Coroner
About This Novel
Forty years, thousands of corpses, and more than 800 cases. How does a coroner deal with death? How to determine the time and manner of death? How to determine the identity of the deceased? How to negotiate with family members? What psychological principles are involved? Holmes tells death-related stories through one case after another, from the sensational "Barbeque Murder" to the largest prison in the United States, "San Quentin"; from a cult stronghold in a quiet community to a sleepwalking suicide; there are both hilarious ways of death that make people laugh and cry, as well as bones and frozen babies that make one's hair stand on end... Reality is more lamentable than fiction, and more like life. This book tells the daily life of a coroner.
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Official(1)Scraped 15d ago
I really feel that this profession is really advanced. They can judge many things that we don't know through some characteristics that we ignore, such as the real time, etc. However, I feel that I am very courageous to learn this profession.
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Official(1)Scraped 15d ago
I really feel that this profession is really advanced. They can judge many things that we don't know through some characteristics that we ignore, such as the real time, etc. However, I feel that I am very courageous to learn this profession.
