Colin Evans's interest in true crime began when he was still in school. He would spend hours in library archives poring over old copies of The Times, reading contemporary accounts about Jack the Ripper (no, he doesn't have any clues to the killer's identity, and he seriously doubts that anyone else does, either). That got him going and it's really never stopped since then.

He was living in America when his first book was published in 1993, and since that time he's gone on to become one of the foremost writers dealing with the history and development of forensic science.

His aim is to turn the often complicated world of test tubes and technology into something that everyone can understand and enjoy. Along the way he also digs deep into the fascinating personalities who populate this fast-changing field. Why not join him?

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