Silent Witnesses

I really enjoyed this because if you havent noticed by now I love books about the history of fields or history in general. The book is really general and so I wouldn't read it if you want to learn details and specifics about how forensics work but if you want a quick read that'll give you an idea of......more

Police programmes with a focus on forensics are hugely popular, the CSI franchise getting some 30 million viewers at the height of its popularity. The realists of course know that actual real life forensics isn't like that, it's often laborious and very time consuming. The instantaneous results obta......more

I picked up this book from the Library because I majored in Forensic Chemistry and love reading books on the topic. The book is broken down into 7 main topics that Forensics covers. He goes through each chapter giving a nice background on each topic and also gives various stories of how different ca......more

Continuing my odd streak of reading nonfiction books, I finished Nigel McCrery's Silent Witnesses: A History of Forensic Science this evening. As I read it, mostly while waiting at the mechanic's garage waiting, I paused to contemplate my fingerprints (to see if I have arch, whorl, or loop prints) o......more

I guess I've read too many books on forensic science as it pertains to solving crimes, because this book was mostly a rehash of cases I was already familiar with, and not written in a terribly gripping way. It might not be bad for a starter book for someone unfamiliar with the history of forensics,......more