Il corpo della fattoria Serie

Questa avvincente serie segue un antropologo forense mentre studia resti umani in decomposizione in una struttura di ricerca unica. Le narrazioni si immergono in oscuri segreti e scoprono verità nascoste nelle ossa. Offre una lettura emozionante per gli amanti della narrativa poliziesca e dei misteri scientifici.

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Rigor mortis
William M. Bass
381pagine
14 ore di lettura
Il cadavere di una donna in perfetto stato di mummificazione viene rinvenuto in una caverna della Cooke County, sulle montagne del Tennessee. Ma chi è quella donna? Perché si trovava lì? Da quanto tempo è morta? E, soprattutto, come è morta? Lo sceriffo del luogo sa che l'unica persona in grado di far luce sul mistero è il dottor Bill Brockton, un antropologo forense che da anni lavora come consulente per le forze di polizia. Brockton è infatti un pioniere nello studio della decomposizione e, grazie alla sua "Fabbrica dei corpi", un rivoluzionario laboratorio all'aria aperta, ha accumulato un'enorme esperienza in materia. Ma quella che sembra una normale consulenza si trasforma ben presto in una rischiosa avventura per il dottor Brockton, costretto a districarsi nella rete creata dallo scetticismo della popolazione locale, dall'arroganza della polizia - sceriffo compreso - e dall'incompetenza di alcuni colleghi. E tutto per portare alla luce una verità sepolta da troppo tempo e che nessuno ha il coraggio di affrontare.
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Flesh and Bone : A Body Farm Thriller
William M. Bass
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.
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Il corpo del reato
William M. Bass
331pagine
12 ore di lettura
I segreti riguardanti omicidi violenti vengono indagati alla Body Farm. Un'auto bruciata si trova su una collina del Tennessee, con il corpo carbonizzato di una donna sul sedile del conducente. Il lavoro dell'antropologo forense Bill Brockton è scoprire la verità nascosta nel cadavere deturpato dal fuoco. La morte della donna è stata accidentale... o è stata incenerita per nascondere un omicidio? La sua ricerca sugli effetti delle fiamme su carne e ossa sta per scontrarsi con la realtà in modo esplosivo. L'arrivo di un pacco misterioso—un insieme di resti cremati sospettosamente innaturali—sta trascinando Brockton verso un incubo troppo macabro da immaginare. E un vecchio nemico lo attende nell'ombra per metterlo alla prova finale, una prova che potrebbe ridurre la vita di Brockton a rovine smorzate.
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Bones of betrayal
William M. Bass
352pagine
13 ore di lettura
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.
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The Bone Thief
William M. Bass
416pagine
15 ore di lettura
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.
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The Body Farm: The Bone Yard
William M. Bass
388pagine
14 ore di lettura
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.
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The Bones of Avignon
William M. Bass
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.
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Cut to the Bone
William M. Bass
512pagine
18 ore di lettura
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.
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Breaking Point LP, The
William M. Bass
510pagine
18 ore di lettura
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.
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Without Mercy
William M. Bass
384pagine
14 ore di lettura
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?
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