Derek and Pauline Tremaine, key members of the forensic department at London's Guy's Hospital, have been investigating crimes, some of the most high-profile ones, and working on the scene of mass disasters for many years. This book not only immerses the reader in the workdays of the profession of a forensic scientist, closed and surrounded by many myths, but also gives him the opportunity to feel at the center of events that unfold right before his eyes.

For all lovers of detective stories and thrillers, as well as those who are interested in what exactly forensic experts do and how crimes are actually solved.

Published in Russian for the first time.