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The Devil's Bones: A Novel | 
| Author: Jefferson Bass
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1167713
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Edition: Lrg
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061469149
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061469145
ASIN: 0061469149
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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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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 It's In The Bones July 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is our 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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 Characters are developing! June 30, 2008
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 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 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 humor 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 next one!
Awesome Book! June 3, 2008
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!!
Another Entetaining Adventure May 26, 2008
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!
Top-Notch Fiction with Accurate Science Propels Great Story April 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have the wonderful privilege of interviewing Dr. Bill Bass tomorrow on my nationally broadcast radio show, The Midnight Bookworm segment on the Night Shift Radio Show. I almost never write a review of books I review on radio, but this novel is so superior to the competition that I cannot resist. Ripped from the headlines, the discovery of an illegal crematorium where bodies are stacked wily-nily with no attempt to properly identify the dead sends Dr. Bill Brockton on his most grisly case yet. As if that is not enough tension, his nemesis former medical examiner Garland Hamilton has escaped police custody, and will stop at nothing until Bill Brockton swims with the fish. This is forensic fiction at its finest, from the real-life master of the science. Simply one of the finest novels of its kind ever written.
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