Bruce Goldfarb is the executive assistant to the Chief Medical Examiner for the state of Maryland, US, where the 'Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death' are housed. He is the public information officer for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and trained as a forensic investigator. Bruce began his career as a paramedic before becoming an award-winning journalist reporting on medicine, science and health. Through his work with the Nutshell Studies, Bruce earned the trust of Frances Glessner Lee's family and caretakers of her estate, and was designated Lee's official biographer.
A culmination of years of historical research, including the papers
of Frances Glessner Lee herself. As this absorbing and evocative
book will show you, Frances Glessner Lee should be recognized as
the matriarch of the modern practice of forensic pathology.
*Judy Melinek, M.D., co-author of Working Stiff*
Frances Glessner Lee's dioramas of death have long been objects of
fascination; now Bruce Goldfarb, the man who knows them best, has
written a definitive account of how they came to be, and of the
compelling, complex woman who created them. This book will beguile
anyone with an interest in the history of crime investigation.
*Rachel Monroe, author of Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of
Women, Crime and Obsession*
Eye-opening biography of Frances Glessner Lee, who brought American
medical forensics into the scientific age...genuinely
compelling.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Thorough research helps him paint a captivating portrait of a
feminist hero and forensic pioneer.
*Booklist*
Goldfarb's clearly written and well-researched book is recommended
for history and legal studies audiences.
*Library Journal*
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