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  • Autopsy

    Life in the trenches with a forensic pathologist in Africa

    As a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal's chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book. In Autopsy he covers the hard lessons learnt as a rookie pathologist, as well as some of the most unusual cases he's encountered. During his career, for example, he has dealt ... Read more

    $8.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Risking Life for Death

    Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table

    Every contact leaves a trace: a single strand of hair or a tiny droplet of blood can be the silent witness at a crime scene. Locard's Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it. Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for ... Read more

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  • The Rain Beetle

    Set in a small village in the heart of Africa, this is the story of a sacred rain beetle. When a boy carelessly kills one of these precious beetles, its death will bring disaster not only to him but on his entire tribe. Generations later, a beautiful woman brings an amberamulet to show to a famous professor. Entombed within this amulet is the well-preserved body of a rain beetle. It would be no ... Read more

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  • The Butterfly

    Set in Ancient Africa, this is the Story of a Butterfly.This is the Story of a King, a Prince and a Girl.This is the Story of Revenge, Love, Adventure, Death, Freedom and Randomness.This is the Story of a Butterfly… ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trace

    Case Studies of a Forensic Pathologist in Africa

    Forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal calls the mortuary his office. He will make your hair stand on end as he describes the strange death scenes, rare murder cases and a range of unnatural deaths that are part of his world. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    Risking Life for Death

    Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table

    Narrated by Colin Moss ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 6 min

    Every contact leaves a trace: a single strand of hair or a tiny droplet of blood can be the silent witness at a crime scene.Locard’s Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it.Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for Death ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Next Pandemic

    On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

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  • Tales of Forensic Pathologist

    Over the last 22 years in the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Schmuter performed thousands of autopsies and testified in courts hundreds of times. Many of these cases present interest for a general reader, especially given the attention to this profession in the last decade in movies, TV shows and fiction books.The first chapter of this book is dedicated to the evolution of the ... Read more

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    How Medical Detectives Save Lives Threatened by Killer Pandemics, Exotic Viruses, and Drug-Resistant Parasites

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