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In this book acclaimed crimewriter val mcdermid explores the different techniques used by forensic scientists and shows how they were used to solve crimes over the ages. Janet evanovich harlan coben kathy reichs ian rankin mark billingham patricia cornwell douglas j preston, lincoln child nicci french lee child karin slaughter. She studied english at st hildas college, oxford, where she was the first student to be admitted from a scottish state school. Oct 06, 2014 val mcdermid talks about her new book, forensics.
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