Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), is the author of more than twenty investigative books, including Secrets of the Sideshows and Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal.
"An excellent basic book for the criminologist." -- Lee A.
Kilty
"Beautifully organized and ingeniously supplemented by real-life
criminal case-histories at the end of each chapter, the book
provides a detailed -- yet simplified -- review of the major
methods and techniques of forensic science and criminalistics.
Anyone and everyone interested in either real crime or
crime-fiction or both, will want to read and regularly refer to
this comprehensive and informative source by experts in the field."
-- Robert A. Baker
"Delivers the goods for the educated layperson. Once getting into
the book, readers will be hard-pressed to put it down." -- USA
Today
"Extremely well written and easy to read." -- Journal of Forensic
Identification
"In this must-read for anyone in the crime-solving field, the
authors examine the amazing and complicated crime scene, taking the
reader on an educational journey as they explain processes ranging
from how to verify a bullet came from a specific gun to how teeth
determine the age of a decayed body." -- Paintsville Herald
"Nickell and Fischer provide a comprehensive primer of forensic
investigation for the uninitiated." -- Publishers Weekly
"Nickell and Fischer, both nationally-recognized forensic
scientists, have collaborated on step-by-step descriptions of
crime-science investigations." -- Library Journal
"The case studies clearly highlight the subject being discussed and
bring to life the application of that particular forensic science."
-- Gideon Epstein
"This book is well-written and should be of considerable value to
those training for a career in these areas." -- Science & Justice
1999
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