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  • Forensics

    What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime

    by Val McDermid ...
    Bestselling author of Broken Ground “offers fascinating glimpses” into the real world of criminal forensics from its beginnings to the modern day (The Boston Globe).The dead can tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and, of course, who killed them. Using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene, or the faintest of human traces, forensic scientists ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • If These Bodies Could Talk: True Tales of a Medical Examiner

    What happens to your body after you die? Ask forensic medical examiner Alexey Reshetun. For more than twenty years he has spent every day with the newly dead, conducting autopsies and searching for the cause—or causes—of their death. In layman’s terms—and with some dark humor from time to time—he explains what forensic medical examiners do, how they differ from pathologists, how an autopsy is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chronicles of an ER/Forensic Nurse

    by Tammy Undiemi ...
    Many are often fascinated by the stories I have collected during my career as an ER nurse. I spent 16 years in the ER and specialized in forensic nursing for most of that time. The memories and experiences are heavy and some continue to torment me. Countless times, people ask me "What is the worst thing you've seen?" I don't have an answer for that. You can scrape someone off the highway and bring ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

    "Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)—a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession.Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. In ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

    "A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle TimesWhen a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Coroner

    Series series Coroner
    America’s most controversial medical examiner explores the unanswered questions surrounding the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Robert F. Kennedy, Sharon Tate, Janis Joplin, William Holden, Natalie Wood, John Belushi, and many of his other important casesNow, for the first time, Dr. Noguchi recounts his colorful and stormy career, explains his innovative techniques, and reveals the full story behind his ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coroner at Large

    Series series Coroner
    To Thomas T. Noguchi, America’s most famous medical examiner, every death is a mystery—until the cause is foundIn his first book, the runaway bestseller Coroner, Dr. Noguchi wrote of his controversial investigations as medical examiner of Los Angeles County. In Coroner at Large, the man who has often been called the “Detective of Death” probes the mysteries surrounding the most celebrated criminal ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summary and Analysis of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    Based on the Book by Mary Roach

    by Worth Books ...
    Series series Smart Summaries
    So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Stiff tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Mary Roach’s book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach includes:Historical contextChapter-by ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unnatural Causes

    'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

    THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Coroner Series

    America's Most Controversial Medical Examiner Tells All

    Series series Coroner
    A New York Times–bestselling author and renowned Los Angeles medical examiner challenges the verdicts in America’s most controversial celebrity deaths.“Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi encountered the best and the worst of Los Angeles—movie stars and gangsters, politicians and millionaires. . . . But by the time ‘the coroner to the stars’ met them, they were on his autopsy table” (Los Angeles Times).In his ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fatal Evidence

    Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science

    by Helen Barrell ...
    “An engrossing read . . . Her description of the ways in which forensic experiments evolved is as fascinating as the courtroom dramas they accompanied.” —Jess Kidd, The Guardian, “Best Summer Books 2018, as Picked by Writers”A surgeon and chemist at Guys Hospital in London, Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor used new techniques to search the human body for evidence that once had been unseen. As well ... Read more

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  • Assassination at Bayou Sauvage

    Series Book 8 - Broussard & Franklyn Forensic Mysteries
    Andy Broussard, the plump and proud medical examiner for the City of New Orleans, is sitting almost in the kill zone of a too-close-for comfort and ‘in living color’ murder of his Uncle Joe Broussard at a family picnic in Bayou Sauvage - the largest urban wetlands park in the USA. Surprisingly, the murderer then immediately commits suicide. After easily determining the killer’s identity from the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bayes Factors for Forensic Decision Analyses with R

    Series series Springer Texts in Statistics
    Bayes Factors for Forensic Decision Analyses with R provides a self-contained introduction to computational Bayesian statistics using R. With its primary focus on Bayes factors supported by data sets, this book features an operational perspective, practical relevance, and applicability—keeping theoretical and philosophical justifications limited. It offers a balanced approach to three naturally ... Read more

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  • The Seven Ages of Death

    ‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

    The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Treatment

    A mind-bending gripping speculative crime thriller

    An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.‘A wonderful novel. Big ideas wrapped in a plot that moves like a freight train’ Stuart Turton'Compelling and complex, but still emotionally charged and devastating' Helen Fields'A Clockwork Orange for the modern cohort. A terrifying near future imagined perfectly' Imran MahmoodThe future of law enforcement has arrived, courtesy of private health contr ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht

    Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist

    For six decades, Pittsburgh-based forensic scientist Cyril Wecht has been an outspoken authority when horrible things happen to everyday people--murders, childhood deaths, tragic accidents and police brutality. His expertise and testimony have been called upon in high-profile cases, including the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Guía práctica de lesiones

    Valoración clínica y sus implicaciones legales

    Guía con un enfoque eminentemente práctico que pretende proporcionar a los distintos especialistas involucrados en el abordaje de las lesiones corporales la información necesaria para la correcta identificación y tratamiento de las mismas.Los autores hacen una descripción de aquellas lesiones que los médicos tienen que reconocer con más frecuencia en las consultas.El contenido iconográfico de la ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Silent Witnesses

    The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science

    by Nigel McCrery ...
    A crime scene. A murder. A mystery. The most important person on the scene? The forensic scientist. And yet the intricate details of criminal forensics work remain a mystery to most of us. In a book that is by turns fascinating and chilling, Nigel McCrery leads readers around the world and through two centuries to relate the history of forensics in accessible and entertaining prose. He introduces ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Postmortem Findings In COVID-19 Patients & Mental Health Issues In The Era Of COVID-19

    Clinical Updates in COVID-19

    This book contains transcript from the live webinar "Clinical Updates in COVID-19" organized by Institute for Clinical Research, NIH Malaysia on 28th May 2020. There are four presentations in this webinar focusing on mental health and forensic medicine in COVID-19.High Risk Autopsy by Dr Ahmad Hafizam, National Institute Forensic Medicine, Hospital Kuala LumpurBefrienders Experience in Community ... Read more

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  • Forensics

    The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous People

    Carrie Fisher, also known as Princess Leia from Star Wars, had been abusing cocaine and other pharmaceuticals for many years, so when it was announced that she died from sleep apnea, I was skeptical. A more plausible explanation would have been that she died from a drug overdose. A review of the medical examiner's report revealed that the Fisher family refused to give permission for an autopsy and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Comparative Osteology

    A Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals

    In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system. It is also quite common for skeletal remains (both human and nonhuman) to be discovered in archaeological contexts. While the difference between human and nonhuman bones is often very striking, it can also be quite subtle. Fragmentation only ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Valoración del Daño Corporal. Pares craneales. Médula espinal. Sistema nervioso periférico

    Sexto volumen de la serie de 'Valoración del daño corporal. Medicina de los seguros', dirigida por el Profesor César Borobia, en la que se lleva a cabo una revisión completa de estos procesos, de una forma práctica y novedosa, adaptándolos a la realidad española para su correcta aplicación y desglosando esta valoración por apartados o sistemas anatómicos.El presente libro, “Pares craneales. Médula ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Bad Karma In The Big Easy

    Series Book 7 - Broussard & Franklyn Forensic Mysteries
    Among the dead collected in ‘The Big Easy’ floodwaters after hurricane Katrina are three nude female bodies, all caught in the same brush tangle, none with water in their lungs. No water. Medical examiner, Andy Broussard, knows this was not an act of God; not the work of Katrina. There’s a killer on the loose and by God, Broussard means to find him. But Broussard has perhaps the biggest challenge ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Louisiana Fever

    Series Book 4 - Broussard & Franklyn Forensic Mysteries
    Andy Broussard, the portly New Orleans medical examiner, obviously loves food. Less apparent to the casual observer is his hatred of murderers. Together with his gorgeous sidekick, psychologist Kit Franklyn, the two make a powerful, although improbable, mystery solving duo. When the beautiful Kit goes to meet an anonymous stranger—who’s been sending her roses—the man drops dead at her feet before ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus