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American Sherlock: Murder, forensics, and the birth of crime scene investigation by Kate Winkler Dawson
3 reviews
rhi_'s review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
laurataylor's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sorryiambooked's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
The premise of this book sounded so interesting. One, I didn’t know that there was one main person who helped create criminal forensics in both theory and practice in the US in the early twentieth century. Two, I also did not know that the use of forensics started so early. For some reason, I thought forensics started to be used by police departments in maybe the 50s. But no, it all started in the late 1920’s and early 1930s. While I did find the whole of the story interesting, there were just some personal aspects about Heinrich that I didn’t really care about. I did like that Dawson told the story through a few of the major and more famous cases that Heinrich worked on. I didn’t love Dawson as the narrator though and some parts of the story felt a little sluggish. I can see someone who loves forensics or works in the area, to enjoy this book at least slightly more than I did.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Violence
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