| From Publishers Weekly In this latest venture into true crime， Wambaugh ( The Onion Field ; Echoes in the Darkness ) triumphs again. Here he turns to Leicestershire， England， and the slayings of two teenagers， Lynda Mann in 1983， and Dawn Ashworth three years later， killings that were eventually solved through scientist Alec Jeffreys's discovery of "genetic fingerprinting." This discovery was made， ironically， at Leicester University， close to the scene of the crimes， and the technique may revolutionize detection. Wambaugh， ever a master of plotting， first leads readers into suspecting the wrong man and then switches to the actual murderer and the taking of thousands of blood samples in one of the more bizarre investigations ever conducted. Genetic fingerprinting was determined to be foolproof， and the real culprit， Colin Pitchfork， was identified without question. As Wambaugh's fans have come to expect， this is an eminently readable and most impressive book. 250，000 first printing; Literary Guild main selection; author tour. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Library Journal Wambaugh， best known for his books dealing with American crime and detection， here tells the engrossing story of two British sex murders and the police hunt for the killer. The title stems from a procedure of genetic fingerprinting detected by examining blood samples， and used by the police to catch the murderer. Armed with the new discovery for detection， the police launched a massive drive to "fingerprint" men in the Narborough village area. Wambaugh gives an inside look at the police and their intense and， at last， successful drive to catch the murderer. He also discusses the process， and some of its limitless possibilities. An excellent account of murder， detection， and this amazing scientific discovery. Recommended.- Sally G. Waters， Stetson Law Lib.， St. Petersburg， Fla.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews |
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