The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie

Forensic pathologist Carla Valentine investigates the fingerprints, firearms, handwriting, blood spatter, and toxicology in the works of our most famous mystery author. Whether you’re a reader or a truecrime aficionado, you’ll get a clue about the author’s influence on real-life forensics and vice versa. Learn about the historic investigations that inspired

Murder on the Orient

and more, and Express

how Christie coined your modern-day crime show’s favorite phrase, “the scene of the crime.”