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  • Science and the Criminal

    "Science and the Criminal" by C. Ainsworth Mitchell delves into the intersection of forensic science and criminal investigation. The book explores how scientific advancements have transformed the methods used in solving crimes, highlighting key techniques such as fingerprint analysis, ballistics, and DNA profiling. Through a series of compelling case studies, Mitchell illustrates the pivotal role ... Read more

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  • Science and the Criminal

    Enriched edition. Exploring Forensic Science, Criminal Psychology, and the Intersection of Literature and Science

    In "Science and the Criminal," C. Ainsworth Mitchell presents a compelling exploration of the intersection between forensic science and criminal psychology during the late 19th century. Employing a rigorous analytical style, Mitchell examines cases that highlight the burgeoning influence of scientific methods in the realm of crime investigation. The work is meticulously structured, weaving ... Read more

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    Prisons and Prisoners in Victorian Britain' provides an illustrated insight into the Victorian prison system and the experiences of those within it - on both sides of the bars. Featuring stories of crime and misdeeds, this fascinating book includes chapters on a typical day inside a Victorian prison - food, divine service, exercise and medical provision; the punishments inflicted on convicts - ... Read more

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  • The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

    The Complete Short Stories: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    Series series The Annotated Books
    Classic short stories of Sherlock Holmes now available in a separate, attractively priced individual volume.The publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Holmes short stories in 2004 created a Holmes sensation. Available again in an attractively-priced edition identical to the first, except this edition has no outer slipcase (Volume Two is ... Read more

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  • The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science

    by Sandra Hempel ...
    An infamous murder investigation that changed forever the way poisoners were brought to justice.In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe: arsenic poisoning. Available at any corner shop for a few pence, arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries of wills that it was nicknamed “the inheritor’s powder.” But it was difficult to prove that a victim had been ... Read more

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  • Sherlock Holmes and The Birchwood Affair

    by Dick Gillman ...
    A personal visit from Mycroft Holmes with a request from the Prime Minister embroils Holmes and Watson in the pursuit of a blackmailer. Threats against the British population have been made and carried out as a stark message that the blackmailer means business.Holmes and Watson travel to Truro in Cornwall where the blackmailer says he will strike next. The townspeople are already falling ill and ... Read more

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  • Mad or Bad

    Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain

    In a violent 19th century, desperate attempts by the alienists - a new wave of 'mad-doctor' - brought the insanity plea into Victorian courts. Defining psychological conditions in an attempt at acquittal, they faced ridicule, obstruction - even professional ruin - as they strove for acceptance and struggled for change. It left 'mad people' hanged for offenses they could not remember, and bad ... Read more

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  • TRUE CRIME COLLECTION - Real Murders Mysteries in 19th Century England (Illustrated)

    Real Life Murders, Mysteries & Serial Killers of the Victorian Age

    This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley The Case of Mr. George Edalji The Case of Oscar Slater Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction ... Read more

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  • Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper

    by Gerard Kelly ...
    Many people have asked why the paths of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper never crossed, since the two men were contemporaries in London in 1888? There have even been some scurrilous suggestions that Holmes was himself the Ripper. The paths of the two men did indeed cross. Holmes and Watson knew precisely who the real Ripper was and even where he lived. They also knew exactly what happened to ... Read more

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  • The Arsenic Century:How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play

    How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play

    Arsenic is rightly infamous as the poison of choice for Victorian murderers. Yet the great majority of fatalities from arsenic in the nineteenth century came not from intentional poisoning, but from accident.Kept in many homes for the purpose of poisoning rats, the white powder was easily mistaken for sugar or flour and often incorporated into the family dinner. It was also widely present in green ... Read more

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  • The Science of Sherlock Holmes

    From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases

    by E. J. Wagner ...
    Praise for The Science of Sherlock Holmes"Holmes is, first, a great detective, but he has also proven to be a great scientist, whether dabbling with poisons, tobacco ash, or tire marks. Wagner explores this fascinating aspect of his career by showing how his investigations were grounded in the cutting-edge science of his day, especially the emerging field of forensics.... Utterly compelling."—Otto ... Read more

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  • Sherlock Holmes and the Discarded Cigarette

    London 1895. A well known author, a theoretical invention made real, and the importance of a sometimes overlooked clue challenge Holmes and Watson to prevent the perfect crime. ... Read more

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