Thanks to badkittyuno for writing this review or I might never have known about this great book. I started it on Sunday and finished it today, and thoroughly enjoyed most of it. Dr. Melinek is a forensic pathologist who spent two years as a fellow working in the New York City’s Office of the … [Read more]
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