Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand

Curious Adventures of a CSI

De: Dana Kollmann

Narrado por: Kate Zane

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

Fantastic and funny

I greatly enjoyed this book as my daughter is studying to enter this field. The real-life descriptions and the author's humor make this an enjoyable listen.

Great Book

Loved every bit of it, would read again. The stories were a hoot, but the lessons she learned were powerful.

Loved it!

I see some reviewers were put off by the author’s sometimes-snarky sense of humor, but, being possessed of a similar style myself, I enjoyed it. She didn’t even spare us her own personal public restroom horror stories. One had me literally laugh out loud.

Though some of the voices were grating (as intended), the narrator did a pretty good job.

Overall great

I love the book and also the narrator. The only thing I didn't like was the voices the narrator did... awful!

great book

this book was very interesting and informative. the author had a great perspective on the pros and cons of the job, I felt like I was there with them while they described the scenes they worked on. some of the descriptions are gross, as one would expect, so take note of that when you're eating while listening. (If you're bothered by that type of thing)