William M. Bass Libri

In the most suspenseful installment of the New York Times nestselling Body Farm series to date, forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton investigates a bizarre murder—and confronts a deadly enemy he thought he’d put behind bars for good. Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton has spent twenty-five years solving brutal murders—but none so bizarre and merciless as his latest case: A ravaged set of skeletal remains is found chained to a tree on a remote mountainside. As Brockton and his assistant Miranda dig deeper, they uncover warning signs of a deadly eruption of hatred and violence. But the shocking case is only the beginning of Brockton’s trials. Mid-case, the unthinkable happens: The deadliest criminal Brockton has ever foiled—the sadistic serial killer Nick Satterfield—escapes from prison, bent on vengeance. But simply killing Brockton isn’t enough. Satterfield wants to make him suffer first, by destroying everything he holds dear: Brockton’s son, daughter-in-law, grandsons; even Miranda, his longtime graduate assistant, now on the verge of completing her Ph.D. and launching a forensic career of her own. The dangers from all directions force Brockton to question two things on which he’s based his entire career—the justice system, and the quality of mercy—and to wonder: can the two co-exist? If not, which will Brockton choose in his ultimate moment of truth?

Set in the intriguing world of forensic anthropology, this prequel explores the origins of the Body Farm, a groundbreaking facility for studying human decomposition. It delves into the early cases and pivotal moments that shaped the field, offering readers a blend of suspense and scientific insight. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals the challenges faced by pioneering characters who are determined to uncover the truth behind death and decay, setting the stage for the chilling events that follow in the series.

Focusing on groundbreaking forensic science, this book offers insights from Dr. Bill Bass, a prominent forensic anthropologist known for creating The Body Farm. He shares captivating cases from his career, including a detailed examination of the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, revisiting the complexities of this historical crime fifty years later. Through his expertise, readers gain a deeper understanding of forensic anthropology and its impact on solving mysteries.

Dr. Bill Brockton, renowned for his work at the Body Farm, is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the remains of a pilot from a fiery plane crash in San Diego. As he investigates, he faces the challenge of determining whether the bones belong to Richard Janus, a controversial humanitarian. The case raises questions about the nature of the crash—was it an accident, a suicide, or something more sinister? Brockton's expertise is put to the ultimate test in this high-stakes mystery.

The Body Farm is a patch of ground in Tennessee dedicated to the science of death, where human remains lie exposed to be studied for their secrets. 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 insularpeople who won't forget or forgive. And a long-buried secretprematurely exposed could inflame Brockton's own guilt—and the dangerous hostility of bitter enemies determined to see himfail . . . by any means necessary.

At a friend's request, Dr. Bill Brockton is called away from the Body Farm--his human-decomposition research facility at the University of Tennessee--to help prove that a woman's suicide was, in fact, murder. But Brockton's quick consulting trip takes a harrowing detour through the Florida panhandle when two adolescent skulls are discovered near the ruins of a once-notorious juvenile detention facility, destroyed by fire more than four decades ago. Local stories about the North Florida Boys' Reformatory are chilling: nightmarish tales of savage beatings, torture, and worse. Guided by the diary of a former "student," Brockton's team soon makes a grisly discovery: a cluster of shallow graves containing the bones of teenage boys, all of whom suffered violent deaths. But the search for answers becomes more perilous the closer Brockton comes to the truth--because unexpected skeletons reside in some surprisingly prominent closets . . . and summoning ghosts from the past can have devastating consequences in the present.

Forged in the crucible of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a top-secret military installation—the linchpin of the Manhattan Project. Brilliant careers were born and dark secrets buried in the desperate race to build the Bomb. Those secrets begin to emerge when the body of a renowned physicist is discovered . . . Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton, founder of the Body Farm, is shocked when an autopsy reveals the cause of Dr. Leonard Novak's death: a deadly radioactive pellet inside the elderly scientist's body. Who would commit such a horrific crime? Is it related to Novak's role in creating America's deadliest weapon? The answers may lie with the victim's aging ex-wife, Beatrice, a captivating, yet utterly unreliable storyteller. Careening between history and fantasy, dementia and lucidity, Beatrice draws Brockton into a maze of memories, leading him to darker truths than he could have imagined.

A burial chamber beneath the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. A 2,000-year-old skeleton. A conspiracy that will shake the foundations of the world. Here lie the bones of Jesus of Nazareth.

Dr Bill Brockton is hard at work on a troubling new case. A young man's battered body has been found in nearby Chattanooga, and it's up to the talented Dr Brockton to assemble pieces of the forensic puzzle. Brockton is brought into the case by the rising star of the state's medical examiners, Jess Carter.Just as they are on the verge of breaking the case open, events take a terrifying turn. Brockton has recreated the Chattanooga death scene at the Body Farm, but a killer tampers with it in a shocking way: placing another corpse at the setting, putting Brockton's career and life in jeopardy. Soon Brockton himself is accused of the horrific new crime and the once beloved professor becomes an outcast.As the net around him tightens, Brockton must use all his forensic skills to prove his own innocence... before he ends up behind bars with some of the very killers he's helped to convict.

A routine exhumation leads to a shocking discovery when Dr. Bill Brockton finds a violated corpse, sparking a dangerous investigation into a black market for body parts. As the founder of the Body Farm, Brockton becomes embroiled in a high-stakes FBI sting operation, using bodies from the farm as bait to dismantle a postmortem chop shop. The case challenges his expertise and ethics, revealing the dark underbelly of a world that exploits the dead.

Bill Bass, einer der renommiertesten forensischen Anthropologen, hat sein Leben der Erforschung des Todes gewidmet. Er berichtet von der Gründung seiner legendären Body Farm und seiner Fähigkeit, spektakuläre Mordfälle zu lösen. Bass hat sich darauf spezialisiert, die Verfallsprozesse des menschlichen Körpers nach dem Ableben zu untersuchen, um die Ursachen und den Zeitpunkt des Todes bei rätselhaften Kriminalfällen zu klären. Er hat gelernt, die verborgene Geschichte jedes Toten zu entschlüsseln und trug zur Aufklärung vieler ungelöster Mordfälle bei. In den Achtzigerjahren gründete er die Body Farm, die weltweit einzigartige Einrichtung zur Erforschung menschlicher Körper nach dem Tod. In seinem Buch erzählt Bass von seinen faszinierendsten Fällen und seiner außergewöhnlichen Arbeit auf der Body Farm, die internationale Berühmtheit erlangt hat, nicht zuletzt durch Patricia Cornwells Bestseller. Leser werden die spannenden Beschreibungen seiner berühmtesten Fälle und die medizinische Seite seiner Tätigkeit schätzen. Bass ist nicht nur ein fesselnder Erzähler, sondern auch ein humorvoller Geschichtenerzähler, der mit einem hinreißenden Sinn für Humor aufwartet.

Oltář v jeskyni (Carved in Bone) V horách východního Tennessee leží v obtížně přístupné jeskyni mrtvola mladé ženy. Třicet let skrytá lidskému zraku se v mikroklimatu zvláštního prostředí proměnila v dokonalou mumii. Díky tomu proslulý soudní antropolog Bill Brockton, zakladatel světově proslulé Farmy mrtvol, po jejím nalezení objeví šokující tajemství. Z masa a kostí (Flesh and Bone) Dva soudní znalci jsou na prahu rozluštění případu, když dojde k dramatickému zvratu. Doktor Brockton připravil na Farmě mrtvol rekonstrukci místa činu, ale k pozůstatkům mladého muže přes noc přibude další mrtvola. Neznámý zločinec naruší vyšetřování, zmate policii, podkope Brocktonovu profesionální pověst i pedagogickou dráhu a vrhne na něj podezření ze zločinu, protože druhou oběť osobně znal. Nakonec je z hrozného zločinu obviněn on sám... Ohnivá past (The Devil's Bones) Úkol nového druhu donutí šéfa Farmy mrtvol experimentovat mimo obvyklé prostředí. Jde o typ lidských pozůstatků, jaké se v dnešní době vyskytují často, ale okolnosti jejich nálezu jsou neobvyklé. Na vrcholu kopce v Knoxvillu bylo v ohněm zničeném autě nalezeno spálené ženské tělo. Šlo o nehodu, nebo o vraždu maskovanou požárem? Odpověď si vyžádá vrcholnou zkoušku antropologovy odvahy i schopností a zkušeností.