Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781591025054)

Vendor: Cathy Cobb
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth

$27.99

Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth

$27.99
Format: Hardcover
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With hands-on demonstrations, this book presents the science - and the realities - of forensic chemistry in a narrative style that makes this timely topic accessible to the nonchemist. The authors lead you through actual and simulated forensic techniques, such aspresumptive and confirmative drug testing, body fluid identification including luminol testing, DNA analysis, trace fiber and gun shot residue analysis, latent fingerprint development, and forensic soil analysis.Through more than twenty-five demonstrations, using ordinary household products and items, you can become familiar with the basics of forensic chemistry and gain insights into the painstaking work that goes into criminal investigations and is rarely seen on TV. If you're a fan of true-crime stories or mystery fiction, or interested in the science behind dramas like CSI, this informative and entertaining book is a must-have addition to your library.

Author: Cathy Cobb,Monty Fetterolf,Jack G. Goldsmith
ISBN-10: 1591025052
ISBN-13: 9781591025054
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.10w x 1.08d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 517
Science Books & Films 05/01/2008 pg. 109
Science Books & Films Best Bks 01/01/2009 pg. 3
Library Journal 06/01/2007
By Cathy Cobb
By Cathy Cobb
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Cathy Cobb, PhD (Aiken, SC), is the highly acclaimed author of The Joy of Chemistry, Creations of Fire, and Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks. She is currently an instructor of chemistry, calculus, and physics at Aiken Preparatory School and adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.
Monty L. Fetterolf, PhD (Aiken, SC), is the co-author of The Joy of Chemistry and professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.
Jack G. Goldsmith, PhD (Lexington, SC), is a reserve officer and information management officer for the Town of Lexington Police Department and former associate professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

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