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How long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution?As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the writers of such popular TV shows as Monk, Law & Order, House, and Miami, D. P. Lyle, M.D., has answered many cool, clever, and oddball questions over the years. Forensics and Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers is a collection of the best of these questions. The answers are provided in a concise and entertaining fashion that will keep you wide awake so you can read "just one more."
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Forensics and Fiction, D.P. Lyle
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- Forensics and Fiction
- Language
- English
- Authors
- D.P. Lyle
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0312365519
- ISBN13
- 9780312365516
- Series
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- How long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution?As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the writers of such popular TV shows as Monk, Law & Order, House, and Miami, D. P. Lyle, M.D., has answered many cool, clever, and oddball questions over the years. Forensics and Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers is a collection of the best of these questions. The answers are provided in a concise and entertaining fashion that will keep you wide awake so you can read "just one more."