false <![CDATA[Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171434502m/99230.jpg 99230 3 Step past the flashing lights into the true scene of the crime with <I>Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand,</I> a frank, unflinching, and unforgettable account of life as a crime scene investigator. Smart, sassy, and blessed--or cursed, depending on your point of view--with a stomach capable of working through the most horrific circumstances, Dana Kollmann details her true, unvarnished experiences as a CSI for the Baltimore County Police Department. Unlike the popular crime dramas proliferating on today's television networks, Kollmann's forensic tales forgo glitz for grit to show what really goes down once the yellow tape goes up. <P>With an informative, outspoken voice, Kollmann unveils the process and science of crime scene investigation in all its can't-take-your-eyes-away fascination. Whether explaining rigor mortis or the art of fingerprinting a stiff corpse on the side of the road, frantically brushing off a shower of roaches or pushing away a dead body, speeding to a horrific accident scene or cautiously entering a house of death, she shows what it's really like to work in the front lines as a forensics expert. <P>Vividly detailed and lightened by a disarming gallows humor, Dana Kollmann's true life-and-death experiences bring the sights, smells, and sounds of a crime scene alive as never before. She recounts stories that the cops and the CSI's usually leave on the field, far away from the delicate sensibilities of the average civilian--and forbidden from her family's dinner table. It's a strange world behind the yellow tape, and <I>Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand</I> offers a truly eye-opening perspective on the day-to-day life of a CSI. 95663 1 2 2007 Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI total:110|5:30|4:43|3:25|2:11|1:1| 110 420 187 33 0 3 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 15:36:04 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:40:56 -0800 2009
A few things that grated:

1. I don't think you should publish, even anonymously, photos of corpses to take the piss out of, especially not one where I'm pretty sure that if you showed it to the family they ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 29 21:10:25 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 21:12:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:44:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:46:20 -0800 2009 If you are at all squeamish about, well virtually anything, this book might not be for you. Then again, perhaps for that very reason you should read it. Most of us go about comfortable lives unaware of gruesome details associated with certain jobs ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 11 19:45:27 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 15:48:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 04 09:04:38 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:34:11 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 09:04:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 07:52:53 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 07:52:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:57:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:00:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 12 12:07:35 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:55:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 17:04:05 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 12:37:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 06 18:34:25 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:35:38 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 18:23:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 18:25:51 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 25 15:27:22 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:30:54 -0800 2009 1 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 06:11:19 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 06:14:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 04:01:53 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 05:47:30 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 09 07:20:35 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 07:36:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 20:24:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 20:25:12 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 14:15:04 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 14:15:36 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 20:30:40 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 09:19:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 07:55:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 16:18:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:26:18 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 08:35:29 -0800 2009
Never revived after that... ruined it for me.

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