Uneasy Relations

I've read all of Aaron Elkin's books featuring Gideon Oliver, who is a forensic anthropologist, and I've very much enjoyed most of them. This is no exception- generally well plotted with genial characters. Not quite as good as some of his earlier novels, but better than the last one that I found a l......more

I always enjoy reading about Gideon Oliver, modest forensic anthropologist known to some as the "Skeleton Detective." He, like Ms. Marple, always seems to be in the area where someone is murdered, or a skeleton is discovered in circumstances suspicious only to Gideon and his ultra-sharp eye/mind. We......more

This book counts as the 17th Gideon Oliver book I have read recently, leaving only one left for me to enjoy. I have liked the science, the characters and the travel guide aspects of all these books. This one takes Gideon and Julie to Gibraltar for a conference where Gideon is scheduled to deliver a......more

Gideon Oliver, world renowned forensic anthropologist known to most of the world as the “Skeleton Detective” wonders if the near death experiences he has suddenly been having are really just accidents or if the “Law of Interconnected Monkey Business” might have more to do with it. He and his Park Ran......more

Falling off the Rock of Gibraltar is not a laughing matter, as Gideon Oliver will testify to. When Gideon and his wife Julie travel to Gibraltar for the Annual conference of the International Paleoanthropoligical Society they have a lot of surprises awaiting them. Gideon is known as the Skeleton Dete......more