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PraiseforTheScienceofSherlockHolmes"Holmesis,first,agreatdetective,buthehasalsoproventobeagreatscientist,whetherdabblingwithpoisons,tobaccoash,ortiremarks.Wagnerexploresthisfascinatingaspectofhiscareerbyshowinghowhisinvestigationsweregroundedinthecutting–edgescienceofhisday,especiallytheemergingfieldofforensics....Utterlycompelling."—OttoPenzler,memberoftheBakerStreetIrregularsandproprietorofTheMysteriousBookshop"E.J.WagnerdemonstratesthatwithouttheworkofSherlockHolmesandhiscontemporaries,theCSIteamswouldbetwiddlingtheircollectivethumbs.HeraccountsofVictoriancrimesmakeWatson′stalespale!HighlyrecommendedforstudentsoftheMasterDetective."—LeslieS.Klinger,Editor,TheNewAnnotatedSherlockHolmes"Inthisthrillingbook,E.J.Wagnerhascombinedherconsiderablestrengthsinthreedisciplinestoproduceaworkascompellingandblood–curdlingasthebestcommercialfiction.ThisisCSIinfoggyoldLondonTown.Chilling,grimfun."—JohnWestermann,authorofExitWoundsandSweetDeal"Iamrecommendingthisdelightfulworktoallofmyfellowforensicscientists....Bravo,Ms.Wagner!"—JohnHoude,authorofCrimeLab:AGuideforNonscientists"Afabulouslyinterestingread.ThebooktracesthebirthoftheforensicsciencestotheingenuityofSherlockHolmes.Awonderfulblendofhistory,mystery,andwhodunit."—AndreMoenssens,DouglasStrippProfessorofLawEmeritus,UniversityofMissouriatKansasCity,andcoauthorofScientificEvidenceinCivilandCriminalCases