Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime

February 23, 2020 - Comment

The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: how they lived, how they died–and who killed them. Val McDermid uncovers the secrets of forensic medicine with groundbreaking research and her own experience. Along the way you’ll wonder at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death

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The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: how they lived, how they died–and who killed them.

Val McDermid uncovers the secrets of forensic medicine with groundbreaking research and her own experience. Along the way you’ll wonder at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death and how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer.

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Anonymous says:

It’s a risk but I was so delighted to find it was an awesome journey there and … I took a bus down to London. National Express. £30 return, but sometimes you wonder if you’re saving money and spending comfort. It’s a risk but I was so delighted to find it was an awesome journey there and back.And much of that was thanks to this book.It’s non-fiction, and gives us case studies of crimes and criminals, some we know of, some we may not, but doing so in a way that gets us close to the men and women involved, knowing their jobs, their reasons for being in…

Anonymous says:

Very disappointed! They did make it look like it’s a … Very disappointed! They did make it look like it’s a different book, but it’s actually ‘Forensics. Anatomy of Crime’ that I bought before. Sometimes I don’t read books for a while and they’re waiting for their turn on the shelf. So did happen with this one. When I opened index page I did realise it’s exactly same book. Don’t know why and who decided to change cover and name for it, but as a result I have 2 identical books that seem to be different. It was also confusing as when I found this…

Anonymous says:

Excellent Book I must begin by saying that you need a fairly strong stomach to read most books on the study of cadavers for forensic purposes, especially in murder related crimes and this is no exception.To the person who “ stopped reading when the author said there were 209 bones in the human body, when there are actually 206 “, you’re completely wrong – in the bodies of children there can be more bones because the growth plates haven’t closed and some adults have an extra pair of ribs and some adults…

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