All that Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes

Book Description

Book of the Year, 2018 Saltire Literary Awards

For fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.

Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of identifying human remains, part frank memoir of a woman whose first paying job as a schoolgirl was to apprentice in a butcher shop, and part no-nonsense but deeply humane introduction to the reality of death in our lives. It is a treat for CSI junkies, murder mystery and thriller readers, and anyone seeking a clear-eyed guide to a subject that touches us all.

Cutting through hype, romanticism, and cliché, she recounts her first dissection; her own first acquaintance with a loved one’s death; the mortal remains in her lab and at burial sites as well as scenes of violence, murder, and criminal dismemberment; and about investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident, or natural disaster, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. She uses key cases to reveal how forensic science has developed and what her work has taught her about human nature.

Acclaimed by bestselling crime writers and fellow scientists alike, All That Remains is neither sad nor macabre. While Professor Black tells of tragedy, she also infuses her stories with a wicked sense of humor and much common sense.

中文：

书名：剩下的一切：一位关于死亡、死亡和破案的著名法医科学家

2018年萨尔泰尔文学奖年度最佳图书奖

对于Caitlin Doughty，Mary Roach和CSI Show的粉丝来说，她是一位著名的死亡和死亡法医科学家。

苏·布莱克夫人是国际知名的法医人类学家和人体解剖学家。她在这本书中生动地描述了自己的生活，她与《严峻的死神》的生活是一致的，她在这本书中生动地描述了这一点，这本书部分是关于辨认人类遗骸的基础知识的入门读物，部分是关于一个女人的回忆录，她在学生时代的第一份有偿工作是在一家屠宰店当学徒，部分是对我们生活中死亡的现实的严肃而深刻的人道介绍。对于CSI瘾君子、谋杀悬疑和惊悚片读者，以及任何寻求一个触动我们所有人的主题的清醒指南的人来说，这是一种款待。

她打破了炒作、浪漫主义和陈词滥调，讲述了她的第一次解剖；她自己第一次认识亲人的死亡；她的实验室和埋葬地点的遗骸以及暴力、谋杀和刑事肢解的场景；以及调查因战争、事故或自然灾害(如2004年印度洋海啸)造成的大规模死亡。她用关键的案例来揭示法医科学是如何发展的，以及她的工作教会了她关于人性的东西。

受到畅销犯罪作家和科学家同行的一致好评， 剩下的一切 既不悲哀也不可怕。布莱克教授在讲述悲剧的同时，也给她的故事注入了邪恶的幽默感和许多常识。