Before there was CSI, there was one man who saw beyond the crime-and into the future of forensic science. His name was Bernard Spilsbury-and, through his use of cutting-edge science, he single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age. Starting out as a young, charismatic physician in early twentieth-century Britain, Spilsbury hit the English justice system-and the front pages-like a cannonball, garnering a reputation as a real-life Sherlock Holmes. He uncovered evidence others missed, stood above his peers in the field of crime reconstruction, exposed discrepancies between witness testimony and factual evidence, and most importantly, convicted dozens of murderers with hard-nosed, scientific proof. This is the fascinating story of the life and work of Bernard Spilsbury, history's greatest medical detective-and of the cases that not only made him a celebrity, but also inspired the astonishing science of criminal investigation in our own time.

The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI

Biographies & Memoirs

EVANS, Colin

Professionals & Academics

Berkley Trade

Updated with new material and the latest scientific discoveries, an introduction to the field of forensic science examines the evolution of crime-solving technology and describes the investigative techniques behind one hundred real-life groundbreaking cases while covering such topics as fingerprinting, ballistics, and DNA analysis and their law enforcement applications. Reprint.

The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes

Science & Math

Killer Doctors

Doctors have at their disposal a number of devious ways to extinguish life-and just as many motives-should they desire. Some do. In Killer Doctors, the dark side of the men in white is revealed.

True Crime

BERKLEY

For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death. Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved over decades of technological triumphs and all-too human failure to its modern-day incarnation as the foremost forensics lab in the world, investigating an average caseload of over 15,000 suspicious deaths a year. This is the behind-the-scenes chronicle of public service and private vendettas, of blood in the streets and back-room bloodbaths, and of the criminal cases that made history and headlines.

Blood On the Table: The Greatest Cases of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Penguin Publishing Group

Discover the surprising answers in The Casebook of Forensic Detection, a true-crime treasury of 100 of the most fascinating cases of all time. More than two centuries in the development of modern forensic procedures come to vivid life as everything from handwriting analyses and voiceprints to ballistics, DNA testing, and psychological profiles reveal whodunit (and, in some startling cases, who didn't do it). "Pithy, concise, and remarkably accurate." -Science Books &amp; Films "Contains ample material to hold the attention and foster interest in science." -Science Teacher

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PRAISE FOR The Casebook of Forensic Detection ""Pithy, concise, and remarkably accurate."" -Science Books &amp; Films ""Contains ample material to hold the attention and foster interest in science."" -Science Teacher ""A mystery novelist's essential resource guide."" -Book News, Inc. ""Even the most dedicated devotee of the genre will find much that is new in these brief but exciting accounts."" -Publishers Weekly

Murder Two: The Second Casebook of Forensic Detection

Reference & Collections

Trade Paper Press

Great Feuds in History: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

Praise for Great Feuds in History "Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Evans captures all the drama and controversy in these streamlined accounts brimming with invigorated, well-paced prose." -- Publishers Weekly In Great Feuds in History, Colin Evans puts us in the middle of ten of history's most significant struggles-high-stakes personal conflicts that had a lasting impact on the societies around them and on generations that followed. Spanning five hundred years of political rivalry, spiritual conflict, and ancestral discord, here are ten fascinating true tales of ambition, greed, jealousy, passion, and fear that are as gripping and meaningful today as they were in their own turbulent times. * Queen Elizabeth I versus Mary, Queen of Scots * English parliament versus King Charles I * Aaron Burr versus Alexander Hamilton * The Hatfields versus the McCoys * Joseph Stalin versus Leon Trotsky * Roald Amundsen versus Robert Scott * The Duchess of Windsor versus the Queen Mother * Bernard Law Montgomery versus George Patton * Lyndon B. Johnson versus Robert F. Kennedy * J. Edgar Hoover versus Martin Luther King Jr.

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Scientific sleuthing and slip-ups in the investigations of fifteen famous cases Ranging from the Turin Shroud and the suspicious death of Napoleon Bonaparte to the murder cases of Dr. Sam "The Fugitive" Sheppard and O. J. Simpson, A Question of Evidence takes readers inside some of the most vexing forensic controversies of all time. In each case, Colin Evans lays out the conflicting medical and scientific evidence and shows how it was used or mishandled in reaching a verdict. Among the other cases: the assassination of JFK, the strange history of Alfred Packer (the only convicted American cannibal), the death of Vatican banker Roberto Calvi, and the trials of Lindy Chamberlain (the "dingo baby" case) and Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald (the case recounted in Fatal Vision). Though the science of forensics has helped solve a huge number of crimes, it's clear from A Question of Evidence that many cases are more open than shut. Colin Evans (Pembroke, UK) is the author of the popular Casebook of Forensic Detection (Wiley: 0-471-28369-X) as well as Great Feuds in History (Wiley: 0-471-38038-5).

A Question of Evidence: The Casebook of Great Forensic Controversies, from Napoleon to O.J.

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Books by EVANS, Colin

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The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI

The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes

Killer Doctors

Blood On the Table: The Greatest Cases of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes

Murder Two: The Second Casebook of Forensic Detection

Great Feuds in History: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes

Great Feuds in History: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

A Question of Evidence: The Casebook of Great Forensic Controversies, from Napoleon to O.J.