I just finished reading this book THE SILENT ASSASSIN by Lori Andrews who people are calling the female Michael Crichton. She lives her novels through her research the same way that Crichton does and has even collaborated with him from what I understand. The plot of the book is actually based on the discovery of skulls of 6 Vietnamese soldiers that Lori really discovered while doing research for the book – Considering her 'Crichtonesq' style I thought you might wanna take a look. Check out her book and her website: www.loriandrews.com. Thanks.