CSI Portsmouth 2016 where crime fiction met crime fact

On
the morning panel, award winning crime writer Elly Griffiths, author of the
series featuring forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway, and Pauline
Rowson, author of the DI Andy Horton crime novels set in the Solent, joined crime experts Simon Mound, a crime scene investigator with
Hampshire Police’s Scientific Services Department with expertise in the
recovery of firearms and the examination of firearm related crime scenes, and Jonathan
Smith, a forensic scientist with expertise in the examination of blood and body
fluids, hairs, fibres, botany and wood fragment identification and adviser to
many UK Police forces.

The
Hampshire Police Fingerprint Bureau were also present and delegates were
able to have their fingerprint taken and pressed into a keepsake key ring to
take away.
Also present were students on
the Forensic Science Course at South Downs College, who came armed with a mock
up crime scene including a victim, Victor, the dummy.
Pauline
Rowson introduced the event and put the morning panel through their paces with
a series of questions that covered crime scene investigations, blood pattern analysis,
the recovery and use of DNA at crime scenes and in trials, firearms recovery and cold cases.
She
also quizzed fellow crime author Elly Griffiths about how she researches and
writes her crime novels. The audience
were then able to put their own questions to the panel and this was followed by
a book signing and the chance for the audience to talk individually to the panel
guests.

CSI Portsmouth 2016 was highly informative and entertaining.
Thanks
to the panel guests, Hampshire Constabulary, Portsmouth Library Service and to
the audience for coming.

CSI Portsmouth is organised by Portsmouth City Council Library Service and is part of Portsmouth BookFest a festival of popular literature organised by Portsmouth City Council. The bookshop was provided by the Hayling Island Bookshop.
Pauline has also participated in CSI Newcastle, CSI Winchester, CSI Basingstoke, CSI Southampton.




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