<p>1/ Blum has written a fascinating but also mixed book about chemistry, in the guise of a history of forensics. (CSI, anyone?) She describes the transition of New York's forensics from a political to scientific department through a series of crimes and chemicals. ↵<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookReview</span></a></p>