Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue: Stories from the Country Morgue
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Learn more about Amazon Prime. For more than two decades, Dr. Cohle has been solving vexing forensic mysteries as the medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan. As a whole, the cases he considers represent a cross-section of crime in mid-America, often committed by a macabre cast of characters: Based on his work with Dr. Cohle, true-crime writer Tobin T.
Buhk recounts twenty-one riveting, real-life stories, each with a unique forensic twist. Offering a glimpse into the strange sights, sounds, and smells of the county morgue, these tales of intrigue, deception, and murder will fascinate true-crime buffs, fans of CSI , and readers of mystery and detective stories.
In preparation for writing this book, he observed and assisted Dr. The bite-sized morsels this book offers up are nothing special and there are other books in the genre that are far more engaging. Stories from the County Morgue 3. I see that the authors have written another book about working at the same morgue that I will likely keep an eye out for. As a whole, the cases he considers represent a cross-section of crime in mid-America, often committed by a macabre cast of characters:
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Please try again later. My imagination is much too vivid. Nov 21, Sarai rated it liked it Shelves: I found myself annoyed on a regular basis while reading this book, and it had to do with the writing style. In some places, the analogies ran thick and nonsensical. This happened so often I found myself skipping paragraphs to avoid it. In other places, text was repeated unnecessarily. I mean, the two paragraphs were separated by one paragraph. One other thing about the book - apparently by Michigan state law they could not use photographs of the actual people mentioned in the book.
They did insert sample photos, sometimes several of the same type of wound. The stories were all right once I got past the repetitiveness and the analogies, but eventually I gave up and did not finish the book. Jan 18, Fishface rated it liked it Shelves: Not at all bad! As the authors explain, these are not full-length treatments of true crimes, but something more akin to one swift punch in the gut after another.
Every story is really, really interesting and many are quite unusual. My only quibble with the book is the need for a final edit -- this is the kind of autho Not at all bad! My only quibble with the book is the need for a final edit -- this is the kind of author who uses the word "mulligatawny" 5 times in the same sentence without ever substituting "soup" or "first course. Dec 30, Cheryl rated it really liked it Shelves: A collection of stories from the county morgue in Grand Rapids Michigan which would be of interest to crime buffs and fans of Discovery ID I am guilty on both counts.
The collection included details on a prolific serial killer I knew nothing about and a story about a man who killed his wife that I have seen on two different true crime television shows, so it was a good variety. Miami will appreciate the one-liners and bad puns at the beginning and ending of the stories ala Horati A collection of stories from the county morgue in Grand Rapids Michigan which would be of interest to crime buffs and fans of Discovery ID I am guilty on both counts.
Miami will appreciate the one-liners and bad puns at the beginning and ending of the stories ala Horatio Caine. I see that the authors have written another book about working at the same morgue that I will likely keep an eye out for.
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Jul 29, Briony rated it liked it Shelves: This book is definitely not for the faint hearted. From plain rage murders to complicated gruesome homicides, Buhk explains how each of these crimes unfolded to their conclusions. While the beginning of the book had an attention grabber, the random tangents broke my focus. It also irritated me that Buhk put cliched sayings throughout various cases.
When a pregnant woman is killed by a jaguar, Buhk makes the comment tha This book is definitely not for the faint hearted. When a pregnant woman is killed by a jaguar, Buhk makes the comment that both the mother and child had already left the building before the paramedics arrived. This tendency was very annoying and frustrating. Other than that, the book was definitely interesting.
Jun 19, Amy rated it really liked it Shelves: Stories in this book are set in Michigan, where according to the book jacket, there is room for crime and plenty of places to bury bodies. But, what do all of these stories have in common? The authors of this book are exploring the everyday world of the Kent County Morgue in western Michigan.
Most of the stories were interesting -- some were intriguing such as "No Tombstone for Jack". It's interesting to "see" the processes that the doctors, forensic anthropologists and others go th Interesting! It's interesting to "see" the processes that the doctors, forensic anthropologists and others go through to solve the deaths of everyday people.
Aug 16, Marge rated it liked it. Interesting cases as covered by the ME in Kent County Michigan, which were deaths I had read in my local newspaper and thus made the cases more intriguing. There is nothing left to the imagination regarding the autopsy procedures and if you are okay with that, then I would say you would find this book interesting as reasons are revealed for the cause of death in several cases.
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Jan 04, Gary rated it did not like it. Normally, this sort of thing would fascinate me, and I can see that the stories included in this book could make a good book, but this isn't it. I found it strangely disorganized, and filled with weird internal citations which were intrusive and distracting. I couldn't even finish.
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Buhk - I'm looking at YOU. For more than two decades, Dr. Cohle has been solving vexing forensic mysteries as the medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan. As a whole, the cases he considers represent a cross-section of crime in mid-America, often committed by a macabre cast of characters: Jekyll and Hyde alcoholics who turned homicidal; killers who resorted to the most bizarre methods in concealing their crimes; and the rarest species in the zoo of criminology, a two-woman team of serial killers.
Based on his work with Dr. Cohle, true-crime writer Tobin T.
Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue [Tobin T. Buhk, As a whole, the cases he considers represent a cross-section of crime in mid-America, . Skeletons in the Closet has 55 ratings and 20 reviews. Hayley said: StarsA pleasant, pleasant surprise! I loved how the majority of this took place.
Buhk recounts twenty-one riveting, real-life stories, each with a unique forensic twist. Offering a glimpse into the strange sights, sounds, and smells of the county morgue, these tales of intrigue, deception, and murder will fascinate true-crime buffs, fans of CSI, and readers of mystery and detective stories.