Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

Written by Sue Black

Narrated by Sue Black

Renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes listeners on a guided tour of the human skeleton, explaining how our life history is revealed by our bones.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666532975

Sue Black

Professor Sue Black is Director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee, Director of the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science and Deputy Principal for public engagement. She is a forensic anthropologist and an anatomist, founder and past President of the British Association for Human Identification, and advisor to the Home Office and Interpol on issues pertaining to forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI). She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and a certified forensic anthropologist. She was awarded an OBE in 2001 for her services to forensic anthropology in Kosovo, the Lucy Mair medal for humanitarian services and a police commendation for DVI training in 2008, Hon Prof of Anatomy for the Royal Scottish Academy in 2014 and the Fletcher of Saltoun award for her contribution to Scottish culture also in 2014. She was awarded both the Brian Cox and the Stephen Fry awards for public engagement with research and in 2013 her Centre was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. In 2015 she was awarded a £10M grant from the Leverhulme Trust to set up a research centre for forensic science.

Reviews for Written in Bone

[Cathy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I truly enjoy Ms. Blacks manner of storytelling and found this book to be entertaining and instructional at the same time. Oh, if only there were enough years left in my life, I would pursue a similar study of forensics. I find it fascinating!

[Annika Peloski · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good book, and doesn't dumb anything down. She's a straightforward writer who just tells it how it is, and expects you to keep up! Very technical break down of the body and how all the strange wonderful bones inside are used in crime investigation. Slight warning about chapter 12, as she shares some very personal trauma that happened when she was quite young. It is in theme of the book, but it still took me a bit by surprise as it was a switch from her work to her own life. Overall it is a good listen, but very graphic.