Deborah H. (deb1999) reviewed on 5/29/2012 + 28 more book reviews

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This is a fascinating chronicle of some famous cases and also is very well written. Good period details on early crime investigation when forensics was just becoming a science. You hate to use the word funny when dealing with this subject matter, and the text and pictures are graphic at times, but this author also has a pleasant style and a way of relating anecdotes that had me laughing more than once. A very good read. Also has some interesting tales of the prototype for Sherlock Holmes, the doctor Conan Doyle admitted had inspired the fictional detective. This book's author was from the same university where that doctor was a legend, famous for his insights and deductive style, and he knew him.

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