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2010.
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English
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The untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. A pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler investigate a family mysteriously stricken bald, factory workers with crumbling bones, a diner serving poisoned pies, and many others. Each case...
43) Shutter
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"Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases-she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won't let...
44) Unforgivable
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Series
Tracers volume 3
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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When she is forced to destroy her reputation and let a killer walk free to save the people she loves most, DNA expert Mia Voss, with the help of Detective Ric Santos, must catch a twisted madman who is linked to a long-buried cold case that has haunted her for years.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"The findings of forensic science--from DNA profiles and chemical identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints, and shoeprints--are widely used in police investigations and courtroom proceedings. While we recognize the significance of this evidence for criminal justice, the actual work of forensic scientists is rarely examined and largely misunderstood. Blood, Powder, and Residue goes inside a metropolitan crime laboratory...
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Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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The combined expertise of one of the leading forensic pathologists in the world and an accomplished true-crime journalist come together in this riveting page-turner filled with many details about such notable cases as the tragic homicides of Laci Peterson and Nicole Brown Simpson--including that are available nowhere else.
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Forensic mystery volume 1
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English
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On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in terrible danger.
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Grey Fox Games
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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In 'Deception: murder in Hong Kong' , players find themselves in a scenario of intrigue, murder, deduction and deception. One player is the Murderer, secretly choosing their weapon and the evidence they leave behind. Another is the Forensic Scientist who holds the key to convicting the criminal but is only able to express their knowledge through analysis of the scene. The rest are investigators, interpreting clues to solve the crime... and the killer...
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English
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"From CSI to Forensic Files to the celebrated reputation of the FBI crime lab, forensic scientists have long been mythologized in American popular culture as infallible crime solvers. Juries put their faith in "expert witnesses" and innocent people have been executed as a result. Innocent people are still on death row today, condemned by junk science. In 2012, the Innocence Project began searching for prisoners convicted by junk science, and three...
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Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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This definitive reference on forensics for writers in all genres uncovers each area of the science, including fingerprint analysis, crime scene reconstruction, and the history of forensics. This helpful guide reveals how the science works (in simple to understand terms), how long it takes for the coroner or crime lab to perform various tests, how it helps in crime solving, where common errors occur and how a writer might use this technique in crafting...
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Plaza Janes Editores, S.A
Pub. Date
2021
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Español
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El juego de redes sociales m̀s viral por fin en formato libro de manos de su creador, el tuitstar Modesto Garc̕a. Ha llegado el momento de convertirte en el protagonista de tus novelas negras y thrillers favoritos. Incluye casos exclusivos nunca antes vistos en internet. ¿Eres capaz de resolver un asesinato observando simplemente la escena del crimen? Transf̤rmate en un auťntico detective de homicidios y empieza a atar cabos porque aqu̕ la historia...
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