WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Gripping from the
start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of
Unnatural Causes 'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black'
- Val McDermid, author of Still Life 'Macabre, authoritative and
fascinating.' - The Sunday Times Our bones are the silent witnesses
to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.
Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable
experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Professor
Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to
feet, via the face, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she
shows that each part of us has a tale to tell. What we eat, where
we go, everything we do leaves a trace, a message that waits
patiently for months, years, sometimes centuries, until a forensic
anthropologist is called upon to decipher it. Some of this
information is easily understood, some holds its secrets tight and
needs scientific cajoling to be released. But by carefully piecing
together the evidence, the facts of a life can be rebuilt. Limb by
limb, case by case - some criminal, some historical, some
unaccountably bizarre - Sue Black reconstructs with intimate
sensitivity and compassion the hidden stories in what we leave
behind. Praise for Sue Black: 'Sue Black has a rare ability to make
blood and bones come alive. A marvellous writer. Ruth Davidson, SMP
'The corpse whisperer ... Is it okay for Black, or us, to enjoy
this quite so much?' 'Fascinating' - Spectator 'Gripping' -
Guardian 'Moving' - Scotsman 'Engrossing' - Financial Times
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