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• 2016 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

  

  2016 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees We're thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2016 ITW Thriller Awards: BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL Ian Caldwell - THE FIFTH... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: Can A Blow To the Head Cause Unconsciousness and Amnesia?

  

  Q: How hard do you have to be hit on the head to be knocked unconscious? Is there a particular place on the head, that if struck would be more likely to cause... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Megan Inslee: My Love-Hate Relationship with Forensic DNA

  

  What is the most important point to keep in mind when working with forensic DNA evidence? There are probably a lot of answers to that question, depending on... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Research, Education, and the Future of Forensic Science...

  

  Research, Education, and the Future of Forensic Science: an Interview with Dr. Katherine A. Roberts, Director of the CSULA Graduate Program in Criminalistics... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• ThrillerFest/CraftFest/Master CraftFest Are Coming July 5-9, 2016

  

  ThrillerFest is the premiere conference for thriller enthusiasts, bringing together fans, famous authors and new ones, industry professionals and agents. It's... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Diatoms: Microscopic Clues of Death By Drowning?

  

  What are diatoms? How do they help the Medical Examiner determine that a death was from drowning? Determining that someone has drowned is not as easy as it migh... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Dirty DNA

  

  One truth in forensic DNA testing is that you must have a sample to test. That, of course, should be self-evident. But sometimes crime scene DNA isn't readily... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Follow the Money: Catching Cheaters, Frauds and Con...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me for a special 2-part interview with Richard B. York Follow the Money: Catching Cheaters, Frauds and Con Artists - An Interview with... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Mockingbird Has Passed

  

  When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Master CraftFest is Coming July 5th

  

  Stay for Master CraftFest! Writers learn their craft throughout their careers. Take your writing and storytelling ability to the next level at Master... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Crime and Science in the OC: an Interview with Bruce...

  

  BIO: Bruce Houlihan is Director of the Orange County Crime Lab in Santa Ana, California, and has been with the County of Orange for 29 years. He spent much of... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Mystery Readers Journal Forensic Mysteries Issue is Out

  

  The Mystery Readers Journal Forensic Mysteries Issue is out and it's excellent. Filled with wonderful and informative articles by some really fun folks. Janet... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Edgar Mitchell, the 6th Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies

  

  Astronaut Edgar Mitchell This is sad. Only 12 men have set foot on the moon and Edgar was the 6th. As Apollo 14's Lunar Module pilot, his main job was to... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: Can My Villain Cook Attempt a Murder Using Contaminated Food?

  

  Q: My villain is a cook and he wants to kill the hero by feeding him tainted food. I want to avoid using a detectable poison, so I thought a deliberately... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Working Stiff: An Interview with Forensic Pathologist...

  

  BIO: Judy Melinek, M.D. is a graduate of Harvard University. She trained at UCLA in medicine and pathology, graduating in 1996. Her training at the Office of th... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Maybe Columbus Wasn’t “The Father of Syphilis” After All

  

  It has long been believed that the sailors who crewed Christopher Columbus's ships in his famous 1492 voyage contracted syphilis from the natives and transporte... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Tracking Down the Bad Guys: A Conversation with...

  

  Join Jan Burke and me as we welcome retire US Marshal Marc Cameron and discuss how the Marshals track down the bad guys-from Texas to Alaska. It's a great... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• ITW’s Online Thriller School Is Coming in March

  

  Join us for ITW's Third Annual Online Thriller School Seven Weeks! Seven Bestselling Authors! Join Lee Child, Peter James, F. Paul Wilson, Hank Phillippi Ryan,... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Sisters in Crime Forensics Day Coming 1-24-16

  

  Join Dennis Palumbo, David Putnam, and me for the Orange County Chapter of Sisters in Crime's annual Forensics Day. It'll be a fun afternoon as we dig into... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Give ITW for Christmas

  

  Need a last minute Christmas present? Consider giving that writer in your family a gift that will keep on giving for years--more tools in their writer's... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE