Barriers to Entry

Blaze Collection

An inquisitive woman defies expectations to become the mother of forensic science in this absorbing short story by New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon.

You will have ninety minutes to solve the murder. A startling declaration by a new Harvard instructor: sixty-seven-year-old Frances Glessner Lee. It’s 1945. Before her, six wary male students given to assumptions—especially when it comes to women without a formal education—are challenged to solve a real-life whodunit using Mrs. Lee’s creation, the crime scene diorama. Every detail is accurate. And every detail matters when solving a crime with no survivors…

Ariel Lawhon’s Barriers to Entry is part of Blaze, a collection of short stories about incendiary women across the decades who dare to defy convention. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

©2024 Ariel Lawhon. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Fascinating based on true story

I found this short story quite interesting and the performance was also very well done .

Good true story

This tells the story of teaching others how to solve a murder by looking at a display of the murder scene. She taught detectives as well as those in the medical field. It was very interesting to listen to. Will finish the rest of the series

Assumptions lend to false confidence

Great presentation on how assumptions cannot be used to draw definitive conclusions. Excellent book! It has inspired me to read more about this amazing lady!

Totally intriguing

This was unexpectedly good! I liked the entire Blaze collection of books but this one stood out because the story is based on real dioramas that are still being used. I loved the main female in this and the information given.

Highly recommend if you enjoy short stories that are a small sliver of a person’s life.

Thought Provoking

I really got into the case! I'm glad that the main character was just as " hard nosed" but able to see beyond her own reasons to open the horizon to a lot of men that only have one vision when it comes to a woman's capabilities.