Full name: Morgue: A Life in Death

Author: Vincent Di Maio Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781250108326 1250108322

In this clear-eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent DiMaio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous-from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and Di Maio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists. One of the country's most methodical and intuitive criminal pathologists will dissect himself, maintaining a nearly continuous flow of suspenseful stories, revealing anecdotes, and enough macabre insider details to rivet the most fervent crime fans. Similar books: Working Stiff by Judy Melinek Down Among the Dead Men by Michelle Williams Death's Acre by Bill Bass Aftermath, Inc. by Gil Reavill More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea by Tom Reynolds Body of Work by Christine Montross Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand by Dana Kollmann The Bone Lady by Mary H. Manheim Coroner by Thomas T. Noguchi Teasing Secrets from the Dead by Emily Craig Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead by David Shields All That Remains by Sue Black Unnatural Death by Michael Baden