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Suggested Reading
Forensics
Forensic science is the application of science and technology to investigate and establish facts in criminal or civil courts of law. In these books, meet the men and women who use forensics to help solve crimes, some of which would not have been solved otherwise.
Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King
932.014 P31m
Was King Tut a murder victim? James Patterson (yes, THAT James Patterson) and Martin Dugard use historical legwork, X-rays, forensic clues and research from previous periods to make their case that Tut did not die of natural causes.
search Novelist® PlusThe Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
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A fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal investigation as Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne used criminal profiling and other techniques to capture a serial killer that terrorized France in the 19th century.
search Novelist® PlusA Question of Murder: Compelling Cases from a Famous Forensic Pathologist
363.25 W38q
From the morgue to the courtroom as an expert witness, Dr. Cyril Wecht gives the deceased a voice. In Question of Murder, he looks at five high-profile cases, including Anna Nicole Smith and Danielle van Dam.
search Novelist® PlusDr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files: Five Famous Cases - Scott Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, and More
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Lee chooses five famous cases, including the murder of Laci Peterson and the abduction of Elizabeth Smart. Lee and co-author Labriola, who is a pediatrician, novelist and state senator, describe the crimes, the trials, the verdicts and, most importantly, the scientific details of the investigations.
search Novelist® PlusFrom Crime Scene to Courtroom: Examining the Mysteries Behind Famous Cases
364.152 W38f
Dr. Wecht examines the mysteries behind the deaths of Michael Jackson, Brian Jones, Casey Anthony and others.
search Novelist® PlusPoisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Science in New York in the Jazz Age
614.1309 B65p
Blum chronicles the story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City, focusing on the work of a pair of forensic scientists whose trailblazing chemical detective work helped bring about the end of an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.
search Novelist® PlusCarved in Bone
First book in The Bone Farm series, set in an actual laboratory operated by the University of Tennessee devoted to the study of human decomposition. In Carved in Bone , Dr. Bill Brockton discovers an unusual corpse - an almost perfectly preserved mummy found in East Tennessee's mountainous Cooke County. The eight titles in the series do not have to be read in sequence, though it is recommended.
search Novelist® PlusFace of Deception
In this first title of the series, forensic sculpture artist Eve Duncan is persuaded by billionaire magnate John Logan to reconstruct the face of an adult murder victim - leading her to be trapped in a web of murder and deceit. Read the 16 books in this series in order, if possible.
search Novelist® PlusThe Dirty Secrets Club
Jo Beckett, a forensic psychologist working for the SFPD performing investigative autopsies, discovers a harrowing commonality among suicide victims. There are five titles in this series, and they can be read in any order.
search Novelist® PlusPostmortem
This is first title in the series featuring Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner in Virginia. A psychopath is brutally murdering women, and Scarpetta must find out why - before she becomes the next victim. The first five books can be read out of sequence, but because of character development and relationships, the rest of the 20 books in the series should be read in order.
search Novelist® PlusFlash and Bones
In the 13th book in this series, Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, investigates a possible FBI cover-up with ties to the disappearance of a NASCAR crew member's sister, a right-wing extremist group and a secret substance. There are a few ongoing themes in the series, but the 15 books can be read individually.
search Novelist® PlusThe Surgeon
In the first book featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles, a female heart surgeon is terrorized by a serial killer in Boston using the same MO as a killer who attacked her during her internship years in Savannah. The 10 books in this series can be read out of sequence, but try to read them in sequence, if possible.
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