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Inside Broadmoor: The Sunday Times Bestseller

Jonathan Levi, Emma French · 2019

How to Solve a Murder: True Stories from a Life in Forensic Medicine, With a Foreword by Dr Richard Shepherd

Derek Tremain, Pauline Tremain · 2021

The Dark Side Of The Mind

Kerry Daynes · 2019

Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia: Outrageous Facts About Murders, Maniacs, and Mayhem

Brian Boone · 2023

Forensics For Dummies

Douglas P. Lyle · 2011

When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter Book 2)

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker · 2022

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach · 2004

"Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way. In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries--from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them." -- Publisher's description

Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime

Val McDermid · 2016

Death's Acre

Dr. Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson · 2004

Working Stiff

Judy Melinek, T.J. Mitchell · 2014

'far From The Magic We See On Tv, Working Stiff Describes Forensic Pathology In The Real World. The Book Is A Compelling And Absorbing Read.' Kathy Reichs, New York Times Bestselling Author 'engrossing . . . Pulls Back The Sheet To Show Readers Just What Goes On After Someone Dies . . . Armchair Detectives And Would-be Forensic Pathologists Will Find Melinek's Well- Written Account To Be Inspiring And Engaging.' Publishers Weekly Dr Judy Melinek Has Made A Career Out Of Working With Dead Bodies. As A Forensic Pathologist, She Has Probed And Prodded Corpses For Clues That May Reveal Murder, Suicide, A Medical Accident Or A Rare Genetic Wc Disease This Fearless Memoir Tells The Gripping Story Of The Young Doctor's 'rookie Season' As A Forensic Pathologist, And The Cases-hair-raising And Heartbreaking And Impossibly Complex- That Shaped Her As Both A Physician And A Mother. Just Two Months Before The September 11 Terrorist Attacks, Dr Melinek Began Her Training As A New York City Forensic Pathologist. With Her Husband T.j. And Their Toddler Daniel Holding Down The Home Front, Judy Threw Herself Into The Fascinating World Of Death Investigation-performing Autopsies, Investigating Death Scenes, And Counselling Grieving Relatives. Lively, Action-packed, And Loaded With Mordant Wit, Working Stiff Offers A Firsthand Account Of Daily Life In One Of The Modern World's Most Arduous Professions, And The Unexpected Challenges Of Shuttling Between The Domains Of The Living And The Dead. Dr Melinek Lays Bare The Truth Behind The Glamorised Depictions Of Autopsy Work On Shows Like Csi And Law & Order To Reveal The Secret Story Of The Real Morgue And What Really Goes On Behind The Police Tape. 'melinek's Enthusiasm For Her Calling Is Always Apparent, And Her Writing Is Unselfconsciously Bouncy, Absorbed And Mordant (though Not Caustic) . . . A Transfixing Account Of Death, From The Mundane To The Oddly Hair-raising.' Kirkus Reviews 'working Stiff Is The Grossest Book You'll Ever Love. But It Is Also So Much More Than That: Seamlessly Fusing Memoir, Science Journalism, Riveting Whodunit Mysteries, And Light Humour About A Dark Topic . . . A Relentlessly Fascinating And Informative Book From The First Page To The Last.' Scott Stossel, Author Of The New York Times Bestseller My Age Of Anxiety