When witnesses and other investigative measures prove unreliable, lawyers and lawmen turn to Medical Examiner Herbert Leon MacDonell, an authority on criminalistics. Here, Lewis recounts seven of MacDonell's most intriguing cases with explicit details that reveal the gruesome reality of crime-solving.
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When witnesses and other investigative measures prove unreliable, lawyers and lawmen turn to Medical Examiner Herbert Leon MacDonell, an authority on criminalistics. Here, Lewis recounts seven of MacDonell's most intriguing cases with explicit details that reveal the gruesome reality of crime-solving.
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Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Previous Dealer Markings (Store Stamp to Reverse of Front Cover); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SUB-TITLE: The Casebook of a Modern Sherlock Holmes. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 A Moonlighting Criminalist 2 A Spattering of Evidence 3 The Black Panther Shoot-out-/in 4 Portrait in Blood 5 A Serpent's Tooth 6 A Corpus Delicti Is Not a Corpse 7 The Piper Pays. SYNOPSIS: "In the course of a trial, defense and prosecution attorneys may lie, witnesses may lie, the defendant may lie, even the judge may lie. Only the evidence never lies." So says colorful, crusty Herbert Leon MacDonell. He's been called in as an expert witness in the most sensational murder cases of the past wo decades--the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and in the celebrated cases of Jean Harris and Claus von Bulow. Now Alfred Allan Lewis recounts seven of MacDonell's most intriguing cases including: The hunting death that was either a tragic accident or a homicide; The Black Panther shoot-out--was it murder by the police? ; A baffling case with blood, hair, and motive--but no body. And much, much more, all true crime drams played out--to puzzle-solving perfection wherein the nation's most expert expert proves that...the evidence never lies. AWARDS: A Book-of-the-Month Club Alternate Selection.
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Good. The Casebook of a Modern Sherlock Holmes. Good to Very good condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages age-toned. Pictures available upon request. ND.
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Very good. spine creases, edge wear, stamp inside, will mail first class from Nevada. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade.
