Forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton is dealing with the murder of the woman he loved by throwing himself back into his investigative work at the Body Farm. A recent case involving a charred body found inside a burned up car has him running experiments to determine if it was an accident or murder.

At the same time, Brockton is asked to aid in identifying some remains from a rural crematorium. He discovers that not only did they not cremate hundreds of bodies, but they actually left the corpses stockpiled and strewn all over the wooded grounds around the inoperable crematorium.

If this wasn't enough work and stress for the good doctor to handle, the former medical examiner (Garland Hamilton) accused of murdering Brockton's lover and almost killing Brockton, too, escapes while being transported to trial for the crimes. Now the hunt is on for this evil madman before he kills again. When it seems that Hamilton may have burned up in a cabin fire, Brockton won't believe it until he can prove conclusively that the remains are Hamilton's. Yes, Brockton certainly has his hands full.

Jefferson Bass (the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson) gives readers a gripping, detailed forensic murder thriller that's brilliantly written and researched. I was fascinated by all the facts provided in such a concise, yet understandable and entertaining, form. I highly recommend this novel.