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The Inquisitor's Key: A Body Farm Novel (edition 2012)

by Jefferson Bass (Author)

Series: Body Farm (7)

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When Miranda Lovelady and Dr. Bill Brockton discover what could be the bones of Jesus of Nazareth, their finding triggers a deadly tug-of-war between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a deadly zealot who hopes to use the bones to bring about the Second Coming--and trigger the end of time.

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Title:	The Inquisitor's Key: A Body Farm Novel
Authors:	Jefferson Bass (Author)
Info:	William Morrow (2012), Edition: Reprint, 525 pages
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interesting plot with a take on the Shroud of Turin and forgery. (

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AnnaHernandez | Oct 17, 2019 |

Honestly I was just a tad disappointed with this entry. The constant shifting in storylines was distracting, and I really couldn't get interested in the medieval parts -- in the end, I just started skipping those. And Dr. Brockton suddenly crushing on Miranda was a little icky to me. Where did that come from?

I guess this book being set in a totally different location took me out of my comfort zone. To fans of the exotic, this won't be a problem. Me, I kinda missed Tennessee. On the bright side, I love art and paintings, which is a thread that ran through this book and fascinated me.

Overall not the strongest entry in the series, but some people may love it just for the subjects it covers. (

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dorie.craig | Jun 22, 2017 |

This is my least favorite of this series primarily due to the format of alternating chapters of events in a medieval past with the present identification of bones in the here in now in France. (

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Bettesbooks | Jun 11, 2017 |

A fun read. Big surprises in the plot! Never saw some of it coming. I will search out other titles by this duo. (

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Lschwarzman | Dec 3, 2016 |

Body Farm Novel Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson, Novel #8 2012 (

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The Bones of Avignon

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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

University of Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Paris, France

Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

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There is no yesterday nor any tomorrow, but only Now, as it was a thousand years ago and as it will be a thousand years hence.
Meister Johannes Eckhard, Circa 1300

Nothing ever happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.
Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now, 1999

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In memory of J. W. (Bill) Jefferson

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Knoxville, Tennessee
The Present

A mockingbird twittered on a branch of a dogwood as a middle-aged man—his hair going to salt-and-pepper, but his body fit and his movements brisk—approached a chain-link gate at the edge of a wooded hillside.

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When Miranda Lovelady and Dr. Bill Brockton discover what could be the bones of Jesus of Nazareth, their finding triggers a deadly tug-of-war between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a deadly zealot who hopes to use the bones to bring about the Second Coming--and trigger the end of time.

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