Bill Bass reads bones as easy as most folks read the morning paper.
The man, who has shaken the skeletal hands of death a thousand times, founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, better known as the Body Farm, in Knoxville.
Now, he and Jon Jefferson have written a mystery novel, using the pen name of Jefferson Bass, so that readers can see just how many clues are left behind in the skeleton of a murder victim.
This is probably worth a read, if you're into fiction and have some time. Aaron Elkins wrote several novels based on a forensic anthropolgist. Gideon Oliver was the main character's name. I believe it was also a short-lived movie series at one time as well, starring Louis Gossett. No idea if this is any good, but at least the science ought to be well-founded.