Forensic Science

In Journey into Darkness, John Douglas, who headed the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit, profiles vicious serial killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward, blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to glorify any of these murderers....

From a rare and deadly amniotic avalanche to a victim of roasted peanuts ... The bestselling author of The Cause of Death and The Quick and the Dead returns with more stranger-than-fiction stories of death, disease and murder.

As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead....

Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess....

The murder of Sarah Payne, Adam the Thames Torso, the London bombings, the Night Stalker and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. The solving of all these cases can be linked to one man: Ray Fysh, one of the finest forensic detectives the country has ever seen.

The dead talk - to the right listener. They can tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and, of course, who killed them....

Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: on a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria and birds. At the "Body Farm"...

This fascinating Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole....

A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition....

first met Douglas in Mindhunter, which told the story of his brilliant and terrifying with the FBI until his retirement in 1995....

A riveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics. At the end of the 19th century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, known and feared as “The Killer of Little Shepherds”, terrorized the French countryside....

Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a 40-something single mom and high school teacher in Salisbury, North Carolina. Despite having no known enemies, Kay's home, car, and peace of mind are under attack throughout 1993....

From an FBI insider, a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the historic investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia and the president's unprecedented attacks on the bureau - and a passionate defense of the men and women who work every day to uphold the rule of law....

The Terror Factory reveals shocking information about the criminals, con men, and liars the FBI uses as paid informants....

Best-selling author Ronald Kessler reveals the FBIs most closely guarded secrets, including the secrets of celebrities, politicians, and movie stars....

Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber....

Helena Greenwood, a doctor with a Ph.D. in chemical pathology, was embarking on a new, exciting career in biotechnology when she was the victim of sexual assault in her own home....

It was September 18, 2001. In the early morning darkness, a lone figure dropped several letters into a mailbox. Seventeen days later, a Florida journalist died of inhalational anthrax. The death from the rare disease made world news....

The Bureau takes listeners behind the scenes of the FBI, from its creation in 1908 to the scandals of present day....

It is 1935, and the deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson would result in one of the most complex investigations the world had ever seen....

Stacy Horn sheds light on the dark world of the NYPD’s real-life Cold Case Squad—special detectives who take on the homicide cases that remain unsolved....

This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions....

Conquer the Arson Investigator Certification: Your Concise Guide to Fire Cause Analysis and Investigation is a focused study resource designed to ...

No institution in American society generates as much curiosity, fear, and intrigue as the FBI. No institution can obtain so much information and penetrate so deeply into our private lives....

What drives a person to commit seemingly inexplicable crimes? Dr Duncan Harding is the person the police and the courts turn to for answers. An expert witness, he must try to establish a defendant’s mental state and motivation.