Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation (Protocols in Forensic Science)
…Lentini has witnessed fire investigation and laboratory analysis move from art to science and it seems that with this in mind he has attempted to capture the truth and expose the mythology of fire investigation. . . What makes this book particularly readable is Lentini's easy, conversational style and the fact that the publisher spared no expense with the illustrations…contains over 360 colour photographs and numerous other colour diagrams and figures…the quality of the colour reproduction is high and the illustrations definitely enhance the value of the book to the reader…well worth the cost.-Mark Sandercock, Ph.D., Canadian Society of Forensic ScienceEvery fire investigator, fire analyst, consulting expert, and civil and criminal fire litigation attorney should read this book. …Overall the fully NFPA 921 compliant book is not so much an elementary textbook on how to do fire investigations as it is a primer on how to do them correctly and how to draw accurate, provable conclusions. …Perhaps the most important and unique aspect of the book is this point of view.  Without regard for the feelings of the incompetent, Lentini's text highlights and holds up to scrutiny the frequent errors in fire investigation science, technology, and methodology rampant in fire investigation today and in the past.   …Even beyond its content, this is one of the finest and most expensively produced fire investigation texts ever.