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I've never read a mystery by McDermid, but am quite impressed by this nonfiction book. She did a great job putting forth the basics of each branch of forensics, its history, examples of cases in which it was used, & - perhaps best of all - why & when it isn't used due to cost. She also pointed out a lot of problems with some of the tests. Most of her examples are based in the UK, but some lead to Europe & the US. She also mentions historical examples from around the world.
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I greatly enjoyed this book much more than I expected! I learned so much about the clues that forensic scientists use to unravel crimes. It covers so many subjects; fingerprinting, blood traces, DNA sampling, poisons, face reconstruction, digital forensics, and insects. Insects?? Yes, this is a very useful area for investigating conditions and time of death, although it is very controversial.
The most interesting aspect of this book is that there are no black-and-white, hard-and-fast rules. Every ...more
The most interesting aspect of this book is that there are no black-and-white, hard-and-fast rules. Every ...more
McDermid provided a history of forensics. That premise was fairly interesting. I loved learning about what problems necessitated the development of various techniques. If we think about the justice system around the world from the beginning of recorded history until now, it's clear that developing tech to help humans get better and proving someone's guilt is a good idea. It was extremely common to punish someone who was not the offender. Before the collection of evidence, people could only go on
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