{"product_id":"ocme","title":"OCME - Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping . . . a brilliant insider's view.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo behind the scenes inside the nation's preeminent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where good people fight the good fight amid the tragedies and absurdities of our age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of Michael Lewis and David Simon (\u003ci\u003eHomicide, The Corner, The Wire, We Own This City\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal life is different from what gets depicted on procedural crime dramas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEquipped with a journalist’s eye, a paramedic’s experience and a sardonic wit, Bruce Goldfarb spent ten years with Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where every sudden or unattended death in the state is scrutinized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTouching on numerous scandals, including Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd and the tragic killing in police custody of Freddie Gray, Goldfarb pulls back the curtain on a pioneer institution in crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedical examiners and the investigators and technicians who support them play vital roles in the justice and public health systems of every American community. During Goldfarb’s time with the Maryland OCME, opioid-related deaths contributed to a significant increase in their workload. Faced with a chronic shortage of qualified experts and inadequate funding, their important and fascinating work has become more challenging than most people could ever imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe public gets a skewed view of the relationship between police and medical examiners from procedural crime dramas\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruce Goldfarb writes of his work inside one of America's most storied forensic centers. \u003ci\u003eWe aren’t on the same team . . . We aren’t on any team. The medical examiner’s sole duty is to the deceased person. We speak for the dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Bruce Goldfarb's \u003ci\u003e18 Tiny Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An engrossing and accessible chronicle of . . . the early years of scientific detection.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Devotees of TV's CSI will have their minds blown.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50964110049568,"sku":"9781586423582","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781586423582.jpg?v=1764014408","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/ocme","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}