ALL THAT REMAINS A Life in Death

Sue Black isn't afraid of death--she thinks about joining the cadavers at the University of Dundee when she's gone--and Angela Dawe's narration reflects that matter-of-fact attitude. There's even enthusiasm in Dawe's voice as she recounts Black's first memories of dealing with death on the job--working part-time in a butcher shop when she was only 12. Black is a forensic anthropologist with experience in Kosovo and on high-profile cases in Great Britain, and she's also been on British TV. She mentions a few of her well-known cases and projects, but her audiobook is a more general discussion of death. Yes, listeners, that includes the inevitable macabre discussions of corpse medicine and cannibalism, as well as other grisly details. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2019]