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Rating:  -
The "case studies" in this book read like a Jr. High essay - they lack substance and information and have nothing to keep the attention of the reader.
Each case is laid out in the same format - where the guilty are indicated immediately (often with negative adjectives describing them), it is stated that (fill in the blank) technology was used (without any real scientific explanation of the technology), and then it is stated that the guilty was caught due to the science (which was never described).
If all you want to know about forensic science is case names and dates, you might like this book. If you would actually like to learn about the processes used and how the technology works, you may be more than a little disappointed.
Rating:  -
I was dissappointed in this book because the facts of each case were layed out without any suspense or mystery. Because of the layout of the book, you start each story knowing who the killer is and what forensic technique was used to solve the crime. Once you know those details, the only thing you find out by reading the story is who was killed, how, and why. You find out those details at the beginning of the story rather than discovering them through the evidence that the forensic scientists uncover. The book is layed out in the style of a reference book. It's easy to find a given article if you know the basic facts of the case. However, this layout makes for less interesting reading.
On the positive side, Evans chose some fascinating cases for his book. All of the cases involve either an interesting crime, interesting forensic techniques, or both. If you love everything to do with forensics and have never watched a show or read a book about forensics that you didn't like, I'm sure you'd like this book. On the other hand, if you're looking for a book that's done in the style of Law and Order (you learn the facts as the investigators uncover them), you should look somewhere else.
Rating:  -
This books shows Forensics being used, not just the this is how you do it, but here it is in practice. It is a good and very easy to read book with superb array of graphics and photos to help provide understanding of the fundamentals of forensics.
A must for any True Crime Buff (and CSI fan)
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I just recently finished reading this excellent novel about science. I loved this book. If I could reccommend this book to a student in the highschool I would. This book is great for teenagers on up who are interested on learning about forensic sciences.
Rating:  -
Overall this was a very interesting book, although only a page or two was devoted to each case you still feel as if you got the whole picture. The author did go into a little too much detail on some of the more violent crimes though.
I've loaned this book out to a few different people and it has proven to be quite popular with everyone. Right now it's overseas, some of my visiting relatives couldn't stop reading it and asked to borrow it. From what I understand, it is still there circulating through more relatives and friends.
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