Forensic Science Books

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 245,707 ratings — published 2003
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.02 — 37,910 ratings — published 2010
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Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,495 ratings — published 2014
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.23 — 14,676 ratings — published 2003
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The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.87 — 5,379 ratings — published 2010
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Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9) Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9)
by (shelved 19 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.98 — 32,982 ratings — published 2006
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,676 ratings — published 1994
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.03 — 266,267 ratings — published 1990
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Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2) Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 51,848 ratings — published 1999
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All That Remains: A Life in Death All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 16,402 ratings — published 2018
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Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,057 ratings — published 2004
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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 157,013 ratings — published 1997
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Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,454 ratings — published 2020
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Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation Trials Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation Trials (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 161 ratings — published
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Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3) Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,224 ratings — published 2000
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Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5) Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.98 — 37,685 ratings — published 2002
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Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 380 ratings — published
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Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #11) Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan, #11)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 31,680 ratings — published 2008
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Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)
by (shelved 12 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.87 — 31,114 ratings — published 2005
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 85,202 ratings — published 1995
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,204 ratings — published 2007
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Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.97 — 41,926 ratings — published 2003
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The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 637 ratings — published 2002
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From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 65,197 ratings — published 1995
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.27 — 28,606 ratings — published 2014
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Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4) Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 54,497 ratings — published 2001
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The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,396 ratings — published 1999
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Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14) Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 25,577 ratings — published 2011
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1) Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.90 — 224,416 ratings — published 2004
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Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.32 — 50,195 ratings — published 2018
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Silent Witnesses Silent Witnesses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,282 ratings — published 2013
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The Silent Girl (Rizzoli & Isles, #9) The Silent Girl (Rizzoli & Isles, #9)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 46,991 ratings — published 2011
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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 82,752 ratings — published 1994
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All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 79,210 ratings — published 1992
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Forensic Science Forensic Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.22 — 59 ratings — published 2004
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Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,935 ratings — published 2004
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206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12) 206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,488 ratings — published 2009
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Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15) Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.71 — 36,851 ratings — published 2007
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Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 57,333 ratings — published 1996
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Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12) Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.82 — 47,219 ratings — published 2003
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The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,086 ratings — published 2001
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The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, #3) The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 65,019 ratings — published 2003
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Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15) Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.92 — 24,842 ratings — published 2012
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Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 89,189 ratings — published 1991
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Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 32,840 ratings — published 2007
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Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7) Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 37,038 ratings — published 2004
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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,473 ratings — published 2023
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American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 3.66 — 10,766 ratings — published 2020
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4) Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 117,613 ratings — published 1993
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Point of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9) Point of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9)
by (shelved 6 times as forensic-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 69,212 ratings — published 1998
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