Newquist H.P. Scene of the Crime: Tracking Down Criminals with Forensic Science

Viking Books, 2021. — 290 p. — ISBN 9780698405394.From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of Chocolate, The Human Body, and From Here to There, comes an all new nonfiction deep dive into forensic science. What is evidence and how do investigators gather it? How do you determine how long a body has been dead? Do fingerprints differ from person to person? How did some of the world's great fictional detectives, like Sherlock Holmes, further the study of forensics? Packed with lively photos, classroom activities, and engaging prose, budding private eyes and scientists will be eager to find the answers to these and other questions in HP Newquist's latest, and to learn about everything from the world's first autopsy in Ancient Rome to the role that DNA plays in solving crimes along the way.Something Happened Here
A World Without Evidence
Are There Any Police Around? Well, No.
Finding Evidence Inside a Skull
A Taste for Poison
Putting Your Finger on It
Read All About It!
The Ripper
A Little Bit of Blood
Getting Schooled
Going Ballistic
Dollhouses and Body Farms
The Invisible Crime Solver