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How to Solve a Murder

True Stories from a Life in Forensic Medicine

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How to Solve a Murder

By: Derek Tremain, Pauline Tremain
Narrated by: John Sackville, Kim Hicks
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As gripping as it is gruesome, How to Solve a Murder is a fascinating insight into the career of a pathologist told by experts in the field. Includes a foreword from Dr Richard Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes.

FRACTURED SKULLS. GAS MASKS. BRAIN BUCKETS. VATS OF ACID. PICKLED BODY PARTS.

Not the usual tools of trade, but for Chief Forensic Medical Scientist Derek and Forensic Secretary Pauline they were just part of a normal day in the office inside the world-famous Department of Forensic Medicine at Guy’s Hospital in London.

Derek has played a pivotal role in investigating some of the UK’s most high-profile mass disasters and murder cases. Derek’s innovative work on murder cases, in particular, has seen him credited as a pioneer of forensic medical science, after developing ground-breaking techniques that make it easier to secure a conviction and also identify a serial killer.

Warmly recalled and brilliantly told, these intriguing revelations will open your eyes to the dark world inhabited by those who investigate death and murder (typically most horrid), and unveil the secrets of how each case is solved.

©2021 Derek Tremain, Pauline Tremain (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Law Murder Social Sciences True Crime Forensics

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I really enjoyed this, there were some amazing informative parts, aswell as some laugh out loud parts. It was so great to get a look being the curtain at how real life murders are solved.

AMAZING

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Got to hour before the end and gave up…

Parts of the book were very interesting and informative. But these moments were few and far between. I also found it quite repetitive in terms of descriptions, labouring and going over the same points multiple times.

Often the ‘stories’ told came across as boastful and smug. This COULD have been emphasised by the way this was narrated… but I don’t believe that is completely the case.

If you want a good read/listen try any book by Sue Black instead

Not what I expected.

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I absolutely loved how easy to digest this book was. The information and the lives of Derek and Pauline was fascinating. While being crammed with information it was explained so well. This is a must for anyone who is a listener of true crime podcasts and watchers of documentaries.

Simply fascinating, I would recommend to anyone with an inquisitive mind!

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I didn’t like the narrator’s voices they just didn’t catch my attention I kept drifting away thinking of doing my washing etc.

Boring

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My biggest peeve was the female narrator, by chapter three I was cringing every time she spoke but maybe that’s just a personal thing!

I feel the book didn’t live up to its claims and gave up. There was nothing in the book that was exciting or new. I really enjoyed Sue Black’s books and Richards Shepherds, so my advice, for what it’s worth, is listen to one of them instead.

I have never left a negative review before as I definitely couldn’t write a book but here it is!

Wanted to like it - but nah

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This is more of a biopic of the scientists themselves than a revealing dive into the processes involved in their work. The narrators too felt unsuitable for the source material. There are moments where it really gets into the granular detail that delivers on the promises the book’s introduction makes (body mapping for example) and I found this to be a pretty unsatisfying listen.

Misleading title, too general and vague

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dull and dry. lacks pace and interest. should have been so much better. monotonous very dry and boring

boring. should have been so much better.

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If you came here to listen to a book on murder, the forensic details and the interesting moments that go with those incidents, DON'T waste your time or money.
This is most a self congratulating biography of 2 people who often think their stories are quite funny... Sadly they aren't! It's dull, unscientific, and overall not even that interesting.
If anyone knows how i can get my credit back??

Ego stroking waste of time & money!

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The title of the book is misleading. It takes ages to really get going and is more about a couples stories from the lab!

Not what I thought

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