Bones of Betrayal (The Body Farm)

Bones of Betrayal (The Body Farm)

by JeffersonBass (Author)

Synopsis

Things have taken a dangerous turn at the Body Farm. Dr Bill Brockton and his graduate assistant, Miranda, have been called to a death scene. A body has been found in a frozen swimming pool. The dead man is found to have been a renowned engineer, responsible for the Manhattan Project, which produced the atomic bombs of 1945. And he's been poisoned by a radiation source. Now Brockton, Miranda and the ME who carried out the autopsy are in grave danger ...Suffering radiation sickness and worrying for his friends, Brockton delves into the town's gruesome past to discover the dark secrets and lies that have lead to this engineer's murder and to find out who else the killer has in their sights.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Edition: UK First Edition; 1st printing.
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 01 Sep 2009

ISBN 10: 1847249809
ISBN 13: 9781847249807

Media Reviews
Bones of Betrayal has more than its share of twists, turns, and red herrings....Wartime Oak Ridge proves nearly as atmospheric a crime scene as Sam Spade s San Francisco or Philip Marlowe s L.A. --Wilmington Star News
The forensic thriller meets a formidable slice of history in Jefferson Bass s impressive new novel....In addition to being a riveting mystery with an intricately emotional conclusion, Bones of Betrayal bears witness to the past with great respect for the long shadow it casts. --Washington Post
This series...just keeps getting better. [Bones of Betrayal] features both the most compelling story and the best portrayal yet of Brockton, who has completed the transition from fictional representation of coauthor Bass to fully realized protagonist. --Booklist
The forensic thriller meets a formidable slice of history in Jefferson Bass's impressive new novel....In addition to being a riveting mystery with an intricately emotional conclusion, Bones of Betrayal bears witness to the past with great respect for the long shadow it casts. --Washington Post
Bones of Betrayal has more than its share of twists, turns, and red herrings....Wartime Oak Ridge proves nearly as atmospheric a crime scene as Sam Spade's San Francisco or Philip Marlowe's L.A. --Wilmington Star News
This series...just keeps getting better. [Bones of Betrayal] features both the most compelling story and the best portrayal yet of Brockton, who has completed the transition from fictional representation of coauthor Bass to fully realized protagonist. --Booklist
Author Bio
Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. Dr Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the Body Farm 25 years ago. Jefferson is a journalist, writer and documentary film maker. This is their fourth novel in the Body Farm series. They have also written two non-fiction books together, Death's Acre and Beyond the Body Farm.