A crime scene investigator looks into the lingering mystery of her own traumatic history, in this suspenseful British police thriller.Maya Barton is an experienced SOCO now—but gathering evidence after the crime's been committed is one thing and being targeted for murder is another . . .As Maya examines the scene of a stabbing the team become overwhelmed with the volume of knife crime being committed. They're left questioning whether the teenage victims are...

Can you always trust the evidence? "Bendelow proves her experience as a SOCO makes for a brilliant novel . . . stunning." —Lynda La Plante, Edgar Award–winning author of Prime SuspectMaya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer, and she's already facing a tough challenge. When she attends her first death, the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the lack of evidence, she suspects a crime...

"I thought I had it all figured out and was totally wrong . . . a gem of a book that you can't put down!" —Goodreads reviewer, five starsHow do you catch a killer if you can't identify the victim? A scene of crime officer collects the evidence piece by piece in this gritty British mystery.SOCO Maya Barton is called to a canal where a heavily decomposed male body has been discovered. A bank card belonging to Trevor Dawlish is found in the cadaver's pocket, and...

A collection of three gripping crime novels from a real-life CSI . . .Definitely DeadMaya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene-of-crime officer, and she's already facing a tough challenge. When she attends her first dead-persons case, the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the lack of evidence, she suspects a crime has been committed . . ."A brilliant novel . . . stunn...

Who is allowed access to a crime scene? What happens when a body is discovered? Will a blood transfusion alter DNA? How can the distribution of gunshot residue inform your plot? The Real CIS - A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers answers these questions and more in a unique and exclusive insight into crime scene investigation. Using real-life examples and case studies, experienced CSI Kate Bendelow shines a light behind the yellow tape and debunks the myths popularized by the 'CSI Effect'...

SOCO Maya Barton is called to a canal where a heavily decomposed male body has been discovered. A bank card belonging to Trevor Dawlish is found in the cadaver's pocket, and the name matches that of a missing person. All seems straightforward - until Trevor's wife phones the police to say that Trevor has returned home, leaving Maya and the team wondering who the unknown male is. When it's revealed that the male was dead before he entered the water, Maya finds herself with a murder on her h...

Maya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer. When she attends her first death the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the lack of evidence, she suspects a crime has been committed. When Maya is called to another apparent sudden death her reservations resurface. She is convinced a killer is on the loose; a killer who has evaded suspicion until now, but Maya's series of mistakes alienate those around her. Can Maya catch...