Given the popularity of the three CSI series, the timing couldn't be better for this memoir by a leading forensic anthropologist. The only full-time state employee in her field, Dr. Craig utilizes her expertise to identify victims from the tiniest remnant of tissue or bone. The author is an international expert on human anatomy and has reconstructed faces of the dead from skull fragments to aid police in victim identification. Her credentials have involved her in many high profile cases, including Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing and the destruction of the World Trade Center. In each instance, her dedication, professionalism and knowledge played key roles. Despite occasional gratuitous gross-out details concerning maggots, Dr. Craig does an excellent job of explaining her science to the layperson and portraying the nitty-gritty everyday realities of her job.

More information about the book can be found in: Craig, Emily. Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America’s Most Infamous Crime Scenes. New York: Crown Publishers, 2004.

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