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Shallow Graves
- My Life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
- Narrated by: Michael Chance
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
The murder of Sarah Payne, Adam the Thames Torso, the London bombings, the Night Stalker and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko... The solving of all these cases can be linked to one man: Ray Fysh, a Charlton Athletic fan from Woolwich, a natural raconteur and also one of the finest forensic detectives the country has ever seen.
Ray began work for the Met Police in the 1970s when forensic investigation was seen as little more than a geeky side show, only in existence to confirm or eliminate evidence. But by the mid 90s Ray and his team had made huge progress in their field, contributing to the UK becoming a world-leading innovator in forensic techniques, with Ray himself being named as Special Adviser to the Forensic Science Service. As the SA, Ray worked alongside Senior Investigating Officers from day one of a case, directing his team to identify forensic opportunities and harvest case-cracking clues.
As Ray looks back over his career at the cases he worked on, the reader is given unparalleled insight into the highs and lows of an astonishing career, the historic classist snobbery of the Met and the stunning realities of crime and forensics
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- Andrew Willett
- 28-02-23
Gripping
An access all areas read. A forensic hero cast aside. We need dedicated people like this.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-23
Fascinating
This is the first audio book which I listened right to the end! A truly worthy lifetime of work and development within this field of investigation.
Inspiring!
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- Sarah Wilcock
- 14-04-23
Fascinating!! what an amazing guy!
What a genius mind and what a crying shame that he was treated with such disrespect at the end of his career. Good on you Ray!
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- SJL
- 25-03-23
Phenomenal book
I found this gripping from start to finish. Sensitively and superbly written; I’m so disappointed I’ve finished it!
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- Natalie Smith
- 02-08-23
Really enjoyable
This is a great listen if you are into crime books. I found it very interesting and informative.
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- R
- 03-06-23
Excellent and very interesting
In-depth and really interesting. Really enjoyed learning more about the science behind solving some of the biggest crimes in UK history.
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- Ms F.
- 03-06-23
Excellent book....so interesting.
Excellent book by the author. Incredibly interesting...felt irritated when I had to work and sleep and do other things, and had to wait before I could continue with it. I wish there was another one like this, with more cases. Fantastic!
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- Jezebella
- 07-07-23
Fascinating
Very interesting accounts of the crimes we all know about. A huge insight. Well worth the read.
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- Simone Frost
- 27-06-23
A very interesting read
I had seen this book recommended in a magazine and thought I would listen to the audiobook. I tend to enjoy books in this genre.
Ray Fysh is an experienced Forensic Detective and he writes about his career and some of the cases he’s worked on. He covers quite a lot of cases, some are very well known and some I was less familiar with.
I found the book really interesting and it shows the hard work that the Forensic teams do and how instrumental they can be in bringing people to justice.
Although I enjoy books in this genre, I’m not from a scientific background. I found the book easy to understand and I thought terminology was explained in a non patronising way.
The narration was excellent and easy to listen to. The book isn’t narrated by the author but I don’t think it was a bad thing.
If you’re interested in true crime and forensics I definitely recommend this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-03-24
Thoroughly interesting and explained well
Brilliant book. Explanation of known cases and terminology used was comprehensible. Thoroughly enjoyed this and looking forward to more
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