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Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand

Curious Adventures of a CSI

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Step past the flashing lights into the true scene of the crime with this frank, unflinching, and unforgettable account of life as a crime scene investigator. Whether explaining rigor mortis or the art of fingerprinting a stiff corpse on the side of the road, 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, these forensic tales forgo glitz for grit to show what really goes on. Kollmann recounts stories that the cops and the CSIs usually leave in the field, bringing the sights, smells, and sounds of a crime scene alive as never before.

Unveiling the process and science of crime scene investigation in all its fascination, Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand takes you into the strange world behind the yellow tape, offering a truly eye-opening perspective on the day-to-day life of a CSI.

Contains mature themes.

©2007 Dana D. Kollmann (P)2021 Tantor Crime Law Professionals & Academics Science & Technology Social Sciences True Crime Forensics Funny Scary Thought-Provoking Witty Technology
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What an incredible insight into the CSI. I couldn't and didn't want to put this book down. Yes, the humour is dark at times. But, it is read in such a way that almost lightens it. It's very easy to bond with the author who opens up her soul and let's the reader immerse themselves. When is the next chapter coming out?

Hilarious, poignant and eye opening

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for the first 4/5 chapters, it was interesting. then I think it descended into rather horrible descriptions of victims, alcoholic & drug addled, as very ugly & passing judgement. I persevered for another chapter & then just got too annoyed at the censure.

interesting subject matter

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book about a CSI operator. it is full of funny and disgusting stories about what actually happens on a crime scene. the narrator was excellent

Great Book

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Interesting content and stories, however felt a little sensationalised and exaggerated at times to get laughs.
Appreciate the ‘cop humour’ although felt that the narrative was unnecessarily cruel / pejorative to victims / relatives / witnesses, many of whom appear to be either physically or mentally unwell. This is a shame. Cop humour is often forgiven / understood when balanced with some examples of humanility, which this audio lacked. Listener gets the impression that author holds a ‘us and them’ attitude, with her being somewhat superior.
I wouldn’t want author processing my home or family member as a consequence of crime.

Great for a non credit title

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Some of the stories were interesting. There were a couple of laugh out loud moments. I’ve read more informative books on CSI.

Perhaps it’s because I was a nurse but I found some of her descriptions of people, both live and dead, disrespectful and judgemental. There are some things that should remain private.

A puerile chapter on toilet habits was entirely irrelevant to the overall subject.

Some of the same subjects could have been covered by generalising rather than attaching them to specific people.

Interesting but unprofessional..

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