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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
450 books — 305 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumDeath's Acre by William M. BassDead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. MaplesBeyond the Body Farm by William M. Bass
Forensics: If It Doesn't Walk, We Bring Out the Chalk
163 books — 227 voters

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesUnjust by Brooke HolmesA Perfect Evil by Alex KavaThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Fiction: Criminal/Forensic Profiler/Psychologist/Psychiatrist (Main Characters)
187 books — 119 voters
Beneath the Gavel by Stephen M. MurphyUnjust by Brooke HolmesMiracle Creek by Angie KimThe Dravidian by Kalyan C. KankanalaThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Best Legal Suspense Novels
90 books — 118 voters

Déjà Dead by Kathy ReichsPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverDeath du Jour by Kathy ReichsThe Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Forensic Fiction
188 books — 114 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
329 books — 107 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenStiff by Mary RoachSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Science Writing By People of Marginalized Genders
255 books — 90 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical Microhistories
97 books — 89 voters

Magpie Murders by Anthony HorowitzThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
British Crime Fiction You Must Read
119 books — 54 voters
The Surgeon by Tess GerritsenPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellDéjà Dead by Kathy ReichsBody Double by Tess GerritsenDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Fiction: Pathologist, Medical Examiner or Coroner Main Characters
113 books — 36 voters

Déjà Dead by Kathy ReichsThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverThe Fifth Witness by Michael ConnellyThe Surgeon by Tess GerritsenCross Bones by Kathy Reichs
Forensic Scientists Solving Crimes
73 books — 29 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachWorking Stiff by Judy MelinekUnnatural Causes by Richard ShepherdHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiPeople Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
forensics freak
109 books — 18 voters

The Mummy Congress by Heather PringleThe Bog People by P.V. GlobMummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures by Thomas Aidan CockburnEgyptian Mummies by Bob BrierMummy by James Putnam
Mummy Science
66 books — 17 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Invention of Murder by Judith FlandersForensics by Val McDermidInside the Cell by Erin E. MurphyDNA Nation by Sergio Pistoi
Forensic Science & Crime
40 books — 15 voters

Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel SaneebKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grannجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy... for Nobody! by Basel SaneebSpy for nobody by Basel Saneeb
Best FBI Nonfiction
51 books — 15 voters
A is for Arsenic by Kathryn HarkupStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumA Taste for Poison by Neil BradburyArsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Poison!
45 books — 9 voters

The weather matrix and human behavior by Michael A. PersingerBecoming a Private Investigator by Howie KahnBrain Tests by Edmund ShaftesburyThe Red Market by Scott CarneyHandbook for the Integrity Tone Scale by Vern Black
Paraforensic
145 books — 2 voters
Secrets from the Grave by Maria EftimiadesImperfect Justice by Jeff AshtonPrecious Victims by Charles BosworthPresumed Guilty by José BáezDying Dreams by Audrey Becker
"Forensic Files" Cases
22 books — 2 voters

Unnatural Death by Michael BadenCoroner at Large by Thomas T. NoguchiCause of Death by Cyril Wecht
Best Forensic Pathology Books
3 books — 1 voter
Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisI Hunt Killers by Barry LygaLucky Day by Barry LygaGame by Barry LygaBlood of My Blood by Barry Lyga
What Will Graham Reads
22 books — 1 voter

Disturbed Ground by Carla NortonAmerican Mother by Gregg OlsenVampire by Kevin M. SullivanKiller Clown by Terry SullivanThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
"The New Detectives" Cases
26 books — 1 voter

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