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English
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A frozen corpse found in a lake near the Oak Ridge, Tenn., nuclear research facility turns out to be that of Dr. Leonard Novak, one of the leaders of the Manhattan Project. When the source of death, potent radioactive material the old man somehow ingested, poisons the local medical examiner, forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton suspects a link between the present-day murder and long-forgotten events.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
While helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France, Miranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton's protege, makes a discovery that triggers a deadly tug of war between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a maniacal religious zealot.
24) The bone thief
Author
Series
Body farm mysteries volume 5
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Bill Brockton has been called in on a seemingly routine case, to exhume a body and obtain a bone sample for a DNA paternity test. But when the coffin is opened, Brockton and his colleagues, including his graduate assistant Miranda Lovelady, are stunned to see that the corpse has been horribly violated. Brocktons initial shock gives way to astonishment as he uncovers a flourishing and lucrative black market in body parts. At the center...
25) Trail of blood
Author
Series
Theresa MacLean novels volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Seventy-five years ago, a madman nicknamed the Torso Killer terrorized Cleveland... Overall, he was credited with more than a dozen murders. And he was never caught. Today, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to an abandoned building where a desiccated, decapitated body has been found in a room that's been sealed off for years. Although there's no immediate proof, everyone assumes the same thing: that the newly discovered corpse was a Torso...
Author
Series
Theresa MacLean novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Eight months ago, forensic investigator Theresa MacLean lost her fiance in a bank robbery gone wrong, and she's had trouble concentrating on her work ever since. But now a particularly difficult case may just be what she needs to regain her focus by demanding all her skill, intelligence, and attention. Jillian Perry has been found dead in the woods, leaving behind a husband of three weeks and a young daughter. The police can't determine how she diedher...
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Bone rattler mysteries volume 1
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English
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Scottish prisoner Duncan McCallum, indentured to the Ramsey Company, is troubled by a series of mysterious deaths on the ship carrying him to the New World. When McCallum's close friend Adam Munroe and a professor who was to work as a tutor are added to the list of the dead, McCallum, who has extensive medical training, is enlisted by the captain to investigate. The shipboard mysteries remain unresolved when they arrive in New York, and McCallum's...
Author
Series
Crowther and Westerman mysteries volume 1
Publisher
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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An intricate historical novel about a forbidding country estate and the unlikely forensic duo who set out to uncover its deadly secrets.
29) Precious blood
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Series
Publisher
Harper
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English
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Reluctantly assisting in the investigation into the murder of a young student, former forensic pathologist Edward Jenner realizes that a serial killer is at work and incites the wrath of his former boss and nemesis in order to pursue his suspicions.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A history of modern forensic science from the first test for arsenic poisoning in the 1700s to criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the milestones in between"--
"Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics. Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public's imagination, thanks...
31) Shaking the family tree: blue bloods, black sheep, and other obsessions of an accidental genealogist
Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven?from the boy who saved...
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Series
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Early one quiet Monday morning, in an empty executive office, assistant Janice Denard begins to prepare for another ordinary day - but instead discovers evidence of horrific crimes, shocking photographs left abandoned in a printer. Now, with the help of the LVPD's computer forensics experts, the CSI team must track through hardware and software, deception and deceit to find the perpetrators. But while Willows and Stokes investigate the once well-hidden...
33) Forensics
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book teaches aspiring scientists the role of crime scene investigators in the field of law enforcement. Through clear text and large, full-color photographs, readers will witness the day-to-day lives of these specialists. Topics covered include fingerprint analysis, forensic fluids, ballistics, forensic entomology, and many others. The steps to becoming a crime scene investigator are also described. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
"Why are programs such as CSI, Law & Order, and Cold Case so popular? Because our culture is fascinated with crime--and these television shows reveal investigators' procedures and secrets. With so many forensic-based television programs, it might seem that North America's morbid curiosity is a new phenomenon. The truth is, however, that humanity have always been fascinated by that which also frightens them. What's more, humans are attracted to puzzles--and...
Author
Series
Dr. Thomas Silkstone mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In 1780s London, American anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone is plunged into a swirling cauldron of sorcery, slavery, and cold-blooded murder"--
36) Grave Matters
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star
Pub. Date
c 2004
Language
English
Description
Rebecca Bennett, the estranged stepdaughter of a well-to-do Las Vegas businessman, is hounding the Las Vegas Police department to reopen the investigation into her mother Rita's death--alleging that, despite appearances to the contrary, Rebecca's greedy stepfather actually played a hand in Rita Bennett's untimely death.
Author
Series
Four-minute forensic mystery volume 01
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Four-minute forensic mysteries are solved by a cast of quirky but lovable characters. Their wisecracking leader is CSI Wes Burton who carries his evidence-gathering tools with him to each crime scene and loves his work solving problems. Crime scenes include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of cake, to a man who dies accidentally while tanning himself. Burton and his coworkers use science...