Questionable Remains - Softcover

Connor, Beverly

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ISBN 10: 0373263856 ISBN 13: 9780373263851

Publisher: Worldwide Library, 2001

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Lindsay Chamberlain, who specializes in the forensic analysis of bones, investigates the accidental deaths of three cavers, discovers something very wrong with the coroner's original verdict, and is plunged into a series of events that may mean her own death. Reprint.

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From Library Journal Georgia forensic anthropologist Dr. Lindsay Chamberlain (A Rumor of Bones, Cumberland, 1996) identifies the skeletal remains found on a farm as those of a Spanish conquistador, then agrees to investigate the much more recent ""accidental"" death of a long-missing spelunker. Her subsequent itinerary, though burdened with the bones of slaughtered Indians and animals, puts her in contact with an archaeologist who knew the dead caver. Shortly after they talk, he is murdered. Question is, will Chamberlain ever find the connection? Forensics and stories of conquest add authenticity but slow the plot without enhancing dramatic tension. A leisurely read, then, for larger collections. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
...Connor is able to bring anthropology to life in an understandable way. -- ""Messenger Papers""

The blending of the past and present storyline is easy to follow and the scientific explanations about the bones are understandable. -- ""Book Report""

This juxtaposition of modern-day and ancient mystery makes reading Connor's book a real treat. -- ""Northwest Arkansas Times""

What a delightful mystery thriller... -- ""The Islander""

You feel confident that the detailed observations she attributes to Lindsay Chamberlain are authentic... -- ""Oglethorpe Echo""

About the Author:

Beverly Connor is the author of fourteen novels in the Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation series and the Lindsay Chamberlain archaeology mystery series, and is co-author of Murder In Macon, and The Poplar Creek Murders with her husband Charles. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in archaeology, anthropology, sociology, and geology from The University of Georgia. Before she began her writing career, Beverly worked as an archaeologist in the southeastern United States, specializing in bone identification and analysis of stone tool debitage. Originally from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, she weaves her professional experiences from archaeology and her knowledge of the South into interlinked stories of the past and present. Beverly’s books have been translated into German, Dutch, and Czech, and are available in standard and large print in the UK and in ebook format worldwide. Please visit her at beverlyconnor.net

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