Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00GEEYTJY
Publish date: August 12th 2014
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
9/3 - Reading this, I feel like this it's the true story of Kay Scarpetta, for the new century. I like Melinek's voice and style of writing and her irreverent way of looking at death. I can see the irony and humour in some of the causes of death that she sees (although, not when contemplating my own...
If you're easily grossed out or horrified, this is not the book for you. Melinek explores 2 years of a job working as a medical examiner in NYC, when 9/11 happened and after. She breaks up the book into types of death: poison, murder, disaster, etc. Her descriptions are humane and clear, she is obvi...
If you're easily grossed out or horrified, this is not the book for you. Melinek explores 2 years of a job working as a medical examiner in NYC, when 9/11 happened and after. She breaks up the book into types of death: poison, murder, disaster, etc. Her descriptions are humane and clear, she is obvi...
If you're easily grossed out or horrified, this is not the book for you. Melinek explores 2 years of a job working as a medical examiner in NYC, when 9/11 happened and after. She breaks up the book into types of death: poison, murder, disaster, etc. Her descriptions are humane and clear, she is obvi...
Featured on my 2014 favourites list!Actual Rating 4.5I like reading a wide variety of books. Fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, young adult, biographies, science, history... You name it!But there’s no denying that some are a lot easier to read than others. While I love reading about people’s lives and absorb...
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