Every Contact Leaves a Trace - Hardcover

Fletcher, Connie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312340370 ISBN 13: 9780312340377

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2006

Synopsis

Blood, fluid, fibre, hair, tissue prints - every contact leaves a trace at a crime scene. Connie Fletchert presents, in the experts' own words, what happens at the scene and in the crime lab, starting with discovery of the crime through criminal trial. Evidence technicians, blood spatter experts, latent print specialists, trace analysts, forensic anthropologists, entomologists, DNA experts, firearms experts, trace analysts, homicide detectives, and prosecution and defence attorneys - more than eighty experts - take you into their world behind the yellow tape. This is the experts' book on their words, their knowledge, their stories - real crime scene investigation.

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Review:

"Forget the "CSI" versions of TV crime scenes. Here's the real stuff. Want to know what a forensic pathologist's most important tool is? Connie Fletcher lets a medical examiner tell you. She's come up with another winner."--Elmore Leonard "This is a fully engrossing book. Fascinating, tragic and telling at the same time, it is impossible to put down. Every story, every anecdote just furthers the addiction This book goes on the shelf above my desk so it will be within close reach when I need it."--Michael Connelly "Connie Fletcher's new book is not just fascinating and real, it's actually fun to read."--Joseph Wambaugh "Connie Fletcher's "Every Contact Leaves a Trace " manages to be both massively entertaining and educational. Fletcher's expertly researched book captures the language, the beat, the nuance, the very essence of her subjects. A terrific book."--Harlan Coben, author of "The New York Times" bestsellers "No Second Chance "and "Just One Look""""Right on the mark. This book pertains to the real world of murder investigation as opposed to the perception created by "CSI.""-- Vernon J. Geberth, Commander of Bronx Homicide (Ret.), NYPD, and author of "Practical Homicide Investigation" "Ms. Fletcher's new book is fascinating reading. She gives the reader a close look at the real professionals of CSI."--Henry C. Lee, Ph.D., Chief Emeritus of the Connecticut State Police Laboratory, Meriden, Connecticut ""Every Contact Leaves a Trace" is as close as you will ever get to being in the middle of a criminal investigation. Real people tell their stories. You'll be in shock; you'll smile and you'll cheer the actual folks who do this work. But you won't be able to put the book down once you start reading it!"--Barry A. J. Fisher, Crime Laboratory Director, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department "You can watch "CSI" for sheer entertainment, but if reality is important to you, read this book. Connie Fletcher has assembled actual stories from the

About the Author:

Crime Scene investigators talk about how they find, follow, and preserve the evidence trail. An oral history of crime scene investigations by Connie Fletcher, author of New York Times bestseller WHAT COPS KNOW.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312340370
• ISBN 13: 9780312340377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288