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by Jarrett Hallcox (Author), Amy Welch (Author), Patricia Cornwell (Foreword by)
From the authors of Bodies We've Buried-an uncensored look at real-life CSIs. With a foreword by Patricia Cornwell.
For years, Jarrett Hallcox and Amy Welch trained CSIs at the National Forensic Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Now they provide a glimpse into the real world of crime scene investigation, and the investigators themselves. Experience, through gripping text and photographs, eight gripping accounts of true crime from across the country: from the murky waters of the Puget Sound to the crumbling ruins of the Alamo and the grimy streets of the Big Apple, these are the real stories of the people who work behind the yellow tape.Author Biography
Jarrett Hallcox is the director of the National Forensic Science Institute (NFSI). He has been featured in national media coverage of the National Forensic Academy, including Popular Science, Court TV, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Originally from Michigan, he resides in Knoxville with his family.
Amy Welch is the Forensic Training Coordinator for National Forensic Science Institute. She has assisted in a variety of media stories on the National Forensic Academy, including on Court TV. Patricia Cornwell is considered one of the world's bestselling crime writers. Her intrepid medical examiner Kay Scarpetta first appeared on the scene in 1990 with Postmortem--the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year--and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of 1993. Dr. Kay Scarpetta herself won the 1999 Sherlock Award for the best detective created by an American author. Ms. Cornwell's work is translated into 36 languages across more than 120 countries.
Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.24 x 5.46 IN
Publication Date: January 06, 2009
