- Hardcover: 228 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; illustrated edition edition (31 Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0813119537
- ISBN-13: 978-0813119533
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,538,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nickell, a former investigator for a detective agency, details the methods forensic experts use to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and identify the authorship of disputed writings. He looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman, as well
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"The author's expertise in historical documents is unmistakably evident throughout this book. One I began reading, I found it hard to put down. . . . Those with investigative minds who are drawn to the challenge of unraveling mysteries will not be disappointed." -Journal of Questioned Document Examination
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detecting forgery,
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This review is from: Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents (Paperback)
This is a realy interesting book, although it can be technical in places. It sets out the many ways of detection with clear examples for the most part, if your interested in this subject you will enjoy this book.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Wants to be deep but is not,
By Gary Herbertson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents (Hardcover)
Joe Nickell is an excellent researcher and has found many interesting aspects of document examination to write about. He is not, however, a document examiner. As a result he includes an interesting history but he only mentions the new techniques. The book is recommended for those who want to know what goes on in the broad field of forensic document examination but is far short of being a guide for detecting forgery.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Detecting Forgery,
By "coddde3" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents (Hardcover)
This book is a fairly in depth study into the history and current practice of forensic study of written materials. It is a bit broad for modern use of law enforcement investigations but has some good information. For the price and information provided it's a good investment.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent starting point - signed, William Shakespeare,
By Kilgore Gagarin "Those who believe in telekin... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation of Documents (Hardcover)
I agree with the other two reviewers that this work is not a comprehensive treatise on the subject of detecting forgery. However, it does give beginners (like me) a good place to start. It is clearly written and broad (if not deep) in coverage. I would call this book "workmanlike" and "solid." If I were a writer of mystery novels, this would be a good reference for this area of criminal(?) activity. The small section on the autopen especially intrigued me (hint: don't buy John F. Kennedy autographed documents). The bibliography in the back is its greatest asset if you want to pursue the topic of forgery to a deeper level. Our interlibrary loan people are going to be hustling for years as I track down some of the sources Nickell cites in this book.
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