Forensic detective vs Handbook of forensic pathology: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Forensic detective Forensic detective Mann, Robert W. · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate
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Death. It's not only inevitable and frightening, it's intriguing and fascinating--especially today, when science continues to make ever more stunning advances in the investigation of the oldest and darkest of mysteries.…

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Cover of Handbook of forensic pathology Handbook of forensic pathology Vincent J. M. Di Maio · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.3 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate
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The first two editions of Forensic Pathology have been highly touted as the definitive, go-to text reference on forensic pathology and this latest edition is no exception.DiMaio’s Forensic Pathology, Third Edition is…

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Scores by source

Forensic detectiveHandbook of forensic pathology
Goodreads 3.9 (852) 4.4 (119)
Hardcover 3.0 (1) —
Google Books — 2.5 (2)
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Reception

Forensic detectiveHandbook of forensic pathology
Ratings 852 119
Editions 5 7
Citations — 123
Want to read 1785 144
Reading it now 66 11
Written reviews 73 1
Wikipedia attention 11353 —
Pages 262 312
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Forensic detective or Handbook of forensic pathology?

Handbook of forensic pathology has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Handbook of forensic pathology 4.3/5, Forensic detective 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: Forensic detective or Handbook of forensic pathology?

Forensic detective is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Forensic detective (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m); Handbook of forensic pathology (312 pages, ≈ 5 h 47 m).

Which is harder to read: Forensic detective or Handbook of forensic pathology?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Forensic detective: Moderate; Handbook of forensic pathology: Moderate.

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