Mary H. Manhein is director of the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory at Louisiana
State University. A Fellow in the physical anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, she
is also deputy coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Summary
When a skeleton is all that's left to tell the story of a crime, Mary H. Manhein, otherwise known as "the
bone lady," is called in. For almost two decades, Manhein has used her expertise in forensic pathology to
help law enforcement agents--locally, nationally, and internationally--solve their most perplexing mysteries. She
shares the extraordinary details of the often high-profile cases on which she works, and the science underlying
her analyses. Here are Civil War skeletons, cases of alleged voodoo and witchcraft, crimes of political intrigue,
and the before-and-after of facial reconstruction.
Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, The Bone Lady is an unforgettable glimpse into
the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories behind the remains.