American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American Csi

by Kate Winkler Dawson

Book Overview

A gripping historical true crime narrative that "reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself" (Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park), American Sherlock recounts the riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation.

Berkeley, California, 1933. In a lab filled with curiosities--beakers, microscopes, Bunsen burners, and hundreds upon hundreds of books--sat an investigator who would go on to crack...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525539565
• ISBN13: 9780525539568
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating

Fascinating. A good crime story and forensic science is always a winner, but you also learn about the history of the science and the man who was behind it.