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Erryn Lee
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Erryn Lee has spent most of her life between the covers of books, her love for historical fiction...
What Remains
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What Remains is a haunting dual-timeline mystery that bridges centuries-and secrets-between ancient...
Historical Fiction Dual Timeline Time Slip Fiction Historical Thriller Forensic Fiction Ancient Rome
Courtney (149 KP) rated Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime in Books
Nov 28, 2018
I loved how this book was set out, going through in the order in which events take place when a real life crime is committed and dedicating a chapter to each stage, providing real life examples along the way which really keeps you engrossed.
I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who is in the slightest interested in crime in general or just specific aspects such as fire scenes, toxicology and pathology.
Dr Richard Shepherd, as one of the UK’s top forensic pathologists, has performed over 23,000 postmortems; that’s a lot of dead bodies! Fascinated by cracking the puzzle of what killed each one this book covers a whole host of unusual cases. Clearing up many misconceptions of the world of forensic pathology we get a great insight into a job few people could stomach.
As he covers many interesting cases we get a unique behind the curtain look into some famous murders and disasters. Shipman, Stephen Lawrence, the Hungerford massacre, the Marchioness disaster, he is even involved in Diana’s inquest. The look into the very difficult area of the death of babies shows a complicated area where everything is not as black and white as we’d like it to be.
His single minded quest for the truth and the very distressing nature of his work takes a toll on his mental health and family life. Although not as fascinating as the cases themselves it’s important to cover this, bring into sharp focus the debt society owes to those willing to surround themselves in such a grim profession.
Wild Horses
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The division is tasked with protecting a federal witness, and Joe Rodriguez knows just where to...
Heather, the Totality
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The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to...
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Hazardous Duty ( Squeaky Clean Mysteries book 1) in Books
Oct 30, 2022
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Hazardous Duty ( Squeaky Clean Mysteries book 1)
By Christy Barrit
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On her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire dropped out of school and started her own crime scene cleaning business. Now, when a routine cleaning job leads her to a murder weapon the police overlooked, she realizes that the wrong man is in jail. With the help of her neighbor, Gabby plays detective to make sure the right man is put behind bars. Guaranteed fiction!
This was a fun read. A good Nancy drew type of character with a quirky job as a crime scene cleaner. I found it an interesting read a book that didn’t take itself to seriously. I’m pretty sure I changed suspect 3 or 4 times and still didn’t get it in the end 😂!
The Sea Detective
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The first mystery in a truly unique crime series. 'There comes a time when a novel raises the bar...
Adequately Explained by Stupidity?: Lockerbie, Luggage and Lies
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Tunnel vision or organised cover-up? How the Lockerbie investigation got the wrong man. Twenty-five...