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Nominated for the CWA Dagger Award 2023
A wonderful book Guardian
Truth murder and the birth of the lie detector
Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wifes blood But was he a grieving husband or a ruthless killer whod conspired with bandits to have her murdered
To find out the San Francisco police turned to technology and a new machine that had just been invented in Berkeley by a rookie detective a visionary police chief and a teenage magician with a showmans touch
John Larson Gus Vollmer and Leonarde Keeler hoped the lie detector would make the justice system fairer but the flawed device soon grew too powerful for them to control It poisoned their lives turned fast friends into bitter enemies and as it conquered America and the world it transformed our relationship with the truth in ways that are still being felt
As new forms of lie detection gain momentum in the present day Tremors in the Blood reveals the incredible truth behind the creation of the polygraph through gripping true crime cases featuring explosive gunfights shocking twists and highstakes courtroom drama
Touching on psychology technology and the science of the truth Tremors in the Blood is a vibrant atmospheric thriller and a warning from history be careful what you believe
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