9780439950114: Body of Evidence

Synopsis

This series incorporates the use of forensic science to solve a crime, rather than old-fashioned sleuthing like we've seen in the past. Boys and girls will learn the forensic techniques that today's investigators use to locate a criminal, and they will be entertained in the process. The stories are short and catchy, and will appeal to even reluctant readers. The series includes a quirky cast of characters led by Crime Scene Investigator Wes Burton. Together, these funny characters, and others, use forensic science to solve crime scenes that include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a man who is strangled by a bath towel, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of chocolate cake. Kids will learn that antique flowers contain poison and can be deadly, that blood splatters against a wall in a different shape from close range, and that the human ear can leave marks just as unique as fingerprints.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A wisecracking CSI uses the latest forensic techniques to crack a series of short, seemingly unsolvable cases.

Twenty-five forensic mysteries are solved by CSI Wes Burton and his cast of quirky but lovable characters, including pathologist Dr. Crown, CSI technician Mike Trellis, Detectives Radley and Gibson, and Ed, the search-and-rescue border collie. Crime scenes include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of cake, to a man who dies accidentally while tanning himself. Burton and his coworkers use science to prove that strangulation with a towel leaves unique imprints, that antique flowers are deadly, and that insects can tell a good story.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jeremy Brown has been writing fiction, comedy sketches and screenplays since 1993 and in 1998 earned a B.A. in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing from the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences. He received the Johnston Award for Best Fiction during his time at WMU.

Writing the scenarios for the Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries series is a challenge Jeremy enjoys, blending forensic facts with entertaining characters and dialogue. He lives in southwest Michigan, and every winter considers moving elsewhere.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780439769341: Crime Files: Four-minute Forensic Mysteries: Body of Evidence

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0439769345 ISBN 13 :  9780439769341
Editeur : Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
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