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Beyond the Body Farm A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the Body Farm, which has helped police crack cold cases and pinpoint times of death. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into the real world of C.S.I. Full description

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"scientifically authoritative, as well as accessible to mainstream crime buffs...Some cases are heartbreaking; at least one is downright weird."--BookPage

"The real crimes and mysteries here are just as or more intriguing as any fictional crime drama."--Knoxville News-Sentinel

"Beyond the Body Farm offers a real-life understanding of forensic anthropology and the science behind it..."--Knoxville News-Sentinel

"There's much to enjoy here..."--Kirkus Reviews

"Readers who like to get dirt under their nails will gladly follow the UT forensic anthropology team."--Publishers Weekly
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Dr. Bill Bass is a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, the founder of the University of Tennessee's "Body Farm," and the author of more than two hundred scientific publications.



Jon Jefferson's work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science. Together, writing as "Jefferson Bass," they have coauthored the novels Carved in Bone, Flesh and Bone, and The Devil's Bones.

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  • PublisherWilliam Morrow & Company
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0060875283
  • ISBN 13 9780060875282
  • BindingPaperback
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