Forensic criminology / psychology books for 15 year old

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My daughter has decided she would like to go into forensic criminology and / or psychology. They had a careers day last year and someone in that field came in and she talked to them and has been getting more and more interested in it as time has gone on and has now decided that is something she is interested in pursuing. She reads a lot and has always loved a good psychological murder and has read loads of teenage appropriate books and is now starting to get onto adult authors.

I used to read all those kind of books years ago and still do on occasion (usually when I'm exercising on Audible these days!). So for Christmas I wanted to start her on a couple of fictional series.

So far I have thought of:
Kathy Reichs (the "Bones" books are different from the series so not sure whether that's a good or bad thing? I read them before I watched the TV series and we have now watched all of those together as well).
Karin Slaughter - Sarah Linton / Will Trent series.
Alex Kava - Ryder Creed series. Have read most of them and absolutely loved series.
Tess Gerritson - Rizzoli and Isles. I know that's a TV series now but I haven't watched it.

I know they are all American and more importantly fiction and she knows that it's not going to be like that even if she does study and go into that field, but this would literally be reading for pleasure in a vaguely related, if jacked up, subject and I think most of the authors have some kind of authority in the field if I remember correctly.

Can anyone recommend any more series, or even stand alone books?

Or to be fair, any non-fictional books that might be interesting for a 15 year old that aren't too text-booky? She does have one but I can't remember what it's called.

Thanks very much for any suggestions!

@StillNoFuckingEyeDeer
Thanks for that, sorry I missed you post before!

@SuperLoudPoppingAction
Thank you for that explanation, that's really interesting. She planning on doing chemistry, psychology and drama, so a reasonably varied choice of subjects that she's interested in and enjoys studying. She can always change her mind if she becomes less interested.

What does that even mean?

Back when I was studying occupational psychology, I was classmates (research methods module) with quite a few women who were doing their MSc in forensic psychology. A high proportion of them were already working in prisons, and the day to day job sounded like it varied somewhere between draining and absolutely brutal. It's definitely not a less academic career path, nor an easy option.

If the people part of psychology appeals then I would always encourage mental health nursing. It's much less competitive than forensic psychology with plenty of jobs available, including in prisons, plus lots of room to develop a therapy focused career.

Have a look at Kerry Daynes books , she’s a forensic psychologist and has written a few books about her work .

Not read the whole thread, but Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd is absolutely fantastic (you might want to read it first tho).