Cut To The Bone by Jefferson Bass

Cut To The Bone by Jefferson Bass

New York Times bestselling author Jefferson Bass delivers the long-awaited prequel to his chilling series-revealing the origins of the Body Farm

One of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of 2013

In the summer of 1992, Arkansas governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee senator Al Gore begin their long-shot bid for the White House. On a sweltering hillside in Knoxville, Dr. Bill Brockton, the ambitious young head of the University of Tennessee's anthropology department, launches a unique-some say macabre-research facility. Brockton is determined to revolutionize forensics to help solve homicides. But his plans are derailed by a chilling murder that leaves the scientist reeling from déjà vu. Followed by another. Then another: bodies that bear eerie resemblances to cases from Brockton's past. The police chalk up the first corpse to coincidence. But as the body count rises, the victims' injuries grow more distinctive-a spiral of death that bodes ill for Brockton himself. If the killer isn't found quickly, the death toll could be staggering. And the next victims could include Brockton . . . and everyone he holds dear.

Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass form the writing partnership Jefferson Bass. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the Anthropology Research Facility at the University of Tennessee, also known as the Body Farm. He is the author or coauthor of over 200 scientific publications, as well as Death's Acre, a critically praised memoir about his time at the Body Farm. Dr. Bass is also a passionate educator who has been recognized as a U.S. The Council for Promotion and Support of Education named him Professor of the Year.

Jon Jefferson is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and seasoned journalist. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science, as well as being broadcast on NPR. He is the coauthor of Death's Acre and the writer and producer of two National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm that have received great ratings.