xiii+207pp+illus. Dj has just a little wear. How the first criminal investigation departments were established in London and the provinces. The author illustrates how gradually over the years scientists have come to play a major role in the detection of crime, revealing behind-the-scenes moves that have been made to trap killers. Includes case histories from police files, many of them dramas stranger than fiction. Chapters include The First Force; The Electric Telegraph and Radio; Fingerprints; Tell-Tale Handwriting; Drugs - and Murder; Special Branch, etc. Well illustrated.

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