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Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime, Val McDermid, draws on interviews with top-notch professionals, innovative research and the author’s own experience, to reveal the fascinating secrets of this science. Summary of the Book Forensic scientists can help resolve several mysteries and bring justice using the evidences left by a corpse, a crime scene, or even the vaguest of human traces. The author explains how maggots collected from a dead body can help find the time of death, how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can help find a killer, and how an extremely talented team of young Argentine scientists, headed by an eccentric American anthropologist, discovered the victims of a genocide. This book will take you on a journey to war zones, fire scenes and autopsy suites, as the author traces the history of forensics from its humblest beginnings to the wonderful science of the present day. About Val McDermid Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer. Most of her suspense novels feature Dr. Tony Hill, the most famous character created by her. She has been given an honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland. Apart from the famous the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, McDermid has also compiled the Lindsay Gordon series and the Kate Brannigan series. Some of her stand-alone titles include A Suitable Job for a Woman, The Writing on the Wall and The Distant Echo.