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Written on the Skin

An Australian Forensic Casebook

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Narrator Elizabeth Kaye

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Length 14 hours 53 minutes
Language English
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In a close examination of an assault victim's body, a forensic physician can 'read' the terrible alphabet that fists and weapons have written across it. A crime scene investigator notes the tiny indentations on the fragments of a tin can identified at a bomb site, enabling him to find the can opener that made them - and the bomb-maker who used it. A forensic dentist identifies the thief who dropped some chewing gum, with his teeth marks in it, during a burglary. Liz Porter's riveting casebook shows how forensic investigators - including pathologists, chemists, entomologists, DNA specialists and document examiners - have used their expertise in dozens of fascinating crimes and mysteries.

Liz Porter is the author of Written on the Skin: An Australian Forensic Casebook and joint winner of the 2007 Ned Kelly Award for best true crime book. She is a journalist with Melbourne's the Sunday Age and maintains a special interest in legal and forensic science stories. She sings in a classical music choir, and lives in Melbourne with her partner, her teenage daughter and the obligatory female writer quota of two cats.

Elizabeth Kaye was a professional actress in New York before becoming a TV and film writer in Los Angeles, where she has worked on a number of television series and films. She married an Australian and is now torn between two continents. Titles Elizabeth has narrated for Bolinda include Beautiful Lies, Black Out and Sliver of Truth, all by Lisa Unger.

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Author:

Narrator:
Elizabeth Kaye

ISBN:
9781742335032

Length:
14 hours 53 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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Edition:
Unabridged

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"Elizabeth Kaye narrates this Australian forensic casebook with vitality and intelligence. As she presents the particulars of selected cases solved by forensics โ€“ the 2002 Bali bombing, a fatal hit-and-run in Victoria, the Lindy Chamberlain case โ€“ listeners grow to understand that crime technicians don't have the glamour jobs seen on the popular C.S.I. shows that pepper the TV airwaves. Each of the 10 chapters deals with one special area used to solve cases, including 'Reading the Blood', 'Reading the Bones', and 'Reading the Crime Scene'. Porter's writing style mixes science with storytelling, and Kaye's reading is as exciting as the scientific study of decomposition can be, taking listeners through labor-intensive tests of bugs, bones, blood, and DNA. Well-organized research and a solid reading make this gripping listening." Expand reviews
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