author
Robert Shaler
A pioneering forensic scientist, he brought readers inside one of the most difficult identification efforts in modern history: the DNA work that followed the September 11 attacks. His writing combines scientific clarity with the human weight of disaster response.
18 Audiobooks
The Boy Scouts for Home Protection
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts on the Roll of Honor
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Signal Corps
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts at Mobilization Camp
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts with the Red Cross
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts and the Prize Pennant
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts for City Improvement
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts in the Saddle
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Naval Reserve
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters
by Robert Shaler
The Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital
by Robert Shaler
About the author
Robert C. Shaler is a forensic scientist and author best known for Who They Were: Inside the World Trade Center DNA Story. In that book, he recounts the enormous effort to identify victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, drawing on his experience leading forensic DNA work at New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
After retiring from the New York City medical examiner's office in 2005, he served at Penn State as a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and as the founding director of its Forensic Science Program. His career helped shape both forensic education and the use of DNA analysis in large-scale investigations.
Shaler's books stand out for making technical work understandable without losing sight of the people behind the cases. Whether writing about disaster victim identification or broader crime scene science, he brings a practical, deeply informed perspective.