What the Corpse Revealed

by Hugh Miller

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Reviews sixteen real-life criminal cases that were solved on the basis of scientific investigation.

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I have to say that I don't think this book is non-fiction. The preface says the cases are inspired by actual events but parts are fictionalized. It's marketed as true crime, but the stories in it are very unusual and don't match up to anything I've ever read or heard of. The stories are interesting but not believeable in the least. Actually, I believe this book is probably a hoax.
Basically a casebook of forensic science solving crimes. Simplistically written to be more of a thriller via short story-like interludes rather than a serious book. I caught a few paragraphs that were absolute nonsense – conveying nothing. I can’t believe an editor let it go through to publication. All in all it was entertaining and might get people interested in the subject, but for people like me who already are, it’s a superficial read.
Interesting but I felt it odd that so many of the cases seemed to deal with a sort of "just" murder, rapist or murdered being taken out by one of the people who was directly effected by their crimes. I know some details and most names were changed, but I found that I could not find most of the cases anywhere on the internet either.

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
363.25Social sciencesSocial problems and social servicesOther social problems and servicesPolice servicesCriminal investigation (Detection of crime)
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HV8073 .M555Social sciencesSocial pathology. Social and public welfare. CriminologySocial pathology. Social and public welfare.Criminal justice administrationPolice. Detectves. ConstabularyPolice duty. Methods of protectionInvestigation of crimes. Examination
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