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How to Solve a Crime
by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022
DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.
3.59
277
How to Solve a Crime Summary
How to Solve a Crime 92%
DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.
by Professor Angela Gallop 2022
3.59
277 ratings
Unmasked
by Paul Holes • 2022
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
4.09
30k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked 91%
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
by Paul Holes 2022
4.09
30k+ ratings
DNA
by James D. Watson • 2002
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
4.11
3k+
DNA Summary
DNA 91%
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
by James D. Watson 2002
4.11
3k+ ratings
Forensics for Dummies
by D.P. Lyle • 2004
From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.
4.07
578
Forensics for Dummies Summary
Forensics for Dummies 90%
From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.
by D.P. Lyle 2004
4.07
578 ratings
Written in Blood
by Colin Wilson • 1989
How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.
3.92
233
Written in Blood Summary
Written in Blood 90%
How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.
by Colin Wilson 1989
3.92
233 ratings
Forensics
by D.P. Lyle • 2008
How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.
4.34
375
Forensics Summary
Forensics 90%
How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.
by D.P. Lyle 2008
4.34
375 ratings
Forensics
by Val McDermid • 2014
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
4.09
13k+
Forensics Summary
Forensics 90%
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
by Val McDermid 2014
4.09
13k+ ratings
Traces
by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
3.60
3k+
Traces Summary
Traces 90%
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
by Patricia Wiltshire 2019
3.60
3k+ ratings
The Basics of Digital Forensics
by John Sammons • 2011
From crime scene to courtroom: the core tools and techniques for extracting digital evidence.
3.95
118
The Basics of Digital Forensics Summary
The Basics of Digital Forensics 90%
From crime scene to courtroom: the core tools and techniques for extracting digital evidence.
by John Sammons 2011
3.95
118 ratings
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
by Pagan Kennedy • 2025
Marty Goddard invented the rape kit. The Chicago PD gave the credit to a male sergeant.
3.89
10k+
The Secret History of the Rape Kit Summary
The Secret History of the Rape Kit 89%
Marty Goddard invented the rape kit. The Chicago PD gave the credit to a male sergeant.
by Pagan Kennedy 2025
3.89
10k+ ratings
Beyond Genetics
by Glenn McGee • 2004
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
3.60
5
Beyond Genetics Summary
Beyond Genetics 89%
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
by Glenn McGee 2004
3.60
5 ratings
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 89%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective
by Robert Mann • 2006
A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.
3.91
851
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Summary
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective 89%
A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.
by Robert Mann 2006
3.91
851 ratings
Genome
by Matt Ridley • 1999
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
4.06
28k+
Genome Summary
Genome 89%
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
by Matt Ridley 1999
4.06
28k+ ratings
Post-Mortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell • 1990
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
4.03
261k+
Post-Mortem Summary
Post-Mortem 89%
A medical examiner tracks a serial strangler as a saboteur in her office buries the case.
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990
4.03
261k+ ratings
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
7k+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 89%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
3.94
745
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine 88%
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
by Amy Webb 2022
3.94
745 ratings
The Science of Murder
by Carla Valentine • 2021
Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.
3.84
3k+
The Science of Murder Summary
The Science of Murder 88%
Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.
by Carla Valentine 2021
3.84
3k+ ratings
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
4.03
12k+
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived 88%
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
by Adam Rutherford 2016
4.03
12k+ ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions 88%
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 88%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
The Invisible History of the Human Race
by Christine Kenneally • 2014
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
3.81
2k+
The Invisible History of the Human Race Summary
The Invisible History of the Human Race 88%
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
by Christine Kenneally 2014
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Gene
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2016
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
4.35
56k+
The Gene Summary
The Gene 88%
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016
4.35
56k+ ratings
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
by Carl Zimmer • 2018
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
4.15
7k+
She Has Her Mother's Laugh Summary
She Has Her Mother's Laugh 88%
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
by Carl Zimmer 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
Altered Inheritance
by Françoise Baylis • 2019
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
3.53
94
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance 88%
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
by Françoise Baylis 2019
3.53
94 ratings
Superconvergence
by Jamie Metzl • 2024
AI reads code. Genetics writes it. Biotech runs it. The three revolutions are now one.
3.75
313
Superconvergence Summary
Superconvergence 88%
AI reads code. Genetics writes it. Biotech runs it. The three revolutions are now one.
by Jamie Metzl 2024
3.75
313 ratings
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara • 2018
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
4.11
268k+
I'll Be Gone in the Dark Summary
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 88%
A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.
by Michelle McNamara 2018
4.11
268k+ ratings
Linguistic Fingerprints
by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Summary
Linguistic Fingerprints 88%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
Hacking Darwin
by Jamie Metzl • 2019
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
3.97
4k+
Hacking Darwin Summary
Hacking Darwin 88%
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
by Jamie Metzl 2019
3.97
4k+ ratings
Gene Machine
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2018
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
4.00
2k+
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine 87%
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018
4.00
2k+ ratings
Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell • 2025
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
4.08
14k+
Sharp Force Summary
Sharp Force 87%
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025
4.08
14k+ ratings
The Reversal
by Michael Connelly • 2010
A defense lawyer takes his first prosecution: a child killer freed by DNA after twenty-four years.
4.23
93k+
The Reversal Summary
The Reversal 87%
A defense lawyer takes his first prosecution: a child killer freed by DNA after twenty-four years.
by Michael Connelly 2010
4.23
93k+ ratings
Desert Star
by Michael Connelly • 2022
An aging detective joins a cold case unit to find a family's killer in the Mojave.
4.47
86k+
Desert Star Summary
Desert Star 87%
An aging detective joins a cold case unit to find a family's killer in the Mojave.
by Michael Connelly 2022
4.47
86k+ ratings
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish • 1992
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
4.11
730
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology 87%
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992
4.11
730 ratings
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
4.28
831
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst 87%
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
by Thomas R. Cech 2024
4.28
831 ratings
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
Creation Summary
Creation 87%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson • 1968
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
3.84
20k+
The Double Helix Summary
The Double Helix 87%
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
by James D. Watson 1968
3.84
20k+ ratings
Who We Are and How We Got Here
by David Reich • 2018
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
4.14
6k+
Who We Are and How We Got Here Summary
Who We Are and How We Got Here 87%
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
by David Reich 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
The Grim Sleeper
by Christine Pelisek • 2016
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
3.92
1k+
The Grim Sleeper Summary
The Grim Sleeper 87%
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
by Christine Pelisek 2016
3.92
1k+ ratings
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch • 2022
A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.
3.81
124k+
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade 87%
A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.
by Blake Crouch 2022
3.81
124k+ ratings
Manifest Injustice
by Barry Siegel • 2013
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
4.10
178
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice 87%
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
by Barry Siegel 2013
4.10
178 ratings
The Machinery of Life
by David S. Goodsell • 1992
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
4.43
741
The Machinery of Life Summary
The Machinery of Life 87%
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
by David S. Goodsell 1992
4.43
741 ratings
The Bone Woman
by Clea Koff • 2001
At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.
4.02
3k+
The Bone Woman Summary
The Bone Woman 87%
At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.
by Clea Koff 2001
4.02
3k+ ratings
The Cuckoo's Egg
by Clifford Stoll • 1989
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
4.28
16k+
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg 87%
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
by Clifford Stoll 1989
4.28
16k+ ratings
The Infernal Machine
by Steven Johnson • 2024
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
4.03
2k+
The Infernal Machine Summary
The Infernal Machine 87%
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
by Steven Johnson 2024
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Idaho Four
by James Patterson • 2025
Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.
4.15
30k+
The Idaho Four Summary
The Idaho Four 87%
Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.
by James Patterson 2025
4.15
30k+ ratings
Blueprint
by Robert Plomin • 2018
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
3.94
2k+
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint 87%
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
by Robert Plomin 2018
3.94
2k+ ratings
Dark Wire
by Joseph Cox • 2024
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
3.98
3k+
Dark Wire Summary
Dark Wire 87%
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
by Joseph Cox 2024
3.98
3k+ ratings
Random in Death
by J.D. Robb • 2024
A lethal needle kills a teen in a crowd; Eve Dallas hunts a predator who strikes randomly.
4.46
28k+
Random in Death Summary
Random in Death 87%
A lethal needle kills a teen in a crowd; Eve Dallas hunts a predator who strikes randomly.
by J.D. Robb 2024
4.46
28k+ ratings
Everyone Is African
by Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
4.12
144
Everyone Is African Summary
Everyone Is African 87%
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
by Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015
4.12
144 ratings
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