Mary H. Manheim

This is an easy read, with each chapter covering one investigation that the author was part of. However, I found the easy going voice, at times a little to glib about what was happening.

Also, there were one or two chapters that seemed incredibly tone deaf, specifically the chapter about doing research on native American skeletons, against the will of their of descendants. The condescending voice of the author really pulled me out of the book.

But overall, the stories are interesting, and while some of the science is outdated, Its an interesting topic.… (altro)

Some readers didn't like this book because of its length and lack of forensic depth into cases. I however did like this book. I think what most people are forgetting is that although anthropologists are scientific based they are also story tellers. I think what Mary set out to do was to tell a good story, I don't believe her focus was to write a science based book. So factoring that into my review I very much enjoyed it and look forward to reading Mary's other titles.
A nice little read in between larger titles.… (altro)