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The Bone Thief de Jefferson Bass

The Bone Thief

Autor Jefferson Bass
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 sep 2013

Recomandăm The Bone Thief ca pe un roman polițist care respectă cu rigoare canoanele genului procedural, dar le depășește prin realismul brutal al detaliilor științifice. Totul începe cu o exhumare de rutină. Dr. Bill Brockton caută o probă ADN, dar găsește un sicriu profanat. Șocul este total. Descoperirea îl aruncă pe fondatorul faimoasei Body Farm într-o lume subterană a traficului de organe. Considerăm că miza este mai mare ca oricând: Brockton devine momeală într-o cursă FBI contra cronometru. Tensiunea crește când un prieten apropiat, un medic legist mutilat, depinde de deciziile lui riscante. Subliniem contrastul dintre rigoarea laboratorului și cruzimea pieței negre. Amintește de Carved in Bone prin acuratețea procedurilor de antropologie legală, dar se diferențiază prin ritmul alert al unei operațiuni de spionaj industrial post-mortem. Față de Without Mercy, unde Brockton înfrunta un inamic din trecut, aici pericolul este sistemic și mult mai sinistru. Autorii reușesc să transforme procesul de descompunere dintr-un subiect tabu într-un instrument al dreptății. Este un thriller unde fiecare os spune o poveste despre lăcomie și supraviețuire.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062277404
ISBN-10: 0062277405
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 103 x 190 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Harpercollins

De ce să citești această carte

Cititorul pasionat de știință criminalistică va găsi aici o perspectivă autentică, oferită chiar de cel care a revoluționat antropologia legală. Câștigați o incursiune fascinantă în mecanismele unei piețe negre despre care puțini îndrăznesc să scrie. Este o recomandare fermă pentru cei care caută un ritm alert dublat de o dilemă morală profundă: cât de departe poți merge pentru a proteja un prieten fără a trăda legea?

Despre autor

Jefferson Bass este pseudonimul echipei de scriitori formată din Jon Jefferson și Dr. Bill Bass. Dr. Bass este un antropolog criminalist de renume mondial, faimos pentru crearea Centrului de Cercetare Antropologică al Universității din Tennessee, cunoscut sub numele de Body Farm. Experiența sa vastă, documentată în peste două sute de publicații științifice și în memoriile sale, oferă seriei o veridicitate rară. Jon Jefferson, jurnalist și scriitor veteran, completează expertiza tehnică a lui Bass cu un stil narativ captivant, transformând datele clinice în thrillere de succes internațional.

Descriere scurtă

It seems a routine case for Dr. Bill Brockton, the exhumation of a body to obtain a bone sample for a DNA paternity test. But a shocking discovery awaits Brockton and his colleagues when the coffin is opened: the corpse inside has been horribly violated. The grisly find embroils the Body Farm's founder in a dangerous investigation into a flourishing black market in body parts, as Brockton is recruited for an FBI sting to bring down a postmortem chop shop—using corpses from the Body Farm as bait.
But as he descends deeper into a ghoulish empire on the trail of a ruthless grave robber, Brockton faces a devastating choice that could compromise the investigation and place him in even graver peril. And for the sake of a damaged friend—a medical examiner who has lost his hands—Brockton may be forced to risk his principles, his freedom . . . and even his life.

Notă biografică

Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, is the creator of the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, widely known as the Body Farm. He is the author or coauthor of more than two hundred scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career at the Body Farm, Death's Acre. Dr. Bass is also a dedicated teacher, honored as U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science and broadcast on National Public Radio. The coauthor of Death's Acre, he is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

New York Times bestselling author Jefferson Bass delivers an authentic and knuckle-biting thriller in which forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton must confront a crime of unimaginable proportions on his own doorstep. Find out why Booklist says, "Fans of forensic fiction will want to add this author to their list of favorites."
The Bone Thief
Dr. Bill Brockton has been called in on a seemingly routine case, to exhume a body and obtain a bone sample for a DNA paternity test. But when the coffin is opened, Brockton and his colleagues, including his graduate assistant Miranda Lovelady, are stunned to see that the corpse has been horribly violated.
Brockton’s initial shock gives way to astonishment as he uncovers a flourishing and lucrative black market in body parts. At the center of this ghoulish empire is a daring and prosperous grave robber. Soon Brockton finds himself drawn into the dangerous enterprise when the FBI recruits him to bring down the postmortem chop shop—using corpses from the Body Farm as bait in an undercover sting operation.
As Brockton struggles to play the unscrupulous role the FBI asks of him, his friend and colleague medical examiner Eddie Garcia faces a devastating injury that could end his career. Exposed to a near-lethal dose of radioactivity, Dr. Garcia has lost most of his right hand and his entire left hand. Out of options, he embarks on a desperate quest: both of his ravaged hands will be severed at the wrist and replaced with those from a cadaver. But unless suitable ones are found soon, the opportunity will be lost.
As Brockton delves deep into the clandestine trade, he is faced with an agonizing choice: Is he willing to risk an FBI investigation—and his own principles—to help his friend? Will he be able to live with himself if he crosses that line? Will he be able to live with himself if he doesn’t? And as the criminal case and the medical crisis converge, a pair of simpler questions arise: Will Dr. Garcia survive—and will Brockton?