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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death 24 reviews
Jessica Snyder Sachs
Basic Books, 2002
A well-woven tale of history and science
Learning the time of death is crucial in many cases of unnatural death, yet it's still not an exact science. Jessica Snyder Sachs handles the grisly topic with confidence and a conversational tone. The book takes you through the history of determining time of death and then details the recent and current science of it without once slipping into dry academic style or overwrought drama. She uses ...
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Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man48 reviews
Claudia Mair Burney
Howard Books, 2008
Uncover The Truth...
Amanda Bell Brown is a forensic psychologist that is in dire need of some fun and excitement. Amanda is all set to spend another birthday alone until her sister drags her out to a birthday dinner. Amanda's world is sent into a tailspin when she suddenly ends up at the scene of a murder. She thinks she knows who the killer is, and she's trying to do everything possible to solve this case. Things ...
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File System Forensic Analysis24 reviews
Addison Wesley, 2007
The bible for File System Forensics
Great Book. Great job Brian. A must have in your bookshelf if you are serious about computer forensics.
It only lacks two things to be perfect: a reiserfs and a HFS+ sections.
Only an error. GPT partition schema isn't used only in big servers. New Intel Macintoshes use it by default for their boot drive.
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets60 reviews
David Simon
Houghton Mifflin (T), 1991
Well written and very accessible, highly recommended
I read this book after watching - several times over - David Simon's most recent work, The Wire. I have always been interested in detectives and was drawn by this book because it is non-fiction. As well as being a highly enjoyable read, I would say there were three main takeaways. First, the detailed first-hand account of actual cases and methods of investigation (including related disciplines ...
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Christopher Killer: Forensic Mystery 1 (Forensic Mystery)19 reviews
Alane Ferguson
Viking Juvenile, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
In the quiet, small town of Silverton, Colorado, eighteen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney is planning to follow in her father's footsteps and pursue a career in forensic pathology. Her dad, the unassuming yet efficient Pat Mahoney, is the local county coroner, and Cameryn is determined to follow his lead--much to the chagrin and near-disgust of her Mammaw. Cameryn's grandmother is convinced that her ...
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Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime ...22 reviews
C.C. Thomas, 1993
Love it...
All the information you need for death investigation...has a couple extra chapters in the new edition that were not in the last one...
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The Truth Seeker: O'Malley Series, Book 3 (Unabridged)37 reviews
Dee Henderson
audible.com
Enjoyable listening.
The Truth Seeker as CD audio book I received as a present. Due to ill health I now can't read very much for very long. For someone who has been a bookworm all her life this was very difficult, but audio books have come to my rescue. Mum listens to them while she is doing housework, and my sister has them on in the car during her 40 minute commute to work, & back.
Dee Henderson is a favourite ...
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Forensic Genealogy19 reviews
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Rice Book Press, 2005
Must Have for dating Pics
This book is fantastic for dating photographs. I have bins of photos that I have no clue when they were taken. The tables in here help you to pen point the dates using things you'd never think of. Once Miss Fitzpatrick was able to use a cash registar and some old ads to determine the date of a picture! The more meaty sections are when she uses the light of day to name the exact location. Now ...
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Forensic Art and Illustration102 reviews
Karen T. Taylor
CRC, 2000
Fascinating and invaluable!
Even if you have no sculpting talent whatsoever, this book is an engrossing read and a valuable reference for any crime or mystery writer. Karen Taylor has consulted for such hit TV shows as CSI and BONES and she definitely knows what she's talking about. The text is lucid and engaging and not at all intimidating, while the photos and diagrams alone are worth the price of admission!
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Practical Homicide Investigation (Elsevier series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic ...24 reviews
Vernon J. Geberth
Elsevier, 1982
A Morbid Classic!
Talk about a disturbing book. This one will probably give you nightmares if you haven't desensitized yourself to violence yet. If your denial mechanism is in disrepair, you'd probably be best to avoid this book which is the "Bible" of crime scene investigation techniques. Extremely graphic photographs of murder and suicide victims along with a compelling forensic text with such chapters as 'The ...
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Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers12 reviews
D. P. Lyle
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003
A must have for every writers
I've used this book as a reference while writing my first novel. Its very helpful. I'll use it again on my next. Cold Eyes
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Digital Evidence and Computer Crime11 reviews
Eoghan Casey
Academic Press, 2000
Best computer forensic book available
Sometimes, defense attorneys have it easy: one slip-up by the prosecution and evidence is thrown out. Knowing that, law enforcement goes to great lengths to ensure that evidence is appropriately collected and protected. That works well in the physical world, where law enforcement has many generations' worth of experience. But in the modern world of computers and digital networks, where the simple ...
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Amelia Earhart's Shoes: Is the Mystery Solved?12 reviews
Thomas F. King
AltaMira Press, 2001
"The Forensic Search for Amelia Earhart"
"Amelia Earhart's Shoes: Is the Mystery Solved?", Udated 2004 Ed., Thomas F. King, et al., AltaMira Press, NY 2001, ISBN: 0-7591-0131-0, PB 374 pgs., plus 23 pg. Notes, 9 pg. Biblio., 20 pg. Index, & 104 B & W photos, illus. or maps., 6" x 9".
This is an academic work by a contingent of skilled scientific experts whose writings & basic investigative work was coordinated, in part & on behalf ...
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Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice12 reviews
CRC Press, 1997
to the point, everything I needed to know
This book is a great at home teaching tool on how to become knowledgeable in the field of LNC and how to start your business.
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Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation (5th ed)14 reviews
Barry A. J. Fisher
CRC
A MUST read for anyone interested in Crime Scene Investigation
For all of those who are interested in either becoming Crime Scene Investigators, or increasing their knowledge THIS is the ULTIMATE book to get. It's the leading textbook, handbook, bible, guide, whatever word you wish to use and the author "Barry Fisher" has a way with words that leaves you with no doubt about his knowledge and experience. It's one of those books that I couldn't put down and ...
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Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI19 reviews
Dana Kollmann
Citadel, 2008
A completely honest look at what it's like at crime scenes
This was a fast read for me because of the subject. I was transfixed as each story was told. I only wish she'd recorded even more experiences. These tales will stay with me forever and I highly recommend this book.
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Bones: The Official Companion (Bones)12 reviews
Paul Ruditis
Titan Books, 2007
Bones the Companion and Season 2
Can't wait for Season 3 to be released. Great going Amazcon. Service as always fantastic.
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Death, Deceit & Some Smooth Jazz (Amanda Bell Brown Mysteries, No. 2)14 reviews
Claudia Mair Burney
Howard Books, 2008
A page turner!!!
Amanda Bell Brown is at it again!! This time it's the love of her life that is in trouble. When Jazz Brown "the finest man she knows" shows up at her door with stracthes on his face she wonders what happened but before he tells her, she gets a call from her sister Carly saying that they have found Jazzy's ex-wife Kate dead in his apartment! Now not only is she trying to figure out who killed Kate ...
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Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA (Shannon Ravenel Books)19 reviews
Tim Junkin
A Shannon Ravenel Book, 2004
A Must Read
I have never taken the time to review a book on this site but if any book ever deserved it, it is this book. This is the story of the first death row inmate ever exonerated by DNA evidence. I have long held the opinion that the death penalty should be abolished because our system simply isn't reliable enough to impose that ultimate punishment that can never be righted should the system have ...
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Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing11 reviews
James Waller
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Incredibly well-written.
I was always fascinated with the question of human cruelty and the history of genocides, and after researching review on Amazon.com, settled on this book by James Waller. I was 100% right. It's incredibly well-written. Very easy to read, written in clear language in short chapters. Thoroughly researched. James Waller references and examines all the works that have been written on this topic ...
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