Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist - Hardcover

William R. Maples; Michael Browning

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385474903 ISBN 13: 9780385474900

Publisher: Doubleday, 1994

Synopsis

A renowned bone scientist recounts his strangest and most horrifying investigations--from baffling cases of dismemberment to the remains of the family of Czar Nicholas II to traces of Vietnam MIAs--and describes his satisfaction in bringing killers to justice.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"When he's not shattering myths about maggots, Dr. Maples is delightfully unraveling true murder mysteries, ancient and modern. He's not just another clever forensic detective -- he's a poet, a philosopher, and a sly commentator on the fractured human condition, pre-and post-mortem."
-- Carl Hiaasen, author of Strip Tease and Native Tongue

"Whether Maples' subjects are famous or anonymous, it is how he tells their stories that makes this book so fascinating and -- in its fashion -- delightful."
--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

"William R. Maples and Michael Browning could've written a dry clinical analysis of forensic anthropology; instead they tell tales better than the dead could for themselves."
-- New York Times Book Review

From the Inside Flap:

ton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer.  In Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary Taylor and the family of Czar Nicholas II.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0385474903
• ISBN 13: 9780385474900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292