The Nature of Life and Death

Available from Nook & Cranny Books when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

From "the Queen of Forensic Science" ( The Wall Street Journal ) comes a riveting blend of nature writing and true-crime narrative that explores the often shocking cases of a trailblazing scientist and investigator. From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her decades of scientific expertise to find often-overlooked clues left behind by criminal activity. She detects evidence and eliminates hypotheses armed w