402. The Real Silent Witness by Wensley Clarkson

BOOK REVIEW: The Real Silent Witness by Wensley Clarkson

As a teenager, I always had a keen interest in Science and no prizes for guessing which subject I got an A in SPM for. I received a scholarship to do nursing but I always dreamt of becoming either a food scientist or forensic scientist. Alas, life had other occupations in mind for me. However, very recently, my interest in forensics and the human body have been rekindled by the many authoritative books I have been reading on these subjects.

Silent Witness is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. This intriguing series ran from 1996 to 2025. The new season is to-be-announced for 2026.

When the first season of Silent Witness aired in 1996, forensic science had already become an increasingly significant part of investigating violent crimes. Amid a surge of gruesome cases in the 1980s, police started turning to DNA evidence to identify perpetrators, and since then, forensic science has evolved into a powerful tool in the fight against crime.

Bestselling true crime writer Wensley Clarkson goes beyond the headlines to explore real-life cases in which forensic science has been pivotal. He consults experts who have investigated some of the most gruesome, chilling, and shocking cases from around the world.

Besides that, the author was working in the underworld for more than 30 years alongside police officers and has himself taken part in post mortems and grisly murder investigations. Rest assured that the information is definitely derived from an authoritative source. It's a non-fiction book that will leave you enlightened with the advancement of forensics.

401. Ghosts and Poltergeists - True Stories from Beyond the Grave

BOOK REVIEW: Ghosts and Poltergeists - True Stories from Beyond the Grave

Things that go bump in the night have always piqued our interest to no end. It is the stuff of nightmares, inspiration for numerous horror movies and a subject of debate among scientists and researchers alike. Ghosts and spirits inhabit the world around us. We can hear and see them if we are only sensitive - or psychic - enough to be aware of them. 

Revisiting an intriguing collection of reported sightings dating back to Roman times, Paul Roland uses the first half of the book to explore ghosts not as clichéd, chain-rattling spectres or drifting cold vapours, but as genuine entities that may exist within a broader reality shared with us. 👻📖

Poltergeists are known for creating chaos. They hurl objects around homes and tamper with lights or household appliances. Their presence may be signaled by unexplained voices, persistent knocking, or eerie shrieks—sometimes even by strange odors that seem to come from nowhere. 👻🔊

In the second half of the book, Rupert Matthews examines the phenomenon of poltergeists from the earliest recorded cases to the present day. He highlights their reported activities, the attempts by researchers to document them, and the possible explanations behind their strange behavior. 👻📚

This book to me read more like an informative encyclopedia on ghosts, spirits and poltergeists compared to the oft seen ones which are only meant to scare you. Perfect reading material for those who are interested in researching more on the paranormal.

400. Fracture by Megan Miranda

BOOK REVIEW: Fracture by Megan Miranda

Since my age has caught up with me (yes keep guessing my age), my reading of fiction books has considerably gone down. Due to this reason, I decided to delve into my fiction TBR and I was pleasantly surprised that my choice didn't dissapoint me.

Science has forever been trying to delve into the workings of the human brain and its many complexities. Many medical miracles have popped up pertaining to this uninteresting-looking grey mass. This wonderfully written book is based on this very situation and will have you gripped!

By the time Delaney Maxwell was pulled from a Maine lake's icy waters by her best friend, Decker Phillips, her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. But somehow Delaney survived - despite the brain scans that show irreparable damage.

Everyone wants Delaney to be fine, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney now finds herself drawn to the dying, and when she meets Troy Varga, a boy who recently emerged from a coma with the same abilities, she is relieved to share this strange new existence.

Unsure if her altered brain is predicting death or causing it, Delaney must figure out if their gift is a miracle, a freak of nature - or something else much more frightening...

I was riveted by this book that I made sure I read it in two sittings! Although it comes under the YA category, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a full-blown adult so I'm pretty sure it will get the younger readers hooked to it too!