“Calls to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell.” —Chicago Sun-Times“Deserves comparison with the best of Patricia Cornwell.” —Booklist (starred review)With fascinating forensics, compelling characters, and ingenious plot twists, Beverly Connor’s novels have been compared to those of the hottest crime writers on the scene. Now, she ratchets up the suspense to introduce one of today’s most insightful and complex investigators: fo...

“Calls to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Deserves comparison with the best of Patricia Cornwell.”—Booklist (starred review)In Beverly Connor’s absorbing series, the bones of the dead reveal the secrets of the living. Now Connor takes her ingenious heroine—forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon—on a chilling excavation of a crime with harrowing implications.In the shadow of Diane Fallon’s new fore...

Leaving a troubled past behind her, Diane Fallon is starting over as director of the River Trail Museum of Natural History in Georgia - until former love Detective Frank Duncan tracks her down. He needs her unique experience as a forensic anthropologist to examine a bone found in the woods. Diane can't resist Frank's request - on both a professional and personal level. Because the secrets of bones are in her blood - and their whispers offer a dead family's only chance at justice...

Beverly Connor's “outstanding series” (Booklist) returns with a gripping new installment that sends forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon hot on the trail of a stone-cold killer...Local politics get nasty when Rosewood, Georgia, elects a new mayor—and the honorable Spencer Jefferies makes it his first order of business to replace Diane Fallon with an incompetent crony as head of the crime lab. But just as Diane is adjusting to life without murder, a double whammy hits: with...

“Call[ing] to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell” (Chicago Sun-Times), Beverly Connor’s spellbinding series proves that the dead do tell tales—and reveal secrets that can threaten the living in the most chilling of ways…In the depths of an unmapped cave, forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon makes an astonishing discovery: the decades-old skeleton of a caving victim. Soon, the remains of two more bodies are found—one in an old...

A woman dies under suspicious circumstances, supposedly after finding evidence of her incarcerated brother's innocence. Now to prove a possible murder, Diane Fallon must root through the victim's family secrets-and the many skeletons in her closet...

Beverly Connor’s “fabulous forensic investigation series” (Mystery Books) featuring forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon proves that the past is never really forgotten—and that some memories can kill…As a young girl, Juliet Price witnessed a brutal act of violence—and then became the victim of one herself. For years, Juliet’s traumatized mind hid the events from her. Then she saw a television show featuring an unsolved cold case, and the horrors come back to her i...

Forensic investigator Diane Fallon fights for her life in her eighth mysteryDiane is driving through a downpour on a windy mountain road after picking up a set of rare Indian artifacts when a tree suddenly slams across the hood of her car, revealing a human skeleton in its hollow trunk. As she starts to investigate, she's ambushed by a stranger and forced to run for her life. Stranded in the night with a killer, Diane must uncover a secret hidden away by time and d...

An errand to deliver rare Indian artefacts turns into a deadly game for forensic archaeologist Diane Fallon when a tree slams into her car, with a human skeleton sticking from the trunk. Then, leaving the car to investigate, she's ambushed by a shadowy stranger.Stumbling blindly through the woods, Diane plans to take refuge at a friend's house, but there she finds him and his wife seated at their kitchen table, their throats cut from ear to ear.Just who does the skeleton be...

In the shadow of Diane Fallon's new forensic lab in Georgia, a land survey team has discovered three bodies hanging in an isolated patch of woods. The sensational case has aroused the interest of the media, unnerved the locals - and inspired a gruesome game between the killer and forensic anthropologist Diane. It begins with taunting e-mails and chilling phone calls. Where it leads is a personal investigation as each bizarre clue brings Diane closer to danger...

Lab Lit: Exploring Literary and Cultural Representations of Science is the first formal, systematic, scholarly investigation of laboratory literature from the perspective of literary studies. Lab Lit as a new genre has received a lot of public and media attention due to its compelling presentation of science practitioners and the relatable explanations of the scientific advancements that have shaped modern society and will continue to do so. However, the genre has been largely overlooked b...

FBI agent-turned-private investigator Ross Kingsley comes to Diane Fallon for help after his client's family suffers a double tragedy. Nine years ago, the client's son went to prison for rape and murder. Now his daughter is dead under suspicious circumstances, and her father believes she was killed uncovering evidence of her brother's innocence.Against her better judgment, Diane agrees to help her old FBI friend. Now, she is about to discover that crime can have deep roots and some...