The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death

The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death

In the vein of Dr. Judy Melinek’s Working Stiff , an account of the hair-raising and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job—from …

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