Book review: The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston (Amazon / Book Depository) Nature is anything but simple. This emerging virus was like a bat crossing the sky at evening. Just when you thought you saw it flicker through your field of view, it was gone. Richard Preston's 1994 bestseller about the origins of Ebolavirus and... Continue Reading →
Southern Corruption and the Flawed System Allowing Injustice
Book review: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist, by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington (Amazon / Book Depository) Despite the relatively low pay of the state positions in forensic pathology, a doctor willing to bend the profession's guidelines to help supply meet demand could make good money. There are quite a few places across the... Continue Reading →
Life Lessons Learned in the Service of Death
Book review: The Education of a Coroner, by John Bateson "When it comes to county government, the coroner's office often is the forgotten stepchild. People don't want to think about it, and they definitely don't want to know any details of how it operates." Longtime Marin County, California coroner Ken Holmes tells tales from his... Continue Reading →