Description: In this book, forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass serves as a guide to the world of the dead--specifically, forensic science and murder investigations. He offers a guide through his Tennessee forensics lab, which he calls the "Body Far...
Synopsis In this book, forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass serves as a guide to the world of the dead--specifically, forensic science and murder investigations. He offers a guide through his Tennessee forensics lab, which he calls the "Body Farm," where nature is permitted to act on human bodies and the results are studied to advance the science. With a foreword by Patricia Cornwell.
Details
Publication Date:
2003-10-01
Size
Length:
400 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.5 in
Thickness:
1.5 in
Weight:
19.2 oz
Publisher's Note A leading forensic anthropologist traces his sometimes grisly work at his Tennessee "body farm" lab and cites his contributions to the investigations of several murder cases as well as his theories about such famous cases as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the mystery of the headless corpse.
Industry Reviews "Bass...proves to be a witty storyteller with a welcome sense of humor....[H]e has a lust for life that comes across in his writing." Publishers Weekly (10/13/2003)