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Morgue : a life in death

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2016

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Title:	Morgue : a life in death
Author:	Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Format:	Book
Publisher, Date:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Description:	xv, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:	"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."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941- Pathologists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. Forensic pathologists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. Autopsy. Homicide investigation.
Genre:	Autobiographies.
Other Author:	Franscell, Ron, 1957- author. Garavaglia, Jan, writer of foreword.
Contents:	Forward: It's all about the puzzle -- A death in black and white -- The "why" incision -- An empty nursery -- Bombed beyond recognition -- Digging up Lee Harvey Oswald -- Monsters among us -- Secrets and puzzles -- Detail, justice, and celebrity -- The ghosts of West Memphis -- The curious death of Vincent Van Gogh -- Epilogue: At the end of things.
ISBN	9781250067142

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