Professor Sue Black 2 Books Collection Set: All That Remains & Written In Bone - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
All That Remains: A Life in Death
Written In Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781784162818 / 9781529176605
Publisher: Black Swan / Transworld Publishers
Age Range: Adult

Overview
This two-book paperback collection brings together Professor Sue Black's Sunday Times bestselling exploration of forensic science, memoir, and the human body. All That Remains follows her daily work in labs, cemeteries, and crime scenes, showing how death offers insight rather than a simple ending. Written In Bone maps the human skeleton from skull to feet, revealing how bones quietly record a lifetime of diet, injury, and movement. Together, the set pairs scientific rigor with warmth and humor, making it a gift for true-crime readers and science lovers alike.

About the Books
Professor Sue Black has spent decades working at the intersection of anatomy, forensic science, and human tragedy, and both books in this set draw directly on that career. All That Remains: A Life in Death is a memoir built around real cases, laboratories, and mortuaries, in which Black reflects on mortality with unusual candor, compassion, and wit. She walks readers through her own path into forensic anthropology, the identification work she has carried out in war zones and disaster sites, and the quiet dignity she brings to handling human remains. Written In Bone takes a more structural approach, moving methodically through the skeleton, from skull to feet, to demonstrate how each bone holds clues to age, sex, lifestyle, and cause of death. The book won the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction, recognizing its skillful blend of forensic detail and storytelling. Read together, the two titles complement each other: one offers a career-spanning narrative of a scientist confronting death daily, while the other zooms in on the physical evidence itself, explaining how forensic anthropologists read a skeleton the way historians read a document. Both books share Black's distinctive voice, one that resists sensationalism in favor of empathy, precision, and genuine curiosity about what remains after a life ends. For readers who enjoy popular science, true crime, or memoir, this set delivers accessible expertise from one of the field's most respected voices, translating years of casework and academic research into narratives that inform as much as they move.

Key Benefits

• Two Sunday Times bestselling paperbacks from a leading forensic anthropologist
• Written In Bone won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction
• Blends real casework, memoir, and science for an accessible read
• Perfect gift for true-crime fans, science readers, and forensic anthropology students
• Brand-new paperback set, ideal for shelf display or gifting
• Great addition to a home library, book club pick, or holiday season gift

Book-by-Book Guide
All That Remains: A Life in Death — A candid memoir following Professor Sue Black through laboratories, mortuaries, and crime scenes as she reflects on a career built around death and identification.
Written In Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind — A skeleton-by-skeleton journey through the human body, showing how bones preserve evidence of a person's life, health, and history, and winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction.

About the Author
Professor Sue Black is one of the world's leading forensic anthropologists and anatomists, known for her identification work following conflicts, disasters, and criminal investigations across the globe. She has held senior academic posts at the University of Dundee and Lancaster University, and her contributions to forensic science and public understanding of anatomy have earned her wide recognition, including being appointed a Dame Commander. Both All That Remains and Written In Bone became Sunday Times bestsellers, cementing her reputation as a rare scientist able to make complex forensic work both rigorous and deeply human for general readers.

Why You'll Love This Set
This paperback duo delivers gripping, humane science writing perfect for true-crime fans, book clubs, or a thoughtful birthday or holiday season gift for the science-curious reader. Professor Sue Black's rare gift for storytelling makes forensic anthropology accessible and unforgettable, ideal for curious readers, students, and dedicated non-fiction collectors alike.

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