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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 92%
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
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
by Greg Marley • 2010
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
3.95
271
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Summary
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares 91%
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
by Greg Marley 2010
3.95
271 ratings
Fungi
by Lynne Boddy • 2024
Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.
4.23
69
Fungi Summary
Fungi 91%
Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.
by Lynne Boddy 2024
4.23
69 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 91%
From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.
by D.P. Lyle 2004
4.07
578 ratings
Entangled Life
by Merlin Sheldrake • 2020
A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.
4.32
52k+
Entangled Life Summary
Entangled Life 91%
A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.
by Merlin Sheldrake 2020
4.32
52k+ ratings
Forensics
by Val McDermid • 2014
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
4.09
13k+
Forensics Summary
Forensics 91%
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
by Val McDermid 2014
4.09
13k+ 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
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 90%
DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.
by Professor Angela Gallop 2022
3.59
277 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 90%
A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.
by Robert Mann 2006
3.91
851 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 89%
How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.
by Colin Wilson 1989
3.92
233 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 89%
Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.
by Carla Valentine 2021
3.84
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 88%
From crime scene to courtroom: the core tools and techniques for extracting digital evidence.
by John Sammons 2011
3.95
118 ratings
Healing Mushrooms
by Tero Isokauppila • 2017
Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.
4.18
562
Healing Mushrooms Summary
Healing Mushrooms 88%
Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.
by Tero Isokauppila 2017
4.18
562 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 88%
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
Stiff
by Mary Roach • 2003
Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.
4.06
245k+
Stiff Summary
Stiff 88%
Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.
by Mary Roach 2003
4.06
245k+ 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 88%
At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.
by Clea Koff 2001
4.02
3k+ ratings
Murderland
by Caroline Fraser • 2025
The serial-killer wave wasn't a policing failure. It was lead poisoning, and industry knew.
3.78
14k+
Murderland Summary
Murderland 88%
The serial-killer wave wasn't a policing failure. It was lead poisoning, and industry knew.
by Caroline Fraser 2025
3.78
14k+ 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 87%
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
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
4.07
4k+
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer 87%
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
by Kent A. Kiehl 2014
4.07
4k+ 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 87%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
What the Dead Know
by Barbara Butcher • 2023
The New York City death investigator who learned to read a body before her own life.
4.17
9k+
What the Dead Know Summary
What the Dead Know 87%
The New York City death investigator who learned to read a body before her own life.
by Barbara Butcher 2023
4.17
9k+ ratings
Indelible
by Karin Slaughter • 2004
A body burns on a football field. The detective won't speak. The sheriff wears a swastika.
4.15
62k+
Indelible Summary
Indelible 87%
A body burns on a football field. The detective won't speak. The sheriff wears a swastika.
by Karin Slaughter 2004
4.15
62k+ ratings
Life Everlasting
by Bernd Heinrich • 2012
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
3.98
1k+
Life Everlasting Summary
Life Everlasting 87%
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
by Bernd Heinrich 2012
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Profiler
by Pat Brown • 2010
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
3.08
2k+
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler 87%
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
by Pat Brown 2010
3.08
2k+ ratings
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting
by Michelle Dresbold • 2006
What your handwriting betrays: a profiler's guide to spotting liars, psychopaths, and hidden selves.
4.01
1k+
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting 87%
What your handwriting betrays: a profiler's guide to spotting liars, psychopaths, and hidden selves.
by Michelle Dresbold 2006
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
4.17
8k+
The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent 87%
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998
4.17
8k+ 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 87%
Marty Goddard invented the rape kit. The Chicago PD gave the credit to a male sergeant.
by Pagan Kennedy 2025
3.89
10k+ ratings
Did You Just Eat That?
by Paul Dawson • 2018
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
3.29
269
Did You Just Eat That? Summary
Did You Just Eat That? 87%
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
by Paul Dawson 2018
3.29
269 ratings
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 86%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
Clean
by James Hamblin • 2020
Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.
3.89
5k+
Clean Summary
Clean 86%
Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.
by James Hamblin 2020
3.89
5k+ ratings
Hauptmann's Ladder
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
4.17
125
Hauptmann's Ladder Summary
Hauptmann's Ladder 86%
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014
4.17
125 ratings
Mindhunter
by John E. Douglas • 1995
Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.
4.09
84k+
Mindhunter Summary
Mindhunter 86%
Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.
by John E. Douglas 1995
4.09
84k+ ratings
Teaming with Nutrients
by Jeff Lowenfels • 2013
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
4.30
399
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients 86%
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013
4.30
399 ratings
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
3.77
2k+
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 86%
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
by Stanton E. Samenow 1984
3.77
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 86%
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025
4.08
14k+ ratings
The Best New True Crime Stories
by Mitzi Szereto • 2020
A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.
3.29
340
The Best New True Crime Stories Summary
The Best New True Crime Stories 86%
A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.
by Mitzi Szereto 2020
3.29
340 ratings
The Good Virus
by Tom Ireland • 2023
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
4.38
669
The Good Virus Summary
The Good Virus 86%
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
by Tom Ireland 2023
4.38
669 ratings
Green Crime
by Julia Shaw • 2025
Climate collapse isn't inevitable tragedy; it's deliberate crime, and the motives are psychological.
4.10
132
Green Crime Summary
Green Crime 86%
Climate collapse isn't inevitable tragedy; it's deliberate crime, and the motives are psychological.
by Julia Shaw 2025
4.10
132 ratings
A Planet of Viruses
by Carl Zimmer • 2011
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
4.06
5k+
A Planet of Viruses Summary
A Planet of Viruses 86%
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
by Carl Zimmer 2011
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Germ Code
by Jason Tetro • 2013
We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.
3.76
142
The Germ Code Summary
The Germ Code 86%
We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.
by Jason Tetro 2013
3.76
142 ratings
The Poisoner's Handbook
by Deborah Blum • 2010
Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.
4.02
38k+
The Poisoner's Handbook Summary
The Poisoner's Handbook 86%
Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.
by Deborah Blum 2010
4.02
38k+ ratings
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
3.77
230
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 86%
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996
3.77
230 ratings
Farmacology
by Daphne Miller • 2013
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
4.28
1k+
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology 86%
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
by Daphne Miller 2013
4.28
1k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
3.53
34
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis 86%
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
by Jane M. Hightower 2008
3.53
34 ratings
The Klamath Knot
by David Rains Wallace • 1983
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
4.20
184
The Klamath Knot Summary
The Klamath Knot 86%
An Oregon forest 40 million years old: evolution still running experiments Darwin never imagined.
by David Rains Wallace 1983
4.20
184 ratings
The Anatomy of Violence
by Adrian Raine • 2013
Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.
3.96
2k+
The Anatomy of Violence Summary
The Anatomy of Violence 86%
Slower heartbeats and smaller amygdalae predict crime. Violence is as biological as it is social.
by Adrian Raine 2013
3.96
2k+ ratings
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
4.21
28
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 86%
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
by Robert D. Hare 2018
4.21
28 ratings
The Hidden Life of Trees
by Peter Wohlleben • 2015
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
4.06
90k+
The Hidden Life of Trees Summary
The Hidden Life of Trees 86%
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
by Peter Wohlleben 2015
4.06
90k+ ratings
Our Green Heart
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger • 2024
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
4.09
521
Our Green Heart Summary
Our Green Heart 86%
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger 2024
4.09
521 ratings
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages
by Christopher Berry-Dee • 2017
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
2.98
8k+
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages 86%
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017
2.98
8k+ ratings
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