Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell

Book Overview

"Fun...and full of smart science. Fans of CSI--the real kind--will want to read it" (The Washington Post): A young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the hair-raising cases that shaped her as a physician and human being.

Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. While her husband and their toddler held...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476727260
• ISBN13: 9781476727264
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Loving your work

Could not put the book down. Probably not for everyone but I found it fascinating..

Morbidly great read

First heard Judy Mekanik on a podcast as a guest. The book is amazing. I ended up reading the entire thing in two days. It can be hilarious and heart wrenching but from cover to cover its hard to put down.