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American Sherlock: Murder, forensics, and the birth of crime scene investigation by Kate Winkler Dawson
2 reviews
phoebemurtagh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This was a really good look at the birth of modern forensics. Heinrich was unlikable to me. I felt like he spoiled his sons too much. But the science part was interesting. As were the cases he helped to "solve". I also love the epilogue that pointed out the flaws in both his and some modern forensics and the parts throughout the book that did so. But especially the part of the epilogue that points out the lack of universal training standards for forensic "experts" and the lack of understanding of the juries on the reliability or lack thereof, of certain types of forensics.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
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