This volume has taken much longer in its preparation than one would have wished but this is what might have been anticipated if the top people in their fields are asked to write relevant chapters. All the authors are exceptionally busy people so it is to their credit that they have now produced what I believe to be a valuable volume that will support the practicing forensic scientist. Inevitably with a book of this nature there will be developments in the forensic sciences which it has not been possible to include and some of the authors who were able to return their manuscript early may have wished that such inclusions could have been made but to have done so would have extended the preparation time. Continuous revision means that books never get published. As the title suggests, this volume covers trace evidence as it relates to glass and paint and follows a regular pattern of defining the material describing the analytical processes and discussing how these may be applied to glass and paint. Finally each area describes how the analytical results may be interpreted for the courts. I ask the authors to forgive me for the times I had to resort to bullying tactics but I hope that they feel the final result has been worth it. I trust all find it good and valuable reading.