Joe Nickell, author of Detecting Forgery and Camera Clues, is Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry
in Amherst, NY.
Fischer, John F. :
John F. Fischer, president of Forensic Research and Supply Corporation, worked for many years as a forensic
analyst in a Florida crime laboratory and has lectured at the FBI Academy.
Review
"Delivers the goods for the educated layperson. Once getting into the book, readers will be hard-pressed
to put it down."
--USA Today
"Provides a comprehensive primer of forensic investigation for the uninitiated."
--Publishers Weekly
"Nickell and Fischer, both nationally-recognized forensic scientists, have collaborated on step-by-step descriptions
of crime-science investigations."
--Library Journal
"This book is well-written and should be of considerable value to those training for a career in these areas."
--Science & Justice
"Beautifully organized and ingeniously supplemented by real-life criminal case-histories at the end of each
chapter, the book provides a detailed--yet simplified--review of the major methods and techniques of forensic science
and criminalistics. Anyone and everyone interested in either real crime or crime-fiction or both, will want to
read and regularly refer to this comprehensive and informative source by experts in the field."
--Robert A. Baker
"The case studies clearly highlight the subject being discussed and bring to life the application of that
particular forensic science."
--Gideon Epstein
University of Kentucky Web Site, January, 2001
Summary
The O.J. Simpson trial. The Lindbergh kidnapping. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The assassination of the Romanovs.
The Atlanta child murders. All controversial cases. All investigated with the latest techniques in forensic science.
Nationally respected investigators Joe Nickell and John Fischer explain the science behind the criminal investigations
that have captured the nation's attention. Crime Science is the only comprehensive guide to forensics. Without
being overly technical or treating scientific techniques superficially, the authors introduce readers to the work
of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists.
Each topic is treated in a separate chapter, in a clear and understandable style.
Nickell and Fisher describe fingerprint classification and autopsies, explain how fibers link victims to their
killers, and examine the science underlying DNA profiling and toxicological analysis. From weapons analysis to
handwriting samples to shoe and tire impressions, Crime Science outlines the indispensable tools and techniques
that investigators use to make sense of a crime scene. Each chapter closes with a study of a well-known case, revealing
how the principles of forensic science work in practice.
