Judy Melinek, MD

T.J. Mitchell

A New York City forensic pathologist and her Harvard-educated husband describe her experiences as a student and doctor throughout the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack and the disastrous crash of Flight 587.

Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

Working Stiff

Yasmine Abdou

Such a magical book for people like me who dream of being a medical examiner. I wish there were more descriptions of the bodies and medical information but it was a delight and really well written. The September 11 chapter brought tears to my eyes. Also, I need to point out something strange I noticed.. the quality of the book is something else, so lightweight with large clear letters. I will surely be reading it again.

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KADY BURNS

The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases -- hair-raising and heartbreaking and impossibly complex -- that shaped her as both a physician and a mother. Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. With her husband T.J. and their toddler Daniel holding down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation -- performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines flight 587. The body never lies -- and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on shows like CSI and Law & Order to reveal the secret story of the real morgue.

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Working Stiff Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

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