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I just finished a novel in a series from Jefferson Bass. Jefferson Bass is the combined names of Jon Jefferson, a writer, and Dr. William Bass, a forensic anthropologist. The protagonist of the novels is Dr. Bill Brockton, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Tennessee (UT).

Brockton teaches anthropology and also runs the "Bone Farm" a five-acre property at UT where he can study how bodies decompose. His studies help determine how long it takes a body to decay as well as how long it takes for wildlife and bugs to strip the bodies of flesh. The bodies are donated by by the descendant or relatives and some by the state when the body is unclaimed. In fact, Dr. Bass actually established the "Bone Yard" in 1971 for this study.

Brockton helps local and state law enforcement, as well as the FBI, when a body is found and has decomposed. Through his efforts, he attempts to determine the cause and time of death. In most cases, he's dealing with a killer and characters who could harm him.

One interesting thing about the novels is although it's a work of fiction, the is one character who is real; Knoxville Detective Art Bohanan.

Overall, the stories are good and the characters well developed.