>  DS>  I liked the Cornwells a lot. They reminded me of the TV show Quincy,
 > which we
 >  DS> still watch on reruns. It was one of the few times a mystery novel 
took
 > that
 >  DS> sort of approach although the overall quality of the novels 
hemselves
 > have gone downhill.
 >  Agreed.  Are you old enough to remember Quincy's precursor,
 >  "Diagnosis Unknown"?
 Don't remember that one, although I'm old enough to remember most of the 
early TV shows . I wish there were more series (TV or books) which revolve 
around forensics. My husband and I took an adult ed class a few years back on 
forensics..it was definitely for mystery buffs as opposed to professionals, 
but it was lots of fun and we did pick up lots of tidbits which I try to 
recall while reading whodunits.
 Last night I started "Level 4, virus hunters of the CDC" by McCormick
and Fisher-Hoch. They were involved with the "hot zone" at the CDC, as well 
as working with Lassa fever and Ebola. It's classified as a biography (which 
I usually don't read) but the chapter headings looked like a gourmet menu of 
the exotic diseases of the world so figured I'd give it a try.
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