Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel: 1 - Softcover

"CARVED IN BONE brims with terrific forensic detail...the real deal."--Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author

"[A] knockout...full of rich and sometimes stomach-turning forensic detail."--Lansing State Journal

"Offers terrific forensic details and the science of solving cold cases. It is electrifying, provocative and full of surprises."--Dr. Henry Lee, forensic criminologist and author of CRACKING CASES and HENRY LEE'S CRIME SCENE HANDBOOK

"Percolates with wit, gentility, and scientific savoir-faire ... alive with verve and charm...engrossingly entertaining."--James Starrs, Attorney and Author, A VOICE FOR THE DEAD

"[A] unique corpse, solid science, quirky humor and a lovable protagonist."--USA Today

"A superb mystery--well-plotted, filled with memorable characters, based on accurate forensic science."--Houston Chronicle

"Southern-fried forensics. Nothing too fancy, but it does taste good going down."--Kirkus Reviews

"Fantastic forensic detail and an engaging hero ... an authoritative, compelling new voice to the forensic mystery."--Jeff Abbott, USA Today bestselling author of PANIC

"Move over, Kathy Reichs. The Sherlock Holmes for bones has arrived."--Katherine Ramsland, Author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I.

"A gripping murder mystery."--Emily A. Craig, Ph.D., Kentucky State Forensic Anthropologist and author of TEASING SECRETS FROM THE DEAD

The founder of the Body Farm, the only laboratory devoted to the study of human composition, Dr. Bill Brockton is staggered by what he discovers about an unusual corpse--an almost perfectly preserved mummy discovered in East Tennessee's mountainous Cooke County. 50,000 first printing.