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Pioneer In A Peculiar Science

Theodore Dalrymple DEATH'S ACRE: INSIDE THE LEGENDARY 'BODY FARM' by Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson Time Warner, £16.99, pp. 299, ISBN 0316725277 T he first distinguished person I......

An Innocent At Large In Dystopia

Judith Flanders TRAIN by Pete Dexter Heinemann, .115.99, pp, 258, ISBN 0434012378 T urgency wrote, 'Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself......

Plumbing The Depths

Katie Grant A CLEAR CALLING by David Austin Cape, £14.99, pp. 141, ISBN 022406441X T he sea frightens me. It seems so cold and cruel, even when it looks warm and inviting. It......