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

American Sherlock: Murder, forensics, and the birth of crime scene investigation

Kate Winkler Dawson

336 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history science true crime mysterious slow-paced

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'Kate Winkler Dawson is an unbelievable crime historian and such a talented storyteller.' Karen Kilgariff, cohost of the My Favorite Murder podcast 'Heinrich changed criminal investigations forever, and anyone fascinated by the myriad detective s...

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informative 94%
mysterious 37%
dark 35%
challenging 18%
reflective 13%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
emotional 3%
sad 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 45%
fast 6%

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