Traces

The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator

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Traces

By: Patricia Wiltshire

Narrated by: Antonia Beamish

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In Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where nature and crime are intertwined.

She'll take you searching for bodies of loved ones - through woodlands, along hedgerows, field-edges, and through plantations - solving time since death, and disposal of remains, from ditches to living rooms.

She will give you glimpses of her own history: her loves, her losses, and the narrow little valley in Wales where she first woke up to the wonders of the natural world. Pat will show you how her work with a microscope reveals tell-tale traces of the world around us, and how these have taken suspects of the darkest criminal activities to court.

From flowers, fungi, tree trunks to car pedals, walking boots, carpets, and corpses' hair, Traces is a fascinating, unique, and utterly compelling audiobook on life, death, and one's indelible link with nature.

Patricia WiltshireAntonia BeamishBlink Publishing

Law

Professionals & Academics

Science & Technology

Social Sciences

Crime

Thought-Provoking

Forensics

Law Professionals & Academics Science & Technology Social Sciences Crime Thought-Provoking Forensics

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"Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating." (Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes)

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I found the whole book very enjoyable and exciting; the different elements are beautifully interwoven to create a very memorable.

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The style of writing brings a feeling of being within the author's circle of friends as you hear about her life, studies and career. The feeling is hightend by the choice of reader who's voice is very pleasant to listen to. It is certainly something which increases the pleasure of the audiobook.

If you enjoyed the books by Professor Dame Sue Black, I think you would also enjoy this book.