Dr. Robert Mann, the author of
Forensic Detective: How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases, is a forensic anthropologist and "director of the Forensic Science Academy at the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii, the largest forensic skeletal lab in the world." It is where they work to uncover the identity of remains of U.S. military members killed in wars. But he's also worked for the Smithsonian and the Memphis morgue. The book describes what he considers to be his most interesting cases. And indeed they are interesting.
Chapters in this book deal with a range of situations requiring forensic detection: from Jeffrey Dahmer's first victim, to the tragedy of 9/11, to the Body Farm, to the jungles of Vietnam. I'd like to say I have a favorite, but all were fascinating and worth reading.
I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in forensics or detective fiction or non-fiction.
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