CSI (Your City Here) vs Real Forensics

I did something really cool a while back. I went to a seminar sponsored byMystery Writers of America(MWA), an organization I joined after the publication of my first Gina Miyoko Mystery,THE ANTIQUITIES HUNTER(from Pegasus Crime). The seminar was entitledFinding Evidence: CSI vs. Real-Life Forensics.

This was a day-long affair on on how real Crime Scene Investigations differ from the Hollywood versions we all know and love. It was fascinating, dare I say riveting. I still haven’t typed up...