The Gnome King reviewed Forensics by Val McDermid
Review of 'Forensics' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a riveting read, so much information packed into this book. Val uses her skills as a story teller to make what could be considered boring into something interesting.
I've learnt a lot and picked up lots of tips for when I graduate to full psychopath, ya not gonna catch me you pesky scientists!.
Val uses cases known to this reader, mainly UK crimes, and that really helps the reader. Some of the things happening behind the scenes were unknown to me a I found some bits to be quite shocking.
The biggest surprise for me was how weak the evidence was in getting convictions with cyber CSI evidence. Some people had gone to prison because of lack of evidence, it's a scary world when something like that can happen.
The history of methods of forensics and how the evidence gathering evolved has been well documented and included in …
This was a riveting read, so much information packed into this book. Val uses her skills as a story teller to make what could be considered boring into something interesting.
I've learnt a lot and picked up lots of tips for when I graduate to full psychopath, ya not gonna catch me you pesky scientists!.
Val uses cases known to this reader, mainly UK crimes, and that really helps the reader. Some of the things happening behind the scenes were unknown to me a I found some bits to be quite shocking.
The biggest surprise for me was how weak the evidence was in getting convictions with cyber CSI evidence. Some people had gone to prison because of lack of evidence, it's a scary world when something like that can happen.
The history of methods of forensics and how the evidence gathering evolved has been well documented and included in this book are examples of how a case has been cocked up by misuse of evidence.
Even if you aren't a fan of crime fiction you should give this book a go as you'll get something out of the experience.
