Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue

by Stephen D. Cohle and Tobin T. Buhk

For more than two decades, Dr. Stephen D. Cohle has been solving vexing forensic mysteries as the medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan. As a whole, the cases he considers represent a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591026032
• ISBN13: 9781591026037
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good Story-Telling

Title: Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue Authors: Tobin T. Buhk, Stephen D. Cohle Review: For true crime fans, the authors names may appear familiar. That's because this is the second book authored by the team of Buhk and Cohle. In their previous book, Cause of Death, Dr. Stephen D. Cohle took the helm, offering a glimpse into the day-to-day workings of a morgue. It was not filled with sensational cases, but instead focused on the more mundane, but still interesting cases that flow into county morgues all over the country every day. In Skeletons, Tobin Buhk takes over writing duties. In Cause of Death, he was a new member of the morgue staff, learning how to handle the disturbing sights, sounds, and smells that are part of working in a medical examiner's office. Now he has grown as accustomed to the job as one can hope to do, and he details some of the cases that have come through their offices. This book is more story-telling than the first, with less technical data involved. Dr. Cohle's writing was imbued with traits that show why he is a good medical examiner. He is clear, precise, and meticulous in how he lays out the story and detailed in his description of how each case was handled. Skeletons is more a product of Buhk's mind, where the story is at least as interesting as the science. The book highlights how many seemingly uneventful cases can turn into complex mysteries, when all the evidence is examined. Give it a read and enjoy the story-telling aspects of Buhk's writing.

Puzzling forensic mysteries

Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue covers puzzling forensic mysteries culled from a range of co-author Stephen Cohle's cases as medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan: his accounts will appeal to a broad audience, from health and criminal justice studies college-level libraries to public lending libraries. Over twenty riveting, real-life stories offers a forensic mystery and twist, making for a striking collection.