My review:????
American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson is about Edward Oscar Heinrich, who was one for the first forensic scientists, and so is one of the first to go before a jury to explain how something happened. This is a really interesting book about how things like blood splatter started to be used, and then how it was shown to a jury.
This is a non fiction book, and explores Heinrich’s life, his family, and his work. We learn about crimes that happened, and then how Heinrich solved them. It is very evocative, and well written, and I enjoyed learning more about this time in forensics.
American Sherlock was published on 13th May 2021 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
You can follow Kate Winkler Dawson on Twitter, Instagram and her website.
Kate Winkler Dawson also has 2 podcasts – Tenfold More Wicked which looks into true crime stories, and Wicked Words, which interviews journalists and writers about their favourite true crime stories.
I was given this book in exchange of an unbiased review, and so my thanks to NetGalley and to Icon Books.