Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by McCrery, Nigel

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science

Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of...
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Author: Nigel McCrery
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Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by McCrery, Nigel

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science

$44.34

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science

$44.34
Author: Nigel McCrery
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of forensic science from around the world over the past two centuries. The book weaves dramatic narrative and scientific principles together in a way that allows readers to figure out crimes along with the experts. Readers are introduced to such fascinating figures as Dr. Edmond Locard, the "French Sherlock Holmes"; Edward Heinrich, "Wizard of Berkeley," who is credited with having solved more than 2,000 crimes; and Alphonse Bertillon, the French scientist whose guiding principle, "no two individuals share the same characteristics," became the core of criminal identification. Landmark crime investigations examined in depth include a notorious murder involving blood evidence and defended by F. Lee Bailey, the seminal 1936 murder that demonstrated the usefulness of the microscope in examining trace evidence, the 1849 murder of a wealthy Boston businessman that demonstrated how difficult it is to successfully dispose of a corpse, and many others.

Author: Nigel McCrery
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 09/01/2014
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781613730027


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2014
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014
Booklist 09/15/2014 pg. 8

About the Author

Nigel McCrery was a police officer before he joined the BBC in 1990. There he has worked on a number of documentaries and created various series, including the crime/forensics drama Silent Witness. He is the author of several crime novels, including Still Waters.




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