Sue Black

As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, Sue Black confronts death every day. She focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment. Here she reveals the many faces of death she has come to know, using key cases to explore how forensic science has developed, and what her work has taught her.

Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. Drawing upon years of research and a wealth of experience, forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to feet, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell. Limb by limb, case by case - some criminal, some historical, some unaccountably bizarre - she reconstructs with intimate sensitivity and compassion the hidden stories in what we leave behind.