{"product_id":"expert-witness-book-dame-sue-black-9781529960877","title":"An Expert Witness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the UK’s leading forensic scientist and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll That Remains\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in Bone: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ea gripping exploration of forensic science, told through often shocking real cases to assess its triumphs, failures, and future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW SCIENTIST \u003c\/i\u003eBEST NEW SCIENCE BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eNo scientist communicates better\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Val McDermid, award-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eDetective Karen Pirie\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Dame Sue Black is no stranger to cross examination in the witness box. Time and time again she has placed her research and reputation on the line in the name of justice.\u003cbr\u003e Now in \u003ci\u003eAn Expert Witness\u003c\/i\u003e she puts forensic science itself on trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exploring historic poisonings and modern sexual offences, miscarriages of justice and ground-breaking convictions, Black traces the evolution of forensic science from early fingerprinting to her own vein identification research, and unpacks the emerging role of artificial intelligence in criminal investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Fascinating and revelatory, Sue uses shocking landmark cases to expose both the strengths and weaknesses of forensic science in court: In which cases did we get it right? In which did we get it wrong? What should we fight to preserve? And why does this book mark an end for this part of her extraordinary career.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Professor Dame Sue Black:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gripping from the start . . . \u003c\/b\u003efascinating in its detail of real life cases and written with a narrative that propels you forward to the next page.’ Dr Richard Shepherd, forensic pathologist and author of \u003ci\u003eUnnatural Causes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Dame Sue Black writes about life and death with great tenderness [and] with impeccable science lucidly explained . . . \u003cb\u003eI am genuinely glad I read this book\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Lee Child, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eReacher\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Part meditation, part popular science and part memoir . . . \u003cb\u003efascinating’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Black writes with rare \u003cb\u003eprecision and compassion\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52464637739281,"sku":"NGR9781529960877","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53679309455633,"sku":"GOR014998952","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53698673738001,"sku":"NLS9781529960877","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54073956139281,"sku":"GOR015055149","price":17.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781529960877.jpg?v=1786442464","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/expert-witness-book-dame-sue-black-9781529960877","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}