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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
How not to die How not to die Jan Garavaglia WHEN THIS DOCTOR TALKS, YOU SHOULD LISTEN.Thousands of people make an early exit each year and arrive on medical examiner Jan Garavaglia's table. What is particularly sad about this is that many of t… OL11977902W
Determining the cause of death Determining the cause of death Melissa Ann Langley Biegert "Describes methods used by experts to determine the cause of death to solve crimes"--Provided by publisher. OL13776843W
Death in paradise Death in paradise Tony Blanche The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner has solved some of the most lurid crimes in American history, and pioneered some of the most trusted methods of forensic science in the world. OL15830118W
Skeletons in the closet Skeletons in the closet Stephen D. Cohle,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 cross-sect… OL16311704W
The chick and the dead The chick and the dead Carla Valentine "Carla Valentine works with the dead. After studying forensics, she assisted pathologists with post-mortems for years before becoming the curator of the world's most famous pathology museum. When it … OL19711796W
Death in the Family Death in the Family John Chipman xvi, 436 pages ; 25 cm OL20222580W
Forensic scientists Forensic scientists Suzanne J. Murdico Examines the careers available in the field of forensics, discussing the necessary education, training, and on-the-job duties. OL20606693W
Cause of death Cause of death Cyril H. Wecht In this riveting, eye-opening book, Dr.Cyril Wecht, a leading forensic pathologist, probes the evidence in the most controversial cases of unnatural death of our time and casts bold, brilliant, and o… OL2259782W
Autopsies & bone detectives Autopsies & bone detectives Lorraine Jean Hopping Discusses the specialist fields of forensic sciences that deal with clues that come from autopsies, when a body is the evidence in a crime scene. OL24156390W
Crime labs Crime labs John Frederick Waters Discusses the role of forensic medicine in the solution of crimes and describes the jobs of various experts involved in this process. OL2643170W
Autopsies Autopsies Gary Jeffrey Pathologists interpret what the dead are saying using post-mortem examinations. Three stories of actual crimes solved via autopsies are presented here in comic form. Includes overviews of how a crime… OL5706617W
Entomology and palynology Entomology and palynology Maryalice Walker "Television programs and feature films present criminal psychology and profiling as a blend of psychic visions, supernatural intuition, and evidence analysis. The reality, however, is quite different… OL5825808W
Death investigation Death investigation Randy Hanzlick Death Investigation: Systems and Procedures is the first book dedicated to the topic of death investigation from a legal standpoint as well as the administrative and operational procedures that perta… OL8619823W