Working Stiff is a fascinating look at the inner workings of a real forensic pathologist. While Judy Melinek’s day to day job scarcely resembles the medical examiners you’ve see on TV her memoir is ten times more interesting that any Law & Order episode I’ve seen recently. Judy Melinek went to medical school with the plan to become a surgeon but the unrelenting schedule and her boyfriend’s hesitation to marry a surgeon led her into forensic pathology (and a happy marriage!) Mine is a gruesome job, but for […]
“Staying alive, as it turns out, is mostly common sense.”
Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek MD