5.0

*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Wow wow wow. Fascinating, heartbreaking, and eye-opening, CLAY AND BONES peels back the layers of work discrimination and sexism in the FBI while also describing the work of the author, Lisa G. Bailey, as one of the first female forensic sculptors. Told with wit and searing honestly, Bailey does not shy from calling out names and detailing her abuse within the US government, but her passion for reconstruction is obvious in the way she describes the undying hope that her work helps the people she works hard to bring a face to.

This book was impossible to put down, and I highly recommend it to fans of Bones, workplace drama, and those of us who want to fight against injustice.