Written In Bone

<p><b><i>WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION</i></b><br><b><i>'Gripping from the start, </i>Written in Bone<i> is superb'</i></b><i> - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of </i>Unnatural Causes<br><i><b>'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' </b>- Val McDermid, author of </i>Still Life<br><b>'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.' </b> - <i>The Sunday Times</i><br><br><b>Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>Praise for Sue Black:</i><br><br><i>'Sue Black has a rare ability to make blood and bones come alive. A marvellous writer. </i>Ruth Davidson, SMP<br>'The corpse whisperer ... Is it okay for Black, or us, to enjoy this quite so much?'<br>'Fascinating' - Spectator<br><i>'</i>Gripping' - <i>Guardian</i><br>'Moving' - <i>Scotsman</i><br>'Engrossing' - <i>Financial Times</i></p> <p><b><i>WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION</i></b><br><b><i>'Gripping from the start, </i>Written in Bone<i> is superb'</i></b><i> - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of </i>Unnatural Causes<br><i><b>'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' </b>- Val McDermid, author of </i>Still Life<br><b>'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.' </b> - <i>The Sunday Times</i><br><br><b>Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>Praise for Sue Black:</i><br><br><i>'Sue Black has a rare ability to make blood and bones come alive. A marvellous writer. </i>Ruth Davidson, SMP<br>'The corpse whisperer ... Is it okay for Black, or us, to enjoy this quite so much?'<br>'Fascinating' - Spectator<br><i>'</i>Gripping' - <i>Guardian</i><br>'Moving' - <i>Scotsman</i><br>'Engrossing' - <i>Financial Times</i></p>