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Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science and broadcast on National Public Radio. In collaboration with renowned forensic anthropologist Bill Bass, he's written two true-crime books and the seven crime novels in the bestselling Body Farm series. Jefferson is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm. Read his blog at http://www.JonJeffersonAuthor.blogspo....

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Wave of Terror: The Stories Behind the Story

A Multi-Part Blog Series
Part 1 - In the Beginning

By Jon Jefferson

Back in the fall of 2000 – back during my stint as a television documentary writer/producer – I read a description of a BBC documentary that blew me away. The film, part of the BBC’s science series, “Horizon,” was titled “Mega Tsunami, Wave of Destruction.” The gist of it was this: On the tiny island of La Palma, off the northwes Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 25, 2018 10:03 • Tags: disaster, terrorism, tsunami

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	Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales by William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 14,232 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel by Jefferson Bass, William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 13,468 ratings — published 2006 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science 4.23 avg rating — 7,915 ratings — published 2004 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madonna and Corpse (Body Farm #6.5) by Jefferson Bass, Jon Jefferson (Goodreads Author), William M. Bass 3.76 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Death's Acre (includes 16 pages of B&W photos) 1st (first) edition Text Only 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 8: by Christine

May 11, 2012 06:25AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 7: by Jan C

Feb 09, 2012 08:29AM

Interesting blog, Jon. Good videos, too.

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message 6: by Gelaskaca

Dec 18, 2011 06:32AM

Thanks for accepting my friend request.. looking forward fot your new book.. :)

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message 5: by Jan C

Dec 15, 2011 08:53PM

Jon wrote: "Two things spring to mind:
(1) Where in TN were you in college?
(2) How'd you get from there to someplace with public transport -- someplace as chi-chi as Evanston, for pete's sake? Get thee back t..."

I went to school in Maryville, down the road from Knoxville.

The question is more how I got to Maryville. I'm originally from Evanston. I grew up with the chi-chi accent and added a bit of a Southern drawl to it along the way.

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message 4: by Jon

Dec 15, 2011 06:51PM

Two things spring to mind:
(1) Where in TN were you in college?
(2) How'd you get from there to someplace with public transport -- someplace as chi-chi as Evanston, for pete's sake? Get thee back to the land of the pickup truck!

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message 3: by Jan C

Dec 15, 2011 05:07PM

Oh, wow! Thanks, Jon, for the invite.

I really enjoy the Jefferson Bass books although I have discovered that they do not always make good reading on public transportation. Something about reading about detailed autopsies, etc., while hanging on to a strap in a crowd.

And I enjoy how they take me back to Temmessee, where I went to college.

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message 2: by Jon

Dec 15, 2011 02:35PM

Naomi wrote: "OMG, Jon...thanks for "friending" me!! Your books are unbelievable! I absolutely love them!!"

Thanks! I really hope this next one, The Inquisitor's Key, will resonate with readers. It was so so SO fun to research and write!

You're clearly a lot more savvy about Goodreads (and probably other web/blog/social media things) than I am; if you have thoughts/suggestions about ways to be smart & strategic about reaching readers in these ways (newsletters? a weekly blog? guest blogging? I have no idea where to start!), please feel free (but not obligated!) to sing out...

Thanks!

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message 1: by Naomi

Dec 15, 2011 02:22PM

OMG, Jon...thanks for "friending" me!! Your books are unbelievable! I absolutely love them!!

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