All That Remains by Sue Black Dbe Frse
Book of the Year, Saltire Literary AwardsA CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the Month
For fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.
Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of identifying human remains, part frank memoir of a woman whose first paying job as a schoolgirl was to apprentice in a butcher shop, and part no-nonsense but deeply humane introduction to the reality of death in our lives. It is a treat for CSI junkies, murder mystery and thriller readers, and anyone seeking a clear-eyed guide to a subject that touches us all.
Cutting through hype, romanticism, and cliché, she recounts her first dissection; her own first acquaintance with a loved one's death; the mortal remains in her lab and at burial sites as well as scenes of violence, murder, and criminal dismemberment; and about investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident, or natural disaster, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. She uses key cases to reveal how forensic science has developed and what her work has taught her about human nature.
Acclaimed by bestselling crime writers and fellow scientists alike, All That Remains is neither sad nor macabre. While Professor Black tells of tragedy, she also infuses her stories with a wicked sense of humor and much common sense.
Sue Black, DBE, FRSE, is the Director of the Leverhulme Research Institute for Forensic Science's Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Her forensic knowledge has been instrumental in the resolution of high-profile criminal cases. She worked in Thailand following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as the main anthropologist for the British Forensics Team's work in Kosovo's war crimes investigations. She appears on the radio and television on a regular basis. She resides in the Scottish city of Dundee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781950691913 |
| ISBN 10 | 1950691918 |
| Title | All That Remains |
| Author | Sue Black Dbe Frse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcade Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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