num_pages: 320
description: The author of The Human Predator presents an authoritative history of the evolution of forensic science and criminal investigation, tracing the development of such useful tools as fingerprinting, DNA, and ballistics from thirteenth-century Chinese studies of human decomposition rates to the recent technological advancements of today. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
titlecomplete: Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
genres: History, Research, Science, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Berkley Hardcover