Welcome to Litsy!

If you have an interest in true crime and/or forensics this is an easy read with Laurie‘s conversational style singing the praises of the careful work of VIFM and the police, but beware it‘s not easy with the content. Some truly sad tales that honour the victims of horrific crimes.

If you‘re a CSI fan and like forensics this is super easy reading. Watching the connected web series ‘Afterlife‘ on the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - on their website is helpful too. Beware though the sound quality of the program not that great, too loud and too soft at times. I had to keep changing the volume. Book is interesting, straightforward but interesting.

Book 159/2022 Finished 9/8/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Audiobook

As an avid true crime reader/viewer/listener, I was more than a little excited when this book was released. This book is very informative and delves into some of the better known cases in Australia and gives us what happened from another perspective. A great read, respectfully written by one of Australia's most respected True Crime pod caster and presenter. A must read for true crime lovers.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

CSI Tells You Lies is a really very interesting exploration of forensic science as it relates to crime and policing. It reads like a collection of true crime podcasts, strung together to build an underlying narrative about the misleading nature of popular criminal television. I highly recommend the audio, which was vibrantly narrated by the author. This was pretty much exactly what I expected and I was really here for it.

Laurie‘s approach makes CSI Told You Lies a de-facto collection of Australian true crime stories told from a different perspective than we‘re used to, and I loved it. Some chapters meander, some conversations are tangential, but all are fascinating. A must-read for Murderinos who love to peek behind the curtain. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/new-releases/