More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered
D.P. Lyle, M.D.
Medallion Press, Apr 1 2012, $14.95
ISBN: 9781605423944
This is a fun educational compilation of answers to specific medical and forensic science questions crime writers have posed. The entries are entertaining though at times gory when responding to queries such as “What would a gunshot to the liver look like …?” or “What would happen if my character is stabbed in the femoral artery?” Divided into five parts with each containing a multitude of Q&A, mystery writers, publishers and readers will relish the latest collection by Dr. Lyle. My favorites are the historical ones like “How were comas treated in the 1500s?”, “How was CPR performed in 1949?” and “How was epilepsy treated in the 1940s?” Whether it is the coroner trying to solve questions in the 1930s and 1912 or the whimsical issue “Could DNA from spontaneously combusted vampires reveal their age”?, More Forensics and Fiction is a terrific guide, but likes its predecessors (see Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers, and Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, this is an engaging reference book.
Harriet Klausner
D.P. Lyle, M.D.
Medallion Press, Apr 1 2012, $14.95
ISBN: 9781605423944
This is a fun educational compilation of answers to specific medical and forensic science questions crime writers have posed. The entries are entertaining though at times gory when responding to queries such as “What would a gunshot to the liver look like …?” or “What would happen if my character is stabbed in the femoral artery?” Divided into five parts with each containing a multitude of Q&A, mystery writers, publishers and readers will relish the latest collection by Dr. Lyle. My favorites are the historical ones like “How were comas treated in the 1500s?”, “How was CPR performed in 1949?” and “How was epilepsy treated in the 1940s?” Whether it is the coroner trying to solve questions in the 1930s and 1912 or the whimsical issue “Could DNA from spontaneously combusted vampires reveal their age”?, More Forensics and Fiction is a terrific guide, but likes its predecessors (see Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers, and Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, this is an engaging reference book.
Harriet Klausner
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