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There are quite a few good books on forensic science and its evolution, some of them biographies. I recall reading a biography of Sir Bernard Spilsbury years ago, which also contrived to be a history of one aspect of forensic science. Absorbing, and doesn't skimp on his failings, which can happen when you get a "superstar" expert. If Spilsbury said so, it must be true...
And I read "The Blooding" too, and while I'm no great fan of Wambaugh, this particular book was gripping and very well done. Not to be missed if you are interested in early DNA science applied to crime. Recommended.
There was also a two-volume set of books on forensic science by an author with a German name, a name which at this moment completely escapes me. I wish I could remember (a diminishing of the efficiency of my little grey cells perhaps, or the effects of the 330 ml bottle of Stella Artois I just finished). It would date from the 60s or thereabouts and is obviously now obsolete, but perfect if you want to write a crime novel with forensic science overtones set in that period. I recall reading both volumes way back, and being fascinated.
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