A review by katefinityreads
No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators by Steve Jackson

4.0

Full disclosure: I read this specifically because Georgia mentioned it on My Favorite Murder. The work these people are doing is truly unbelievable. It also makes me eternally grateful that I will never have to boil a human head as part of my job.

NecroSearch specializes in locating clandestine graves using limited primary source material. This book follows their journey discovering the remains of several women (eventually ending with a section on the Romanovs which I didn't expect!), and more importantly, bringing peace to the families who never knew what happened to their loved ones.

Each discovery is broken up into a few parts: the subject and challenges of location, the recovery, the trial of the murderer, and the aftermath. Each case is different, but the investigators are always deeply invested in their work—in one instance, even sleeping next to the remains of one woman they needed more time to recover so that her bones would not be disturbed during the night.

Incredibly insightful, stunning, and inspiring, this is a must-read for anyone interested in forensics or True Crime. SSDGM.

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