| Questioned Document Examination | ||
| Author | Title | Review |
| Reed Hayes | Forensic Handwriting Examination: A Definitive Guide | Forensic handwriting examination discusses the fundamentals of writing identification, as well as more complex concerns including rhythm, speed, and skill level. |
| Jess E. Dines | Document Examiner Text Book | Over 250 questions (with answers) used in cross-examinations and depositions. |
| W.R. Harrison | Suspect Documents: Their Scientific Examination | |
| Ordway Hilton | Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents | An excellent modern text on forensic document examination. |
| Ordway Hilton | Detecting and Deciphering Erased Pencil Writing | |
| A.Q. Morton | Literary Detection: How to Prove Authorship and Fraud in Literature and Documents | Presentation of "Stylometric Analysis," a means of identifying authorship on the basis of certain stylistic elements. |
| Joe Nickell | Detecting Forgery Forensics Examination of Documents | If you even think you might be interested in this field, take a look at this book. Normally borrowed from the nearest law library. |
| Joe Nickell | Pen, Ink, and Evidence: A Study of Writing and Writing Materials for the Penman, Collector, and Document Detective | A nuts-and-bolts approach to document study in 5 parts. Pens, ink, paper, writing and examining. Profusely illustrated. |
| Charles E. O'Hara | Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation | Includes chapters on "Invisible Radiation" and "Documentary Evidence". |
| Albert Osborne | Questioned Documents | Classic text recommended as much for its treatment of the basics of document examination as for its technical information. |
| Kenneth E. Rendell | Forging History: The Detection of Fake Letters and Documents. | Illustrates how to detect forged historical writings. |
| The FBI | The
FBI
Handwriting
Analysis
Manual -- They Write Their Own Sentences |
Introduction to the work of the Document Section of the FBI Laboratory. |
| E.E. Thoyt | How to Decipher and Study Old Documents | |