The writing team of Jon Jefferson and William Bass has created yet another great novel in the tradition of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs. Drawing on Bass' expertise as one of the founders of the so-called "Body Farm" at University of Tennessee, the two have developed a gripping series of police procedurals.The latest installment in the Jefferson Bass oeuvre takes the reader from a corpse frozen in a swimming pool straight into the intrigue of the Manhattan Project -- the body is that of one of the primary scientists involved. As protagonist Bill Brockton (like Bass, a forensic anthropologist) and his team investigate the death, they find far more than they bargained for and place themselves in tremendous personal danger.Highly recommended for fans of the genre, and those interested in the nitty-gritty of forensic science far beyond what one sees on television.(Review based on uncorrected advance proof.)
