Description
When a skeleton is all that’s left to tell the story of a crime, Mary H. Manhein, another way referred to as “the bone lady,” is {referred to as|called} in. For nearly two decades, Manhein has used her expertise in forensic pathology to lend a hand law enforcement agents–in the neighborhood, nationally, and the world over–solve their most perplexing mysteries. She shares the unusual details of the continuously high-profile cases on which she works, and the science underlying her analyses. Here are Civil War skeletons, cases of alleged voodoo and witchcraft, crimes of political intrigue, and the before-and-after of facial reconstruction. Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, The Bone Lady is an unforgettable glimpse into the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories at the back of the remains.