Suspense based on real forensic sceince and coupled with an historial exploration into the controversial creation of the atomic bomb-- a melange of truth, lies, war, and history.
Body Farm #4
Harper
January 2010
On Sale: January 1, 2010
Featuring: Bill Brockton
352 pages ISBN: 0061284750 EAN: 9780061284755 Mass Market Paperback (reprint) Add to Wish List
Forged in the crucible of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a top-secret military installationโ 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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