Forensic Science

Unlock the lab-tested playbook behind real investigations. Forensic Science by Damien Cross is a field-ready forensics book that reads like a crisp forensic science textbook-but with the narrative drive of true crime forensic science. From DNA and touch evidence to ballistics, toolmarks, and trace, Cross breaks down the protocols professionals use in forensic science investigations, then shows how those findings stand up in court. You'll learn how casework integrates digital forensics, computer forensics, and cyber forensics-recovering deleted data, validating timestamps, and correlating device logs with physical scenes-alongside classic lab methods for prints, fibers, bloodstains, and more. If you've explored Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime (captured here as the search term "forensics the anatomy of crime"), this volume takes you deeper with practitioner checklists, failure modes, and myth-busting sidebars. Designed for students, investigators, and analysts who want results they can defend, Forensic Science brings clarity, rigor, and real-world examples to the page-making it one of the most useful, modern forensic science books available today.