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Book Synopsis*As seen on ITV''s The Pembrokeshire Murders*
''Fascinating. A book that will be essential reading for every aspiring crime writer'' Guardian
''Offers a chilling glimpse into her life''s work. Fascinating stuff.'' Sunday Times
''Compelling'' Daily Mirrror
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By the time I arrived at the wood yard in Huddersfield on a bitterly cold night in February 1978, the body of the 18-year-old victim had already been taken to the mortuary.
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Never before has criminal justice rested so heavily on scientific evidence. With ever-more sophisticated and powerful techniques at their disposal, forensic scientists have an unprecedented ability to help solve even the most complex cases.
Angela Gallop has been a forensic scientist for over 40 years. After joining the Forensic Science Service, the first crime scene she attended was for a case involving the Yor
Trade Review
This is a fascinating scientific memoir of a life dedicated to uncovering the truth behind some of the most shocking crimes. And a book that will be essential reading for every aspiring crime writer. * Guardian *
Offers a chilling glimpse into her life's work. The reader, too, becomes more gripped by the forensic details than the horrors of each case. Fascinating stuff. * Sunday Times *
Gallop's book is compelling * Daily Mirror *
Fascinating * The Sun *
This book is rarely other than compelling and despite her modesty she comes across as admirable as well as likeable. She has a rare combination of qualities - a vivid imagination, a capacity for doggedly carrying out difficult and often mundane work and entrepreneurial nous. But what is even more rare is that she has deployed them in genuinely useful work for the public good * Sunday Express *
One of the profession's leading lights * Woman & Home *
