Dr. Bill Brockton is the recurring character and guess what - he's a forensic anthropologist at the Body Farm. So absolutely all the technical details and descriptions are accurate.
In The Bone Thief, Brockton stumbles upon a black market dealing in stolen body parts. The FBI wants Bill to use Body Farm parts in a sting operation. When Bill's good friend Dr. Garcia suffers a tragic accident and needs a body part that he will probably never receive through regular donation protocol, Bill is forced to reexamine his own principles.
A good series and one I will continue to follow. The technical detail is great, the plot is very current, drawing from recent headlines. The secondary plot line involving Bill's personal life is sometimes a bit awkward and forced. The supporting character of lab assistant Miranda has lots of potential to develop into a larger role.
Read an excerpt of The Bone Thief.
8 comments:
This sounds like a Patricia Cornwell book which I love.
Someone else recommended this series to me. Glad it hear it is worthwhile. I'll put it on my wishlist.
I read Bones of Betrayal and just couldn't love it. I wanted to - WWII history wrapped into modern forensic mystery sounded awesome to me - but I found the writing style annoying and too many holes in the plots. Maybe it's worth a second shot, as the concept really did sound good.
Sound like my kind of series will look out for these books
I bet both my husband and I would enjoy this series because we like Reichs and early Scarpetta. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
You know, I started reading this series but stopped shortly afterward. I really need to pick it up again. Thanks for reintroducing it to me :)
I haven't read any of Kathy Reichs' books but I'm fond of those kinds of stories. This one sounds really neat!
I have read every book that Jefferson/Bass series and I love them. Patricia's Cornwell's "Body Farm" is based on Dr. Bass's body farm.
pboylecharley AT hotmail DOT com
Post a Comment