num_pages: 256
description: The science of forensic entomology-the application of insect biology to the investigation of crime-is extremely specialized, combining as it does an expert knowledge of entomology with keen powers of observation and deduction. Dr. Erzinclioglu has been a practitioner for over twenty-five years and has been involved in a great number of investigations, including some recent high-profile cases, where his evidence has been critical to the outcome.A great admirerer of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Erzinclioglu compares his own techniques with those of his fictional hero, and takes the reader behind the often gruesome but deeply fascinating scenes of a murder investigation. This absorbing book ranges over cases from history, prehistory and mythology to the present day and is as gripping and readable as a good thriller.
language: English
title: Maggots, Murder, and Men: Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologist
titlecomplete: Maggots, Murder, and Men: Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologist
genres: True Crime, Crime, Medical, History, Biography, Science, Memoir, Nature, Death, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 237
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin