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WRITTEN IN BONE - SUE BLACK KARTONIERT (TB)

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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