American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American Csi
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Book Overview
A gripping historical true crime narrative that "reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself" (Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park), American Sherlock recounts the riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation. Berkeley, California, 1933. In a lab filled with curiosities--beakers, microscopes, Bunsen burners, and hundreds upon hundreds of books--sat an investigator who would go on to crack...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0525539565
ISBN13:9780525539568
Release Date:February 2021
Publisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
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Fascinating
Published by Lynda , 29 days ago
Fascinating. A good crime story and forensic science is always a winner, but you also learn about the history of the science and the man who was behind it.
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