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CSI Told You Lies

Giving Victims a Voice Through Forensics

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CSI Told You Lies

By: Meshel Laurie
Narrated by: Meshel Laurie
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 CSI Told You Lies is a gripping account of the work of the forensic scientists on the frontline of Australia’s major crime and disaster investigations. They are part of the team at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), a state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne. VIFM is a world-renowned centre of forensic science, and its team members have led major recovery operations over the years, from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires to the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. VIFM forensics experts have also played pivotal roles in some of Australia’s highest-profile homicide cases, including the Frankston Serial Killer, the murders of Eurydice Dixon and Aya Maasarwe, and the arrest of convicted serial killer Peter Dupas.

Join Meshel Laurie as she goes ‘behind the curtain’ at VIFM, interviewing the Institute’s talented roster of forensic experts about their daily work. Her subjects also include others touched by Australia’s major crime and disaster investigations, including homicide detectives, defence barristers and families of victims as they confront their darkest moments.

After reading CSI Told You Lies you’ll never read another homicide headline without wondering about the forensic pathologist who happened to be on call, the evidence they found and the truth they uncovered.©2021 Meshel Laurie (P)2021 Penguin Random House Australia Crime Law Social Sciences True Crime Natural Disaster Forensics Murder Thought-Provoking Exciting Australian True Crime
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author's writing style and narration voice is not my preference. fascinating insights into forensic pathology and homicide detective work

interesting listening

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Meshel Laurie is such a great story teller, she really draws you in.
I loved this.

Great story

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Beautifully written and narrated, Meshel is the perfect person to take you behind the newspaper articles of these crimes and introduce you to the all too important people working behind the scenes and the victims family’s in a profoundly human way.

A heart opening experience

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I’m a massive fan of Mishel Laurie, just loved hearing her read her own fabulous book. Such fascinating stories, and still full of heart.

Great listen

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A great book, easy to listen to. A very respectful way to talk about the difference aspects of death rather than those we learn about in sensationalised media.

Absolutely loved it….

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I liked this book, but Mishel should have got someone else to narrate it, she does not unfortunately have the voice for this book and I really wanted to delete her, it would have been better to just read it. In saying that, the book itself was good, well written and researched but the narration……..no……… ( with the greatest respect

Interesting book

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Wonderfully Narrated.
Fantastic production and sensitively presented by Meshel. If you're into true crime this is for you.

Fantastic!

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Have been a long term listener of Meshel Laurie's podcast Australian True Crimes so was keen to listen to this.

Beautifully narrated by Meshel herself in a expressive, and matter of fact way. She obviously cares for the people she writes about . And is a keen observer of life.

gripping and compassionate

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Just finished listening to CSI told you lies on audible..
So glad Meshel narrated it herself,as an amazing storyteller she has the gift of passing on the emotions felt by the people she has heard the story from, then passing it on to the listener.
I laughed and cried my way through the book.
What a fantastic way to highlight the role of such important people behind the scenes, the forensic pathologist. A family member of mine would have recently been one of their patients and it truely
warmed my heart,knowing such beautiful people were there to be her last Doctor.
Love your work Meshel
Kara

A must read for true crime enthusiasts !!

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Meshel is a wonderful storyteller. she took me on a journey, and I was able to imagine being right there, even at times when I really didn't want to be.
I thoroughly enjoyed CSI told you lies, and have a new appreciation of how forensics really works.
A really well written and narrated book.

Couldn't put it down

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