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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This was a great book! If you enjoyed Patricia Cornwell when she used to write really good forensic mysteries (basically, her first three or four books), then you'll love the BODY FARM series of books by Jefferson Bass. This is a must-read for fans of CSI, BONES, and similar shows/books. (  ) GeniusJen | Oct 13, 2009 |  Body Farm - 1 Love this one ( ) pharrm | Aug 30, 2009 | This is the first novel by the team of two people who make up Jefferson Bass. I had read it a few years previously but it was good enough to read again (which I rarely do), since I wanted to be reminded what happened in this book before I read the sequels. The forensic detail is fascinating as the story is told by the actual scientists who set up the body farm in Tennessee. A body is found in a cave, and it has completely turned to "grave wax". It turns out to be the body of a pregnant woman who disappeared 30 years ago. The search for answers takes Bill Brockton into backwoods Tennessee. There is a lot of humour in the book as well as the suspense and forensic puzzles. (  ) Scrabblenut | Jun 2, 2009 | I liked this mystery set at the "Body Farm" and in the Appalachian mountains. I especially liked the interactions between Brockton and police officer Art Bohanan as they work together to solve the murder of the woman in the cave. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, Flesh and Bone. (  ) krin5292 | May 19, 2009 | "Jefferson Bass" is a writing team consisting of Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass. Jon Jefferson is a journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker and Dr. Bill Bass is the forensic anthropologist who founded the Body Farm (an experimental laboratory that studies the way human corpses decompose) in Tennessee. Carved in Bone features Dr. Bill Brockton as the main character. To help solve a case, Brockton is called in to view a corpse that was discovered in a cave. As he begins his investigation of the remains, details arise and secrets unfold in Cooke County. This was a very good debut for Jefferson Bass. While I was enthralled with the forensic details (not for the squeamish), the mystery aspect didn't consist of the same quality. I found the first half to be terrific and was eager for more, but it just didn't maintain its momentum. However, all in all, I enjoyed it and look forward to seeing Dr. Brockton's character grow throughout the series. (4/5) Originally posted on: "Thoughts of Joy..." ( ) ThoughtsofJoyLibrary | Apr 4, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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There is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets. The real-life scientist who founded the "Body Farm" has broken cold cases and revolutionized forensics . . . and now he spins an astonishing tale inspired by his own experiences.
Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insular people who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secret prematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt—and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see him fail . . . by any means necessary.
With Fascinating Insider Information on the Body Farm!
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