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bookblatherCasebook of Forensic Detection, Colin Evans
So as you may have gathered from some previous reviews, I am a true crime junkie- at least, as long as the case has been solved, and the person responsible in jail or punished. The Casebook of Forensic Detection was basically perfect for my purposes, then, since it describes a bunch of cases that established forensic techniques through successful prosecution.
The book is divided into sections based on the forensic technique, such as fingerprints, graphology, ballistics, and DNA testing, and covers cases ranging from a slaying in Argentina in 1892 to crimes committed only a few years before the book's publication in 1998. The coverage is short but thorough, leading to short, quick, reassuring reads for someone like me. I enjoyed it. If you're into true crime or looking for a reasonably thorough overview of basic forensic crime solving, this is a good book for you.
So as you may have gathered from some previous reviews, I am a true crime junkie- at least, as long as the case has been solved, and the person responsible in jail or punished. The Casebook of Forensic Detection was basically perfect for my purposes, then, since it describes a bunch of cases that established forensic techniques through successful prosecution.
The book is divided into sections based on the forensic technique, such as fingerprints, graphology, ballistics, and DNA testing, and covers cases ranging from a slaying in Argentina in 1892 to crimes committed only a few years before the book's publication in 1998. The coverage is short but thorough, leading to short, quick, reassuring reads for someone like me. I enjoyed it. If you're into true crime or looking for a reasonably thorough overview of basic forensic crime solving, this is a good book for you.
