All Blog Posts Tagged 'forensic' (20)

CSI Portsmouth where crime fiction meets crime fact is to be sponsored by Pan Macmillan's Bello imprint

I'm delighted that Publisher, Bello, Pan Macmillan’s digital imprint is to sponsor CSI Portsmouth 2014

CSI Portsmouth brings together bestselling crime authors, police, crime and forensic experts to debate crime fiction versus crime…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 28, 2014 at 3:20am — No Comments

Gruesome murder scenes, cybercrime, fraud and stalking entertained audiences at CSI Portsmouth 2012 with crime authors and crime experts

Crime authors Stephen Booth, Ann Cleeves, Matt Hilton and Pauline Rowson, and crime experts from Hampshire Police, the University of Portsmouth and the University of Surrey kept a packed audience enthralled at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 3…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 6, 2012 at 10:58pm — No Comments

Crime authors booked for CSI Portsmouth where crime fiction meets crime fact 3 November

Five internationally acclaimed best selling crime authors are booked to appear at this year’s CSI Portsmouth in November as part of Portsmouth BookFest.…
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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 19, 2012 at 12:25am — No Comments

For the fans of forensic-driven thrillers: A Hard Death By Jonathan Hayes

Jonathan Hayes, a veteran forensic pathologist, has been a New York City medical examiner, performing autopsies and testifying in murder trials, since 1990. A former contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living, Hayes has written for the New York Times, GQ, and Food & Wine.…

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Added by Ehsan Ehsani on April 2, 2012 at 9:04am — No Comments

One of the finest forensic thrillers we read this year: The Bone Yard

Today Jefferson Bass is probably one of the most well-known names in the sub-genre of Forensic Suspense. The writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson started out by writing…
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Added by Ehsan Ehsani on March 22, 2012 at 12:23am — No Comments

CSI Portsmouth - where crime fiction meets crime fact - Saturday 3 November 2012

 ake a note in your diary for this fantastic event on Saturday 3 November 2012 where you can meet and mingle with top selling crime authors and top forensic crime experts; hear how the authors write their popular crime novels, find out how much they draw on real life experiences and experts, learn about what really happens at a crime scene, and how an investigation is worked, discover what forensic experts do, see how the fingerprint bureau works,…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on March 13, 2012 at 9:41pm — No Comments

A Serial Killer Plagues an Island Paradise in Dark Mind by Author Jennifer Chase



Dark Mind

Vigilante detective Emily Stone continues her covert pursuits to find serial killers and child abductors, all under the radar while shadowing police investigations.

Emily searches for an abducted nine-year-old girl taken by ruthless and enterprising slave brokers. Following the clues from California to the garden…

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Added by William R. Potter on December 5, 2011 at 11:39pm — No Comments

Following the Clues of Forensic Anthropology

One of the more interesting aspects of forensic science, at least for me, is the study of forensic anthropology.  It entails the analysis of human skeletal remains that is within the context of a legal investigation. 

During my academic studies, I took forensic anthropology as one of the requirements for my bachelor’s degree in police forensics.  I thoroughly enjoyed the class and it made me view skeletal remains in more of a scientific way.  I was surprised how I…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on August 2, 2011 at 9:28am — No Comments

Early Innovators of Forensic Science

I find everything about the science of forensics to be extremely interesting.  I can’t seem to shake my curious mind about how and why the various crime scene puzzles interlock and ultimately reveal the identity of the criminal.  Descriptions like “CSI” and “ criminal profiling” are the words that are commonplace in our language today.  

What was the inspiration…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on June 7, 2011 at 6:02am — No Comments

Top Forensic Books on my Bookshelf

Recently, a few people have asked me about non-fiction books that I would recommend for reading more about crime scene investigation and serial killers.  Here are some of the top books that I refer to often in my work and I also find them extremely interesting. 

Case Homicides: Practical Investigative…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on May 12, 2011 at 2:26am — 2 Comments

Forensic Science – Past & Present

It is often thought that police forensics has been a relatively new contribution to interpreting, reconstructing, and solving crimes in our society.  Quite the contrary, police forensics, or more accurately described as forensic science, has been a part of history for more than a…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on May 4, 2011 at 9:41am — No Comments

Jan Burke writes about The Crime Lab Project/Ian Rankin review in KRL

In the new issue of Kings River Life bestselling mystery author Jan Burke shares about Forensic Science and The Crime Lab Project http://kingsriverlife.com/04/09/crime-lab-project/#sig
We also have a review of the latest Ian Rankin mystery novel "The Complaints" http://kingsriverlife.com/04/09/the-complaints/#sig
Happy reading,
Lorie Ham

Added by Lorie Ham on April 10, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

Jan Burke writes about The Crime Lab Project/Ian Rankin review in KRL

In the new issue of Kings River Life bestselling mystery author Jan Burke shares about Forensic Science and The Crime Lab Project http://kingsriverlife.com/04/09/crime-lab-project/#sig
We also have a review of the latest Ian Rankin mystery novel "The Complaints" http://kingsriverlife.com/04/09/the-complaints/#sig
Happy reading,
Lorie Ham

Added by Lorie Ham on April 10, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

Answering Writers' Questions: Do DNA Samples Have to Be Perfect?

We've posted writers' questions and our answers re: DNA and private forensic labs at:


Guns, Gams, and Gumshoes:…
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Added by Writing PIs on November 13, 2010 at 2:40am — No Comments

Police officer to novelist, Part II interview with author Robin Burcell

Novelist Robin Burcell shares insight into the creation of her latest novel, The Bone Chamber, on Hook'em and Book'em. Lean about her research in Italy, including one of the finest places to dine.… Continue

Added by Mark Young on October 9, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Detective, Negotiator, Forensic Artist and .... Published Author?

Robin Burcell, novelist and just-retired police officer, joins Hook'em and Book'em in a two-part interview: The article today focuses on Robin's 27-year-career in law enforcement. A second interview… Continue

Added by Mark Young on October 2, 2010 at 4:17am — No Comments

Poetic License

On a recent episode of “CSI,” Nick Stokes waltzed into the lab, gun in holster from a near shooting with a suspect at a crime scene, and proceeded to run tests on a bullet fragment. You can call it poetic license or you can call it fiction. In the real world, lab techs are lab techs, and the field agents investigate crime scenes—period. And to top that off, most don’t carry weapons and are not part of the police force. They spend their days…
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Added by Barri L. Bumgarner on August 18, 2010 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Men, Women and Outlines

When I first started writing Body Trace, the first book in the Madison Cross series, I was somewhat intimidated at the idea of writing from the point of view of a female protagonist. I had written parts of novels from the points of view of female…

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Added by Jon McGoran as D. H. Dublin on June 13, 2008 at 1:28am — No Comments

Today's the day! Freezer Burn is in stores now!

Freezer Burn, the third book in my Philadelphia-based series of forensic crime thrillers, is on sale now. Freezer Burn follows the career of rookie forensic technican Madison Cross, now on the job for nine months and trading in one set of problems for another as she takes on her toughest case yet.



Or as it says on the cover:



The Crime Scene Unit knows that even the most cold-blooded killers leave clues.



A bag full of body parts. A man thrown from a car. A…
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Added by Jon McGoran as D. H. Dublin on June 4, 2008 at 9:11am — No Comments

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