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Morgue: A Life in Death
Vincent Dimaio
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Description for Morgue: A Life in Death
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT; BTC; MBD; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
In this clear eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent Di Maio 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 ... Read more
In this clear eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent Di Maio 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781250108326
SKU
V9781250108326
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About Vincent Dimaio
VINCENT DI MAIO, MD, is an American pathologist and an internationally renowned expert on gunshot wounds. Now a private consultant who's performed more than 9,000 autopsies, he's played pivotal roles in some of the most provocative trials and death investigations of the past 40 years. Di Maio was chief medical examiner of San Antonio, Texas, until 2006. He is editor-in-chief ... Read more
Reviews for Morgue: A Life in Death
An unprecedented look at forensic medicine and its dramatically increasing role in modern justice.
Vincent Bugliosi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Helter Skelter Coolly analytical . . . Vividly depicted.
The New York Times Book Review Explosive!
Radar Online [An] engrossing look behind the headlines of ... Read more
Vincent Bugliosi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Helter Skelter Coolly analytical . . . Vividly depicted.
The New York Times Book Review Explosive!
Radar Online [An] engrossing look behind the headlines of ... Read more