legal action. Finding himself at the vortex of a public spectacle, Dr. Brockton finds his professional life crumbling around him.
Then, the unimaginable happens. Accused of a heinous crime that he did not commit and finding that all the forensic evidence points to him, his personal life spirals out of control. With the evidence mounting against Dr. Brockton, and many of his friends and colleagues looking at him askance, it appears that the only one who can save him from the unthinkable is himself.
While the plot strains credulity, the book is, nonetheless, an absorbing read, sustained by the forensic detail and the innate charm and likeability of its central character. I certainly look forward to reading the next Body Farm novel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I looked forward to reading this as I enjoy murders and CSI. Much easier to read and understand than Kathy Reichs and kept me reading to the point that I didn't want to lay it down. Cant wait to read the next two. I give this book 4 stars.
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Lots of character, little plot
I'm sorry I haven't been able to finish this. The other reviews here give this book a lot of praise, but I was slogging through and suddenly realised I had read a third of the book... Read more
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Published 15 months ago by nic
`The body in the back of the truck, though, was destined to contribute...
At the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Facility, better known as the Body Farm, Dr Bill Brockton replicates a recent murder scene. Read more
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Definate page-turner!
An extremely well-written, pacey novel with plenty of interest as well as fascinating anthropological detail. Read more
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