Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents

Nickell, Joe

ISBN 10: 0813191254 / ISBN 13: 9780813191256

Published by University Press of Kentucky, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813191254
• ISBN 13: 9780813191256
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Detecting Forgery reveals the complete arsenal of forensic techniques used to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and to identify the authorship of disputed writings. Joe Nickell looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman, as well as cases involving works of art. Detecting Forgery is a fascinating introduction to the growing field of forensic document examination and forgery detection.

About the Author

Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), is the author of more than twenty investigative books, including Secrets of the Sideshows and Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal.