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Learn moreDiscover the science of forensics through Agatha Christie's novels
Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time, and nearly every story she ever wrote involves one—or, more commonly, several—dead bodies. And the cause of death, the motives behind violent crimes, the clues that inevitably are left behind, and the people who put the pieces together to solve the mystery invite the reader to analyze the evidence and race to find the answer before the detective does. Nearly every step of the way, Christie outlines the nuts and bolts of early twentieth-century crime detection, relying on physical evidence to tell the real story behind the facades humans erect to escape detection.
Christie wouldn't have talked of "forensics" as it is understood today—most of her work predates the modern developments of forensics science—but in each tale she harnesses the power of human observation, ingenuity, and scientific developments of the era. A fascinating, science-based deep dive, The Science of Murder examines the use of fingerprints, firearms, handwriting, blood spatter analysis, toxicology, and more in Christie's beloved works.
Carla Valentine has a certificate and diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology and, during her eight-year mortuary career, continued her professional development by studying forensic anthropology at military college and taking part in skeletal excavations in Belgium and Venice. She writes and researches themes around sex and death on her blog entitled The Chick and the Dead. She also runs a dating and networking site for death professionals called Dead Meet. She lives in the U.K.
Helen Langford is a native of Cornwall, UK. She trained and worked as an actor in London and Dublin, before sliding into voice-overs in her thirties and discovering a passion for the spoken word. She recently turned her voice talents to audiobook narration, and is enjoying exploring a range of genres, from sci-fi to memoir. Her love of acting and character shines through, as does her ability to draw in the listener and take them on a journey. Helen records from her professional home studio in leafy Wiltshire.