Without Mercy: A Body Farm Novel
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Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton has spent twenty-five years solving brutal murdersâbut none so bizarre and merciless as his latest case: A ravaged set of skeletal remains is found chained to a tree on a remote mountainside. As Brockton and his assistant Miranda dig deeper, they uncover warning signs of a deadly eruption of hatred and violence.
But the shocking case is only the beginning of Brocktonâs trials. Mid-case, the unthinkable happens: The deadliest criminal Brockton has ever foiledâthe sadistic serial killer Nick Satterfieldâescapes from prison, bent on vengeance.
But simply killing Brockton isnât enough. Satterfield wants to make him suffer first, by destroying everything he holds dear: Brocktonâs son, daughter-in-law, grandsons; even Miranda, his longtime graduate assistant, now on the verge of completing her Ph.D. and launching a forensic career of her own.
The dangers from all directions force Brockton to question two things on which heâs based his entire careerâthe justice system, and the quality of mercyâand to wonder: can the two co-exist?
If not, which will Brockton choose in his ultimate moment of truth?
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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.
