First sentence:"I picked up the hunting knife with my left hand and tested its heft, then shifted it to my right hand to compare."
Description:
Renowned anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death at the Body Farm. Now he's being called upon to help solve a baffling puzzle in a remote mountain community. The mummified corpse of a young woman dead for thirty years has been discovered in a cave, the body bizarrely preserved and transformed by the environment's unique chemistry. But Brockton's investigation is threatening to open old wounds among an insular people who won't forget or forgive. And a long buried secret prematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt -- and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see him fail. . .by any means necessary." -- from the back cover
My thoughts:
I liked this mystery set at the "Body Farm" and in the Appalachian mountains. I especially liked the interactions between Brockton and police officer Art Bohanan as they work together to solve the murder of the woman in the cave. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, Flesh and Bone.
Date read: 4/2/2009
Book #: 24
Challenge: 999 Challenge
Series: Body Farm, #1
Rating: 3*/5 = good
Genre: Mystery
ISBN-10: 0060759828
ISBN-13: 9780060759827
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2006
# of Pages: 317
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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