Rating: 3 out of 5

I grabbed this from the Kindle library because I was curious about what a forensic investigator actually does. And I was right, it was interesting!

I didn’t love the book, though. I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it felt a bit too detached (which the author explains is a necessary coping mechanism for the job). Or perhaps it just didn’t flow as well as it could have.

I didn’t see the TV documentary the book is apparently tied to, so maybe coming at it without that background hindered my reading. Or maybe my expectations were just glamorised by CSI and Silent Witness!

I think I’d have liked fewer cases and more depth to the ones included. I wanted to know how the evidence stacked up, or what they learned as they investigated. That detail is there, but it felt a little glossed over.

Originally posted to my Goodreads account