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Simpson's Forensic Medicine

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I paid 32 pounds for this book while studying Forensic Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and it was worth every penny. The illustrations/photos are great and while the book is relatively short it takes a good six months to really digest all of the information contained within. I recommend this text for students interested in pursuing studies in forensics or lay people who just like criminal investigation techniques.

One thing to be aware of- much of the information regarding legal systems/proceedings are specific to the UK so an American audience may want supplemntal readings to cover relavent topics.

Also it's fun to leave this on a coffe table and watch guests' reactions. This book is pretty graphic.

When I first read this book I was so excited and gave it a super high rating. Now that I read the book again for a few times I find it too thin for $45. It doesn't go too far beyond common sense, which makes it easy to read; but I'd expect an introductory book like this to go for under $30. And there are places where the author starts to ramble a little bit, hurting its literary value.

A fun bedtime book nontheless.

I readed a spanish version of this book (available at my universitie's library) about a year ago. I loved the pictures, comparing them with other forensic book's pictures they where much better, and the contents where good enough to me aswell. A few months ago a cousin of mine asked me to reccommend him a forensic book for him to buy it, so I did Bernard Knignt's. I am actually looking forward to acquire the latest edition (which hasnt been released yet)for my own library.

This book transcends science and becomes a work of art. Although brief, it covers all major areas of forensic pathology with authority. The book is very well organized and balanced; its language clear and precise; its illustrations and comments revealing. The book is not intended to be used as a textbook. Rather, its value as an introduction to the field is absolutely unsurpassed.