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Type of bind: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780061468476
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
ISBN number: 0061468479
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Quantity: 5
Printing Date: February 01, 2008
Publishing house: HarperAudio
Release Date: February 05, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 1003431
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In two previous New York Times bestselling novels, Jefferson Bass enthralled readers with ripped-from-the-headlines forensic cases, memorable characters, and plots that 'rival Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). Drawing on research at the Body Farm—three acres of land in the backwoods of Tennessee, where bodies are left to the elements to illuminate human decomposition—Bass has moved fiction to a fascinating new realm, with forensics expertise drawn from his five decades of work as the world's leading forensic anthropologist. But this latest novel cements Jefferson Bass as one of the finest writers of suspense working today, and in a work of drama, cunning, and heartbreak, thrills the reader with fiction that feels all too real.
A woman's charred body has been found inside a burned car perched atop a hill in Knoxville. Is it accidental death, or murder followed by arson? Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton's quest for answers prompts an experiment straight from Dante's Inferno: In the dark of night, he puts bodies to the torch, researching how fire consumes flesh and bone.
In the meantime, Brockton is sent a mysterious package—a set of cremated remains that looks entirely unreal. With the help of a local crematorium, he investigates and discovers a truth too horrifying to believe: A facility in another state has not been disposing of bodies properly, instead scattering them all around the grounds.
Little does Brockton know that his research is about to collide with reality—with the force of a lit match meeting spilled gasoline. En route to trial, his nemesis, medical examiner Garland Hamilton, has escaped from custody. What follows is a deadly game of cat and mouse, played for the ultimate stakes: Brockton's own life. With help from his loyal graduate assistant, Miranda, and ace criminalist Art Bohanan, Brockton eventually tracks Hamilton, but when the police arrive, they find only a smoldering ruin. Sifting through the ashes, Brockton finds the incinerated remains of Hamilton . . . or does he? The answer—along with Brockton's ultimate test—comes in a searing moment of truth.
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Dr. Bill Brockton is an anthropologist. Under his guidance the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee went from a little known department to one of the best in the country. Part of their research was done on the Body Farm, a section of land that was used to watch and study how a body decays when exposed to the elements.
Bill was still grieving the loss of his friend and lover, Dr. Jess Carter, but was starting to pull his life back together. Jess was murdered by Dr. Garland Hamilton, one of the county's medical examiners. Hamilton blamed Bill for destroying his reputation when he testified for the defense contradicting his findings.
Hamilton retaliated by killing Jess. For a time Bill was the prime suspect for her murder. When Hamilton's cover was blown, he tried to kill Bill. Time had passed, but Bill was still haunted by the memories. Keeping busy was the only antidote he could come up with.
The Anthropology Department, ie. Bill and the body farm, was currently assisting the police in an investigation. A woman supposedly burned to death when her car exploded. The situation was suspicious and the husband suspect, but he had an airtight alibi hundreds of miles away. To break his alibi they had to figure out how he did it.
While wrestling with one problem, Bill's lawyer arrived with another. He was carrying a box of cremains, ashes of the deceased, that the crematorium claimed was his Aunt Jean. Burt DeVriess, aka "Grease" didn't believe them. The ashes were lumpy and his Aunt Jean's artificial knees were missing. He wanted Bill to do some checking, figure out what was really going on.
Bill agreed to look into the situation. It wasn't something he would normally do, but it would keep his mind off Hamilton's trial scheduled for the following week. Bill would be testifying against Garland Hamilton on two points, the murder of Jess Carter and the endeavor on his life. Hamilton hated him with a fervor that bordered on obsession. Bill wasn't looking forward to facing him in the courtroom.
Following the source of the cremains took Bill across state lines and to a sight too horrifying to describe. The crematorium wasn't cremating the bodies. They were stacking them up helter-skelter in the woods behind the property.
Up to his eyeballs in decomposing bodies, Bill received another blow. Garland Hamilton had escaped and it was a good bet that he would be gunning for him.
The Devil's Bones gives us a fascinating look at forensic anthropology and how it is used to solve previously unsolvable crimes. Bill Brockton is as much a police officer as he is an anthropologist. His insatiable curiosity and the need to know is a major driving force in his personality. There were times when the self-reflection and dialog slowed the story to a crawl, but the in-depth look at forensic anthropology balanced it out.
Jefferson Bass is a write team comprised of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. Dr. Bass is a world-renowned forensic, anthropologist and the founder of the University of Tennessee's research faculty, the Body Farm. Jefferson and Bass spin an excellent story with plenty of hard science to back it up. If you're a sucker for CSI, you'll love The Devil's Bones.
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This is our very first Jefferson Bass (Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson) and it was a fun read. We attended a workshop with Dr. Bass as the keynote speaker who is a charming storyteller.
Dr. Brockton and his friends are in the thick of the infamous GA cremation scandal searching for the remains of a beloved aunt. Two other puzzles are solved by the evidence left in the bones, but the final one almost costs the good Dr. and his assistant Miranda their lives.
We could have done without the repetitive detailed descriptions of the streets of Knoxville having driven a few when lost to find Butterfly Gap. The dialogue is snappy and pulls the story out of the mundane.
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Dr. Bill is back again - just as feisty and adventurous as ever. This time he's experimenting with fire - or, more importantly, with how fire affects bones while they are being burned. For those of you who are new to the series - Dr. Bill is in charge of the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee - the very first ever forensic farm of decaying bodies. Dr. Bill and his fellow anthropologists study the corpses in different states and circumstances of decomposition to further forensic studies - and in this case, he (and the local police) wants to know about fire. Well, little does he know that you have to fight fire with fire - until it's too late.
Mary Latham was found in her burned out car, thought to be dead by suicide or accident from smoking; a challenge to Dr. Brockton, no doubt. This case coincides with the interesting personal case from his criminal lawyer from Carved in Bone where a beloved relative's remains were not returned intact, per se. Being the only nosy forensic anthropologist around, Dr. Bill gets hired to investigate the crematoriums involved, only to discover that gruesome, atrocious wickedness does exist - and he's found it. Out of his own jurisdiction, and extremely leery of local police after the illegal exploits from his very first adventure with them, he decides to call in some favors with the GBI and stay out of the investigation that will be internationally known.
But, in his attempts to stay behind the scenes, Dr. Bill's favorite criminal, Garland Hamilton, escapes police custody on his way to trial, leaving no clues as to his whereabouts. And while this has everyone jumping at shadows, it has them jumping at the wrong ones.
This is the third installment in the Body Farm series with dual authors using the pseudonym Jefferson Bass, and I like it. The two are finally coming together with their main character, Dr. Bill Brockton, to bring his humour and intelligence into one person and to the forefront and work it into the storyline. There's a lot of action going on, but enough suspense to keep you going until you can't put the book down. I definitely wouldn't recommend this for the cozy or people with weak stomachs, though. Got to have a pretty strong constitution to handle these descriptions! Good going, and I look forward to the subsequent one!
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I sure am glad I didn't give up on these guys after their second novel which was not too great. They sure nailed it this time with a great story and lots of intrigue. Keep up the good work!!
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Jefferson Bass gives us what we expect - again! Living in Knoxville, where all the novels are set, means the locations are easy to recognize. But anyone would have to love the way daily ordinary life becomes a mystery/adventure very quickly. There is no time to get bored. I couldn't wait to have time to read, and was sorry when I finished it. Characters are now like friends, and I can't wait to see what happens to everyone next. Thanks, authors!
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