Forensic Anthropology Books

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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,598 ratings — published 1994
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The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,364 ratings — published 1999
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,127 ratings — published 2003
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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.88 — 154,987 ratings — published 1997
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The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,985 ratings — published 2001
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Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2) Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.96 — 50,439 ratings — published 1999
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Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,881 ratings — published 2004
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Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15) Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.91 — 24,019 ratings — published 2012
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Carved in Bone (Body Farm, #1) Carved in Bone (Body Farm, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.93 — 13,423 ratings — published 2006
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Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,789 ratings — published 2004
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Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14) Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14)
by (shelved 11 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.90 — 25,015 ratings — published 2011
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Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4) Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.05 — 53,277 ratings — published 2001
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Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13) Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.93 — 27,421 ratings — published 2010
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206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12) 206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.94 — 28,688 ratings — published 2009
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Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5) Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.98 — 36,675 ratings — published 2002
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Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,434 ratings — published 2020
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All That Remains: A Life in Death All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,166 ratings — published 2018
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The Devil's Bones (Body Farm, #3) The Devil's Bones (Body Farm, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,084 ratings — published 2008
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Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9) Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.98 — 31,983 ratings — published 2006
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Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.97 — 40,995 ratings — published 2003
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Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7) Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.04 — 36,186 ratings — published 2004
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Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3) Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.94 — 39,076 ratings — published 2000
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Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.95 — 32,161 ratings — published 2007
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No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of a Top Smithsonian Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for America's Oldest Skeletons No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of a Top Smithsonian Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for America's Oldest Skeletons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.96 — 589 ratings — published 2007
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Written in Bone (David Hunter, #2) Written in Bone (David Hunter, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,172 ratings — published 2007
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Flesh and Bone (Body Farm #2) Flesh and Bone (Body Farm #2)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,920 ratings — published 2007
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Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,217 ratings — published 2005
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The Human Bone Manual The Human Bone Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.57 — 743 ratings — published 2005
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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.45 — 3,005 ratings — published 2023
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We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,595 ratings — published 2022
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A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19) A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.78 — 16,232 ratings — published 2020
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Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter, #3) Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,264 ratings — published 2009
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Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18) Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.95 — 19,878 ratings — published 2015
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Bones of  the Lost  (Temperance Brennan, #16) Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan, #16)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.92 — 18,903 ratings — published 2013
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Bones: A Forensic Detective's Casebook Bones: A Forensic Detective's Casebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.96 — 587 ratings — published 1992
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Without Mercy (Body Farm, #10) Without Mercy (Body Farm, #10)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,507 ratings — published 2016
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The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.93 — 64,579 ratings — published 2009
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Human Osteology Human Osteology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.56 — 377 ratings — published 1991
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The Chemistry of Death (David Hunter, #1) The Chemistry of Death (David Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.18 — 37,739 ratings — published 2006
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.06 — 236,666 ratings — published 2003
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The Bone Thief (Body Farm, #5) The Bone Thief (Body Farm, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,595 ratings — published 2010
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Bones of Betrayal (Body Farm #4) Bones of Betrayal (Body Farm #4)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,493 ratings — published 2009
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Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #11) Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.91 — 30,794 ratings — published 2008
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The Janus Stone (Ruth Galloway, #2) The Janus Stone (Ruth Galloway, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,733 ratings — published 2010
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The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.03 — 13,828 ratings — published 2023
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Forensic Detective: How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases Forensic Detective: How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 3.91 — 836 ratings — published 2006
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The Calling of the Grave (David Hunter, #4) The Calling of the Grave (David Hunter, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.02 — 13,840 ratings — published 2010
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The Bone Yard (Body Farm, #6) The Bone Yard (Body Farm, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,310 ratings — published 2011
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The Breaking Point  (Body Farm, #9) The Breaking Point (Body Farm, #9)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,566 ratings — published 2015
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The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7) The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-anthropology)
avg rating 4.11 — 25,205 ratings — published 2015
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“Dreadful as all these processes may seem, they are only the resolution of certain carbon-based compounds into certain other carbon-based compounds. Carbon is the element of life and death. We share it with diamonds and dandelions, with kerosene an kelp. While we may wrinkle our noses at some of its manifestations, we ought also to remember that this element comes to us from the stars, which wheel over us forever in silent, glittering array, pure fires obeying celestial laws.”
William R. Maples, Ph. D