Del Norte Public Library

When defense attorney Amanda Jaffe, representing a derelict charged with a brutal killing, takes a close-up look at the case, which involves overwhelming forensic evidence, she discovers that the evidence may not be what it seems.

Describes the work done by crime scene investigators and how they help catch criminals.

Presents an overview of forensic science and crime scene investigation, featuring projects in the areas of documenting a crime scene, identifying fingerprints, analyzing blood spatter, and extracting DNA.

A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the recovery of evidence from the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit. The unit uses technology to directly look back in time a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: would it be possible...

Describes crime scene investigators, including what they do and how they help catch criminals.

Introduces young readers to forensic science through creative, step-by-step projects that promote the basic skills and techniques applied by forensic scientists to collect and analyze evidence from crime scenes.

Amanda Jaffe, the Oregon defense attorney, is defending a homeless man accused of murder, while her father, Frank, is representing a mobster on a similar charge. Although both men profess their innocence, the forensic evidence says otherwise. But when Amanda starts examining the evidence in these two unconnected cases, she finds a frightening common denominator.

"Can little crimes inspire big ones? When Adam and Eve Castle bring their miniature dioramas to Denver to train cops in crime-scene investigation, a string of baffling murders follows. Called in to solve the crimes depicted in the dioramas, paintings conservator Lily Sparks discerns connections between them and the real murders which draw her into the orbit of a killer intent on going from master of a tiny universe to playing God. Each diorama parallels...