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In Forensics Val McDermid's lays bare the secrets of this fascinating science drawing on interviews with professionals, ground-breaking research and her own experience. Along the way, she wonders at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death and how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer.
In her novels, McDermid has been solving complex crimes and confronting unimaginable evil for years. Now, she's looking at the people who do it for real.