Sue Black with Val McDermid (2018 Event)
Few people are as familiar with death as Professor Sue Black. As a forensic anthropologist she sees it in the form of human remains; at scenes of murder, at burial sites and in her lab. Black’s astonishing book, All That Remains, offers fascinating insights into mortality and the value of forensic science. In this event, recorded live at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival, she compares notes with crimewriter Val McDermid.
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