I had hoped that this book was going to go into real detail about cases on the TV show. The book uses examples from early shows but there is a disclaimer on the cover that the book was not authorized or approved by anyone connected with the C.S.I. TV show. It references episodes by title which didn't really help me since I remember the cases they solved, not the name of each show.

It was still a pretty good read but if you are not interested in the TV tie-in you might prefer to go with a book like [b:Hidden Evidence: Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|692609|Hidden Evidence Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|David L. Owen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177293593s/692609.jpg|678947] by David Owen or [b:The Casebook of Forensic Detection|9395698|The Casebook of Forensic Detection|Colin Evans|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285386619s/9395698.jpg|14279488] by Colin Evans. There is a glossary and a good list of references in the back of the book.

The author has a degree in forensic psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and has published 15 books including biographies of Anne Rice and Dean Kootz. She spent a year as research assistant to former FBI profiler John Douglas when he was working on the book [b:The Cases That Haunt Us|94340|The Cases That Haunt Us|John E. Douglas|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171287378s/94340.jpg|90944]. [b:Hidden Evidence: Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|692609|Hidden Evidence Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|David L. Owen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177293593s/692609.jpg|678947] ( )

I had hoped that this book was going to go into real detail about cases on the TV show. The book uses examples from early shows but there is a disclaimer on the cover that the book was not authorized or approved by anyone connected with the C.S.I. TV show. It references episodes by title which didn't really help me since I remember the cases they solved, not the name of each show.

It was still a pretty good read but if you are not interested in the TV tie-in you might prefer to go with a book like [b:Hidden Evidence: Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|692609|Hidden Evidence Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|David L. Owen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177293593s/692609.jpg|678947] by David Owen or [b:The Casebook of Forensic Detection|9395698|The Casebook of Forensic Detection|Colin Evans|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285386619s/9395698.jpg|14279488] by Colin Evans. There is a glossary and a good list of references in the back of the book.

The author has a degree in forensic psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and has published 15 books including biographies of Anne Rice and Dean Kootz. She spent a year as research assistant to former FBI profiler John Douglas when he was working on the book [b:The Cases That Haunt Us|94340|The Cases That Haunt Us|John E. Douglas|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171287378s/94340.jpg|90944]. [b:Hidden Evidence: Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|692609|Hidden Evidence Forty true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them|David L. Owen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177293593s/692609.jpg|678947] ( )

Didn't finish. I just don't like Katherine Ramsland, and this just isn't very interesting. She's basically telling you what they do on CSI - not how they do it, and she fails to point out the many things the characters on CSI do that they -would not- do in real life. ( )