Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

American Sherlock: Murder, forensics, and the birth of crime scene investigation by Kate Winkler Dawson

3 reviews

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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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