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    Jordan's Stormy Banks: A Body Farm Novella

    By Jefferson Bass

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    In the summer of 1990, Dr. Bill Brockton—a bright, ambitious young forensic scientist—is hired by the University of Tennessee to head, and to raise the profile of, the school's small Anthropology Department. Six months later, the ink on his contract barely dry, Brockton is called to a gruesome crime scene in a rural area to identify a corpse and determine how the woman died. But the case—one of Brockton's first murder investigations in Tennessee—could also prove to be his last when he runs afoul of both the county sheriff and an angry mob intent on administering their own swift, rough brand of "justice." With his back to the wall, Brockton is forced to think fast, talk faster, and hope for a miracle.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 3, 2013
    ISBN9780062320308
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    Jordan's Stormy Banks: A Body Farm Novella
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    Jefferson Bass

    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.

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    • 5/5
      Jordan's Stormy Banks by Jefferson Bass (Novella)4★'sFrom The Book Cover:In the summer of 1990, Dr. Bill Brockton a bright, ambitious young forensic scientist is hired by the University of Tennessee to head, and to raise the profile of, the school's small Anthropology Department. Six months later, the ink on his contract barely dry, Brockton is called to a gruesome crime scene in a rural area to identify a corpse and determine how the woman died. But the case one of Brockton's first murder investigations in Tennessee could also prove to be his last when he runs afoul of both the county sheriff and an angry mob intent on administering their own swift, rough brand of "justice." With his back to the wall, Brockton is forced to think fast, talk faster, and hope for a miracle.My Thoughts:I have read every Body Farm book that this duo has produced and have to say they are two of my favorite authors. Dr. Bill Bass founded the forensic anthropology Research Facility known as the Body Farm located at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville...so along with writing partner, Jon Jefferson they have created true to life stories based around the facility. A word of warning to those with weak stomachs...sometimes the scenes they create are TOO vivid and real to life for some people. I don't particularly care for novellas as they just seem to wet the appetite for more and are often used to sell a series. This one is not an exception... but it would hold an interest to previous readers as it told of Dr. Bill Brackton's first case after his appointment to the University. Because I really like the series I would have to give it a 4.
    • 4/5
      A somewhat humorous tale of the beginnings of the "Body Farm" and quite good reading.