SUZANNE BELL is a forensic chemist at West Virginia University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Diplomate/Technical Specialist certified by the American Board of Criminalistics. She serves on the international Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis. She has published widely in academic journals including the Journal of Forensic Science, Journal of Analytical Toxicology, and Analytical Chemistry. She is the author of the textbook Forensic Chemistry and the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science.

Suzanne Bell is a well known and accomplished forensic scientist in the U.S.A., and as such has written this interesting and informative book from her own perspective. However, unlike some other publications on this and like subjects that have originated in America, the author embraces this topic from a world-wide panorama. This book weaves an intriguing and engaging tale of how an obscure corner of medicine, dating back to ancient times, matured into modern forensic science. Along the way the author introduces interesting and absorbing cases and personalities across history, nations and cultures which assists the reader to translate what was encountered then, into the reality of current forensic science and laboratory investigation.

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Sexy Science?Chapter 2. The Scene of the CatastropheChapter 3. Uniquely HumanChapter 4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and DeathChapter 5: The Emerging Rules of the GameChapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and ChemistryChapter 7: One Elements StoryChapter 8: A Visit from GodChapter 9: Death Investigation and Forensic ToxicologyChapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The Color of EvidenceChapter 11: The Eye of the BeholderChapter 12: Gunpowder and DuPont; Dyes and PolymersChapter 13: Microscopy and Trace EvidenceChapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and ToolmarksChapter 15: Patterns II: Measuring and Mis-measuring ManChapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology ArrivesChapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic MarkersChapter 18: Admissibility and the TrilogyChapter 19: Profession and PersonalitiesChapter 20: Professional ImmaturityChapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the CrimeNotesBibliographyIndex

SUZANNE BELL is a forensic chemist at West Virginia University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Diplomate/Technical Specialist certified by the American Board of Criminalistics. She serves on the international Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis. She has published widely in academic journals including the Journal of Forensic Science, Journal of Analytical Toxicology, and Analytical Chemistry. She is the author of the textbook Forensic Chemistry and the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science.

Suzanne Bell is a well known and accomplished forensic scientist in the U.S.A., and as such has written this interesting and informative book from her own perspective. However, unlike some other publications on this and like subjects that have originated in America, the author embraces this topic from a world-wide panorama. This book weaves an intriguing and engaging tale of how an obscure corner of medicine, dating back to ancient times, matured into modern forensic science. Along the way the author introduces interesting and absorbing cases and personalities across history, nations and cultures which assists the reader to translate what was encountered then, into the reality of current forensic science and laboratory investigation.

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Sexy Science?Chapter 2. The Scene of the CatastropheChapter 3. Uniquely HumanChapter 4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and DeathChapter 5: The Emerging Rules of the GameChapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and ChemistryChapter 7: One Elements StoryChapter 8: A Visit from GodChapter 9: Death Investigation and Forensic ToxicologyChapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The Color of EvidenceChapter 11: The Eye of the BeholderChapter 12: Gunpowder and DuPont; Dyes and PolymersChapter 13: Microscopy and Trace EvidenceChapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and ToolmarksChapter 15: Patterns II: Measuring and Mis-measuring ManChapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology ArrivesChapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic MarkersChapter 18: Admissibility and the TrilogyChapter 19: Profession and PersonalitiesChapter 20: Professional ImmaturityChapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the CrimeNotesBibliographyIndex

SUZANNE BELL is a forensic chemist at West Virginia University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Diplomate/Technical Specialist certified by the American Board of Criminalistics. She serves on the international Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis. She has published widely in academic journals including the Journal of Forensic Science, Journal of Analytical Toxicology, and Analytical Chemistry. She is the author of the textbook Forensic Chemistry and the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science.

Suzanne Bell is a well known and accomplished forensic scientist in the U.S.A., and as such has written this interesting and informative book from her own perspective. However, unlike some other publications on this and like subjects that have originated in America, the author embraces this topic from a world-wide panorama. This book weaves an intriguing and engaging tale of how an obscure corner of medicine, dating back to ancient times, matured into modern forensic science. Along the way the author introduces interesting and absorbing cases and personalities across history, nations and cultures which assists the reader to translate what was encountered then, into the reality of current forensic science and laboratory investigation.

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Sexy Science?Chapter 2. The Scene of the CatastropheChapter 3. Uniquely HumanChapter 4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and DeathChapter 5: The Emerging Rules of the GameChapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and ChemistryChapter 7: One Elements StoryChapter 8: A Visit from GodChapter 9: Death Investigation and Forensic ToxicologyChapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The Color of EvidenceChapter 11: The Eye of the BeholderChapter 12: Gunpowder and DuPont; Dyes and PolymersChapter 13: Microscopy and Trace EvidenceChapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and ToolmarksChapter 15: Patterns II: Measuring and Mis-measuring ManChapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology ArrivesChapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic MarkersChapter 18: Admissibility and the TrilogyChapter 19: Profession and PersonalitiesChapter 20: Professional ImmaturityChapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the CrimeNotesBibliographyIndex