From poisoners in ancient Rome to modern serial murderers, this newly extended edition of Colin Wilson's forensic-detection bestseller is a gruesome yet gripping history of forensic toxicology, ballistics, sexual criminology and the latest advances in the armoury of investigation techniques like genetic fingerprints and psychological profiling. A chilling catalogue of case studies, taken from original sources, shows how the tiniest scraps of evidence often produce momentous results. Like Nancy Titterton's murderer, betrayed ...
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From poisoners in ancient Rome to modern serial murderers, this newly extended edition of Colin Wilson's forensic-detection bestseller is a gruesome yet gripping history of forensic toxicology, ballistics, sexual criminology and the latest advances in the armoury of investigation techniques like genetic fingerprints and psychological profiling. A chilling catalogue of case studies, taken from original sources, shows how the tiniest scraps of evidence often produce momentous results. Like Nancy Titterton's murderer, betrayed by a single horsehair. Here too, in all its depth and notoriety, is the surprisingly modern criminal, the serial sex killer: Jack the Ripper, the Moors murderers, Charles Manson, and Peter Sutcliffe amongst others.
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Add this copy of Written in Blood: a History of Forensic Detection to cart. $30.25, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Good Plus in Good jacket. 8vo Thick. Inscribed By Author Inscribed by the author to Ken Russell-'For Ken warm regards Colin sept 89' on ffep. First printing. Jacket price clipped with slightly sunned spine, closed edges tanned and foxed, contents clean and solid.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. pp. 512, b/w illustrations, contents evenly foxed. SIGNED and dedicated by Colin Wilson. 8vo. Signed and dedicated by the author.
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