This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Amber Books Ltd, Amber Books and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

A detailed guide discussing forensic science. If you want actual facts, science and have an understanding of such this would be of interest to you.

A comprehensive and engaging introduction to the subject of forensics. I have a degree and further qualifications in forensics and found this to be a good overall guide to some of the major areas and it was written in an accessible and interesting way so as to be suitable for a good spectrum of background knowledge levels. The images and illustrations are stunning and the format is good with plenty of relevant case studies to demonstrate the points, some of which are very famous and well known and some lesser so and ones I hadn’t encountered before. Therefore, in summary, although the information was not new to me I still found this to be a pleasant and engaging recap and reignited my interest. I would definitely recommend.

I liked the different people this book talked about that I hadn’t read about before. Much of the forensics history and information I was fairly familiar with. The rest of it was interesting and informative. The stories about the killers were good, including the better known ones. Lots of phots included in this book, some a bit graphic. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

5 stars

This book is incredibly detailed and highly informative. It covers the period of time from first finding a body and all the way through to the conclusion of the case.

I found it to be very readable and the text was easy to absorb, even for the casual reader. The protographs are clear and well defined.

I was also very pleased to learn how OJ Simpson was found not guilty. While I believe he committed the murders, the authors of this book explained very well just how the prosecution’s case failed. There were several other interesting cases described as well. Some of them were very old dating from the early 1800’s.

There are very well written chapters on every conceivable way to murder a person that I could come up with. (Not that I am any crime genius.) Each technique for determining or solving forensic puzzles described also has a brief history of how it was discovered or came about. I found some familiar names among those who discovered certain procedures, such as Locard and Spilsbury among others.

I had heard of many of the killers named in the book whose cases were re-examined.

Simply fascinating!

I want to thank NetGalley and Amber Books Ltd/Amber Books for forwarding to me a copy of this interesting and informative book for me to read, enjoy and review. The opinions expressed here are solely my own.

***This book is not yet available on GoodReads, Amazon or BookBub to review. I will keep an eye on it and review it when it becomes available.