[sic] 'X' is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic.She is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, but is currently on indefinite leave. She is one of the eighty-two forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her schedule also involves a number of speaking engagements around the world.
She has written a number of books. In addition to technical books, she has written thirteen novels to date, which have been translated into 30 languages.The fictional heroine in her novels, 'Y', is also a forensic anthropologist. Y's lifestyle closely mimics that of her creator, with X stating that Y and she "have the same CV" and that "Some of Y's personality traits are also mine", but there are differences in their personal lives such as the character's alcoholism. A good portion of the novels are based on real life science, and X has stated that she is "fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right".Here is one of her best known works.
The blanked out part in the title of the novel is also Y's popular nickname 'Z'. Identify.
