false 212116 0 0 371860 047128369X 9780471283690 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174240128m/371860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174240128s/371860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/371860.The_Casebook_of_Forensic_Detection_How_Science_Solved_100_of_the_World_s_Most_Baffling_Crimes 3.73 52 212116 3.79 173 47 1996 386961 0425210073 9780425210079 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174358041m/386961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174358041s/386961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386961.The_Father_of_Forensics_The_Groundbreaking_Cases_of_Sir_Bernard_Spilsbury_and_the_Beginnings_of_Modern_CSI 4.12 41 CSI, there was one man who saw beyond the crime-and into the future of forensic science.

His name was Bernard Spilsbury-and, through his use of cutting-edge science, he single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age. Starting out as a young, charismatic physician in early twentieth-century Britain, Spilsbury hit the English justice system-and the front pages-like a cannonball, garnering a reputation as a real-life Sherlock Holmes. He uncovered evidence others missed, stood above his peers in the field of crime reconstruction, exposed discrepancies between witness testimony and factual evidence, and most importantly, convicted dozens of murderers with hard-nosed, scientific proof.

This is the fascinating story of the life and work of Bernard Spilsbury, history's greatest medical detective-and of the cases that not only made him a celebrity, but also inspired the astonishing science of criminal investigation in our own time.]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2006 2889834 0425219372 9780425219379 8 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2889834.Blood_On_The_Table_The_Greatest_Cases_of_New_York_City_s_Office_of_the_Chief_Medical_Examiner 3.75 20 A behind-the-scenes look at death in New York City.

For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death.

Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved over decades of technological triumphs and all-too human failure to its modern-day incarnation as the foremost forensics lab in the world, investigating an average caseload of over 15,000 suspicious deaths a year. This is the behind-the-scenes chronicle of public service and private vendettas, of blood in the streets and back-room bloodbaths, and of the criminal cases that made history and headlines.]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2008 754197 0471225886 9780471225881 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178061420m/754197.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178061420s/754197.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/754197.Great_Feuds_in_History_Ten_of_the_Liveliest_Disputes_Ever 3.41 17
"Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Evans captures all the drama and controversy in these streamlined accounts brimming with invigorated, well-paced prose."
—Publishers Weekly

In Great Feuds in History, Colin Evans puts us in the middle of ten of history's most significant struggles—high-stakes personal conflicts that had a lasting impact on the societies around them and on generations that followed.

Spanning five hundred years of political rivalry, spiritual conflict, and ancestral discord, here are ten fascinating true tales of ambition, greed, jealousy, passion, and fear that are as gripping and meaningful today as they were in their own turbulent times.

Queen Elizabeth I versus Mary, Queen of Scots
English parliament versus King Charles I
Aaron Burr versus Alexander Hamilton
The Hatfields versus the McCoys
Joseph Stalin versus Leon Trotsky
Roald Amundsen versus Robert Scott
The Duchess of Windsor versus the Queen Mother
Bernard Law Montgomery versus George Patton
Lyndon B. Johnson versus Robert F. Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover versus Martin Luther King Jr.]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2001 727188 0471440140 9780471440147 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177703141m/727188.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177703141s/727188.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/727188.A_Question_of_Evidence_The_Casebook_of_Great_Forensic_Controversies_from_Napoleon_to_O_J_ 3.75 8 Ranging from the Turin Shroud and the suspicious death of Napoleon Bonaparte to the murder cases of Dr. Sam "The Fugitive" Sheppard and O. J. Simpson, A Question of Evidence takes readers inside some of the most vexing forensic controversies of all time. In each case, Colin Evans lays out the conflicting medical and scientific evidence and shows how it was used or mishandled in reaching a verdict. Among the other cases: the assassination of JFK, the strange history of Alfred Packer (the only convicted American cannibal), the death of Vatican banker Roberto Calvi, and the trials of Lindy Chamberlain (the "dingo baby" case) and Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald (the case recounted in Fatal Vision). Though the science of forensics has helped solve a huge number of crimes, it's clear from A Question of Evidence that many cases are more open than shut.
Colin Evans (Pembroke, UK) is the author of the popular Casebook of Forensic Detection (Wiley: 0-471-28369-X) as well as Great Feuds in History (Wiley: 0-471-38038-5).]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2002 371862 0471215325 9780471215325 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174240129m/371862.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174240129s/371862.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/371862.Murder_Two_The_Second_Casebook_of_Forensic_Detection 4.00 4 "Pithy, concise, and remarkably accurate."
-Science Books & Films
"Contains ample material to hold the attention and foster interest in science."
-Science Teacher
"A mystery novelist's essential resource guide."
-Book News, Inc.
"Even the most dedicated devotee of the genre will find much that is new in these brief but exciting accounts."
-Publishers Weekly]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2004 1220807 0425216012 9780425216019 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182002742m/1220807.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182002742s/1220807.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1220807.Killer_Doctors 4.50 2 Killer Doctors, the dark side of the men in white is revealed.]]> 212116 3.79 173 47 2000 1220806 1578590043 9781578590049 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223629897m/1220806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223629897s/1220806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1220806.Superlawyers_America_s_Courtroom_Celebrities_40_Top_Lawyers_and_the_Cases_That_Made_Them_Famous 3.00 1 212116 3.79 173 47 1997 7067624 1440681996 9781440681998 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7067624-the-father-of-forensics 0.0 0 212116 3.79 173 47 2006 6106229 085346054X 9780853460541 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6106229.Month_of_Sundays 0.0 0 212116 3.79 173 47 0