A review by avidreaderandgeekgirl
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson

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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