Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers
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Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers
Book Details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Murder & Mayhem
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-10
- 0312309457
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ISBN: 0312309457
Author: Lyle, D. P.
Condition: New
In Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, Dr. D. P. Lyle culls the best of his popular "The Doctor Is In" question-and-answer column for the Mystery Writers of America, in which he answers medical and forensic questions from writers all over the country.A frequent advisor to published mystery writers, as well as writers for TV shows such as Law and Order, Dr. Lyle tackles subjects such as traumatic injuries, doctors and hospitals, weapons of death, poisons and drugs, police and the crime scene, the coroner and the crime lab, and more. In extremely organized and accessible detail, he answers questions spanning a wide range: Do pupils shrink or enlarge with death? Can X rays be copied? Can ingested cocaine kill? How soon do strangulation bruises appear?Lively and accessible, this solid reference book is bound for every mystery writers shelf.
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