Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel (Body Farm Novels)48 reviews
Dr. Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson, 2006

COMPELLING DEBUT NOVEL OF A BONE DETECTIVE...

+ A must if you have read any of the other Body Farm Novels
+ Decent entry into the thriller/mystery genre

This is a superlative mystery, well-written and full of rich forensic detail that is seamlessly woven into the intriguing plot. The characters, especially the engaging protagonist, are well-fleshed and interesting. The anthropological forensics are explained in fascinating detail. Moreover, the ...
  
  











  



  
Monday Mourning: A Tempe Brennan Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)73 reviews
Kathy Reichs

Pocket Star, 2005

There's no mourning reading this book...

+ Another excellant read by Kathy Reichs
+ Gripping...

"Monday Mourning" is Reich's best read yet--[but I started reading from book #1, so I have just a few more to read before I get myself up to speed.]!! This book is a definite page-turner, without a lot of clinical terms and French chatter with which to contend. I totally enjoyed reading this and I ...
  
  











  



  
Dead Past: A Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation5 reviews
Beverly Connor

Onyx, 2007

Another outstanding mystery by Beverly Connor

+ A meth lab explodes and an employee has confusing memories
+ Excellent Forensic Anthropology Series
+ Calling all Crime afficionados: Read Beverly Connor!!
+ fantastic investigative mystery
  
  











  



  
Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab, The Body Farm, Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (includes 16 ...77 reviews
bill bass, Jon Jefferson

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2003

Incredible!

+ A Great Book by a Forensic Science Legend
+ Death's Acre a Delight
+ So Much To Learn - This Is A Wonderful Forensic Resource
  
  











  



  
Silent Witness: How Forensic Anthropology Is Used to Solve the World's Toughest Crimes5 reviews
Roxana Ferllini

Firefly Books, 2002

A Beautiful Book

+ an excellent book

Every so often you come across a book that is just beautiful. You can tell that hours and hours have been put into the design, the layout and the collection of photographs and other graphics to make this book truly stand out from the crowd. This is one of those books. The writing is of a very ...
  
  











  



  
Forensic Art and Illustration101 reviews
Karen T. Taylor

CRC, 2000

Fascinating and invaluable!

+ Complete, Concise & Clear
+ An excellent and comprehensive text
+ Artists and Forensic Art
+ Phenomenal Resource
  
  











  



  
Skulls And Skeletons: True-Life Stories of Bone Detectives (24/7: Science Behind the Scenes: Forensic Files)
Danielle Denega

Childrens Press, 2007

The Forensic Files subset examines the forensic sciences behind the most fascinating solved and unsolved cases, from autopsies to facial reconstruction, and more.
  
  











  



  
A Rumor of Bones (Lindsay Chamberlain Mysteries)18 reviews
Beverly Connor

Cumberland House Publishing, 2001

Love the Archaeology

+ An excellent murder mystery, and a promising series.
+ If You Enjoy Bones
+ A combination of Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones
  
  











  



  
Bare Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)88 reviews
Kathy Reichs

Pocket Star, 2004

Zero to 183 in no time

+ Gladly Surprised...
+ Triangle Clues
+ A Super Read!
+ Bare Bones: A Novel
  
  











  



  
Deadly Decisions97 reviews
Kathy Reichs

Pocket Star, 2001

Great Book

+ A heroine who can see her own faults

Loved this book. I am trying to read all of Kathy Reichs books. Each book gets better than the one before.
  
  











  



  
Bodies We've Buried: Inside the National Forensic Academy, the World's Top CSI Training School20 reviews
Jarrett Hallcox, Amy Welch

Berkley Hardcover, 2006

A detailed peek inside the National Forensic Academy

+ Very Informative
+ The Real CSI

The College Of Carnage. The Harvard Of Hellish Violence. The National Forensic Academy has earned many nicknames from its students. In this book, you'll find out why. 'Bodies We've Buried' takes us from day one of classes at this esteemed institution through all ten intensive weeks (two and a ...
  
  











  



  
One Grave Too Many13 reviews
Beverly Connor

Onyx, 2004

I'm sleepy!!

+ One Grave Too Many
+ Fast Paced Mystery Set in Small Southern Museum
+ digging up the past
  
  











  



  
Dead Secret9 reviews
Beverly Connor

Onyx, 2005

A Pleasant Surprise

+ Who is Caver Doe and how did he die?
+ Nonstop Action-- Oh, and The Snake Is Still Loose

I love to read. I love mysteries and crime dramas. I've been a fan of Patricia Cornwell for a while, but have been disappointed with her last few novels, so I've been expanding my library (when I say library, I mean it...I own more books myself than my parents, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 5 nieces ...
  
  











  



  
No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of a Top Smithsonian Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for America's ...16 reviews
Jeff Benedict

HarperCollins, 2003

Benedict Rocks

+ the importance of forensics in the study of history
+ Where Science Meets the Law
+ Dr. Doug Owsley
+ Fascinating
  
  











  



  
Bones: A Forensic Detective's Casebook17 reviews
Douglas Ubelaker

M. Evans and Company, Inc., 2000

A Must Read

+ Crime Scene Investigations

Loved it a must read.
  
  











  



  
Inside the Forensic Files of Dr Kathy Reichs2 reviews
Kathy Reichs

Scribner, 2003

Inside the Forensic Files of Kathy Reich

If you read her books you don't need to purchase this book. Its a very small paperback. I liked her novels much better.
  
  











  



  
Hard Evidence: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology1 review
Dawnie W. Steadman

Prentice Hall, 2002

Really interesting and helpful

This book gives you really good insight on the investigation of remains. I used this in my forensic anthropology class and it was very helpful in understanding all the different aspects that go into linking remains to an individual. It is much more interesting than a lot of forensic anthropology ...
  
  











  



  
Flesh and Bone: An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology8 reviews
Myriam Nafte

Carolina Academic Press, 2000

A Solid, Informative Book

+ Great starter book
+ Excellent primer...
+ Comprehensive and Well-Written
+ Comprehensive and Well-Written
  
  











  



  
Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel (Body Farm Novels)48 reviews
Dr. Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson

William Morrow, 2006

COMPELLING DEBUT NOVEL OF A BONE DETECTIVE...

+ A must if you have read any of the other Body Farm Novels
+ Decent entry into the thriller/mystery genre

This is a superlative mystery, well-written and full of rich forensic detail that is seamlessly woven into the intriguing plot. The characters, especially the engaging protagonist, are well-fleshed and interesting. The anthropological forensics are explained in fascinating detail. Moreover, the ...
  
  











  



  
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta)126 reviews
Patricia Cornwell

Berkley, 2004

Descriptive Forensic Thriller...

+ A solid Scarpetta mystery
+ No surprises ... just a thoroughly enjoyable forensic procedural investigation!
+ An Old Killer