tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post979776093751857199..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: The Breaking Point by Jefferson BassSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-40678897783047226232015-08-18T15:36:08.784-04:002015-08-18T15:36:08.784-04:00My daughter went to a week course where she studie...My daughter went to a week course where she studied forensics and bones. Wish I could remember what it was actually called. Bones tell things about crimes. I bet she would like this book. T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-15102748458429714192015-08-17T15:54:23.845-04:002015-08-17T15:54:23.845-04:00This one I haven't read, but you've made m...This one I haven't read, but you've made me take note. I'll have to find out more about these Body Farm books.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-57143742154195804022015-08-17T13:47:25.075-04:002015-08-17T13:47:25.075-04:00Stephanie, Patricia Cornwell's books was my fi...Stephanie, Patricia Cornwell's books was my first introduction to the Body Farm. I enjoy these books (the Body Farm series) because Dr. Bill Bass is part of the writing team and that just adds so much more to the story for me.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-42444142675595159362015-08-17T13:45:35.053-04:002015-08-17T13:45:35.053-04:00Margot, I knew the Body Farm had been used in Patr...Margot, I knew the Body Farm had been used in Patricia Cornwell's books but I didn't know about Simon Beckett's. I'll have to check that out. It is a fascinating place and lends itself to crime fiction in so many ways.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-23151195589125758942015-08-17T13:42:50.600-04:002015-08-17T13:42:50.600-04:00Gram, it is a great tool for investigators. Gram, it is a great tool for investigators. Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-32717346398378560942015-08-17T13:41:48.843-04:002015-08-17T13:41:48.843-04:00Alex, this author is actually two people - author ...Alex, this author is actually two people - author Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass (the creator of the real Body Farm). Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-60085271074783525732015-08-17T13:39:28.148-04:002015-08-17T13:39:28.148-04:00Elephant's Child, I agree that the benefits ar...Elephant's Child, I agree that the benefits are so invaluable. I must confess, I've considered this possibility. Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-41690352776564671032015-08-17T10:10:09.480-04:002015-08-17T10:10:09.480-04:00There's another author who writes about that b...There's another author who writes about that body farm...it's a female author who has a law enforcement background. Patricia Cornwell. (I looked her up!) I remember it made news in East Tennessee when she was in town to do research for one of her books.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-5693221780754872182015-08-17T07:38:39.054-04:002015-08-17T07:38:39.054-04:00Thanks, Mason, for sharing this. I've heard q...Thanks, Mason, for sharing this. I've heard quite a lot about the Body Farm. It features, for instance, in Simon Beckett's <i>Whispers of the Dead</i>. Definitely it's a fascinating context for a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-49306336641266850002015-08-17T06:49:01.676-04:002015-08-17T06:49:01.676-04:00I have heard of the Body Farm and have also read a...I have heard of the Body Farm and have also read about it - non-fiction. It is a great tool for investigators. Donations are fine.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-9323755525372850842015-08-17T05:47:38.613-04:002015-08-17T05:47:38.613-04:00Not familiar with that author.
Willing donations a...Not familiar with that author.<br />Willing donations are fine. I just worry about unwilling ones.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-66181738800324073102015-08-17T01:46:25.471-04:002015-08-17T01:46:25.471-04:00Here in Australia we are about to establish our ow...Here in Australia we are about to establish our own Body Farm. Not before time. The benefits to foresenic science are invaluable. And, for those of us wanting an eco-funeral it has significant positives.<br />Thank you for this review. I would be interested, and I suspect my partner would too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com