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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
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The story of the Gilded Age Chicago heiress who revolutionized forensic death investigation. As the mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee is the reason why homicide detectives are a thing. She is responsible for the popularity of forensic science in television shows and pop culture. Long overlooked in the history books, this extremely detailed and thoroughly researched biography will at long last tell the story of the life and contributions of this pioneering woman.
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"A genuinely compelling biography."
"'I hope that I have done her justice,' Mr."
"A stand-out addition to any library's true-crime collection."
"Goldfarb's storytelling gifts will lead readers of insightful true crime to hope he will write more in the field."
"Although her career was bedeviled by setbacks, as Goldfarb ably demonstrates, Frances Glessner Lee made a real and lasting contribution to forensic science and medicine."
"For further reading, suggest Corinne May Botz's The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death."
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