{"title":"Books by Brian Innes","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bodies-of-evidence","title":"Bodies of Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForensic science - the use of scientific methods to interpret trace evidence in criminal cases - has often been controversial, and as technology advances, so do the debates over what can be deduced from the evidence presented. Using case studies from famous trials, \u003ci\u003eBodies of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e is a fully illustrated guide to the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCriminal investigators have learned how to interpret vital testimony that is written in the language of fingerprints and flakes of skin, gradients of teeth and bone, splashes of blood, flecks of paint and traces of chemicals, a splinter of glass, or a uniquely striated bullet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBodies of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with intriguing case histories involving an astonishing variety of forensic evidence, and includes various cases from around the world, including O.J. Simpson, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, ‘The Mad Bomber’ George Metesky, Tommie Lee Andrews, ‘The Night Stalker’ Richard Ramirez, Jack Unterweger, Lee Harvey Oswald, ‘The Boston Strangler’ Albert DeSalvo, Jeffrey MacDonald, the Lockerbie bombing, ‘The Unabomber’ Theodore Kaczynski, and many more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBodies of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e also chronicles and evaluates the role of those who had made the most significant contributions in the varied fields of toxicology, serology, fingerprinting, facial reconstruction, forensic ballistics, psychological profiling and DNA fingerprinting. \u003cbr\u003eThe text is illustrated throughout with 200 photographs, some of which have rarely been seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53391578267921,"sku":"9781838861568","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_9edb74d5-347a-46d5-9b96-a817f4bac05e.jpeg?v=1776866045"},{"product_id":"ghost-sightings","title":"Ghost Sightings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book covers cases throughout history, including malign spirits and gentle ghosts, apparitions, wraiths, haunted houses and spooky urban myths. Each entry gives details of the date, location and course of events, as well as providing a historical context and analytical assessment of the phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people believe they have seen ghosts, many others are doubtful, but despite the rationalism of the present day, there has been no decrease in the number of sightings: old ghosts have survived for centuries and have been joined by modern ones, haunted houses retain their eerie reputations, apparitions are studied by parapsychologists, poltergeists still wreak havoc in homes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost Sightings\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging guide to ghostly phenomena from all parts of the globe up to 2015. It covers cases throughout history: many of them famous, others less well known. It examines malign spirits and gentle ghosts, apparitions, wraiths, haunted houses and spooky urban myths. 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As well as describing famous forgers and legendary frauds, the text deals with many modern scientific techniques that have been developed to help counter these criminal efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor as long as historical annals have been kept, they have recorded the frauds and fakes that have been imposed upon innocent dupes. Perhaps the earliest Christian story of all is that which tells of the deception that Jacob practised on his unsuspecting father Abraham, pretending to be his brother Esau; and today the theft of identity is reported to be the most rapidly spreading crime. 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