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3.0 out of 5 stars
The Coroner Calls It Murder,
By Acute Observer (N. Jersey Shore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unnatural Causes (Paperback)
Unnatural Causes, by Thomas T. Noguchi, MD and Arthur LyonsThis 1988 novel seems like a fictionalized life of a Los Angeles coroner. A famous TV actor and comic was found drowned in the sea off his beach house. Was it an accident? There were red abrasions around his waist. Dr. Eric Parker, the chief coroner, will do the autopsy himself (Chapter 1). The country coroner looks into all deaths "other than natural". The work load was 50,000 bodies a year, and, there was a shortfall in the budget. Dr. Parker figured out why a bullet hole in the head had no bullet (Chapter 2). Some of the cases echo actual fallen stars. The details about an autopsy tells the author is physician (Chapter 4). Is there any explanation for senseless violence? Facts about the death of John Duffy are revealed. (The first pages tell you it was not an accident.) Other cases are brought in: kidney failure or sepsis? Dr. Parker investigates the Duffy death by talking to Duffy's friends (like a detective). Parker's divorce lawyer was also his friend (Chapter 7). He learned something from a surfer dude (Chapter 10). Are sensational stories based on innuendo just entertainment? Are there politics in a death certificate? There are political and administrative problems. Chapter 11 tells you about show business people. So does Chapter 12. Parker meets an agent in Chapter 13 (the calculators on the desktops date this novel). Do people adopt an image to be what they're not? [Only in a murder mystery?] Parker is called to another death (Chapter 15). Is there a connection? Another person has an accident (Chapter 16). Does cutting the budgets for health care result in more deaths (Chapter 17)? Dr. Parker figured out the cause of the abrasions on Duffy (Chapter 18). If the wet suit doesn't fit then you must acquit. The investigation found out about a defective sterilizer, which could explain the strange death of a patient who had an operation (Chapter 19). There is a difference between electrical and thermal burns (Chapter 20). Do the charges against Parker echo a real case in Los Angeles? A conversation brings out new facts (Chapter 24). The case is solved with a virtual confession. Does the ending recall Dr. Noguchi's own career? Could this have been turned into a film or TV series? No. Until around 2004 autopsy scenes were banned until `CSI' pioneered these grisly scenes. The insider view of TV and Hollywood would not be desirable by Hollywood producers. This novel makes the point how being cheap for needed supplies results in needless deaths. There's always a price tag, or engineering trade-offs, for policy decisions.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Coroner Calls It Murder,
By Acute Observer (N. Jersey Shore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Unnatural Causes (Mass Market Paperback)
This 1988 novel seems like a fictionalized life of a Los Angeles coroner. A famous TV actor and comic was found drowned in the sea off his beach house. Was it an accident? There were red abrasions around his waist. Dr. Eric Parker, the chief coroner, will do the autopsy himself (Chapter 1). The country coroner looks into all deaths "other than natural". The work load was 50,000 bodies a year, and, there was a shortfall in the budget. Dr. Parker figured out why a bullet hole in the head had no bullet (Chapter 2). Some of the cases echo actual fallen stars. The details about an autopsy tells the author is physician (Chapter 4). Is there any explanation for senseless violence? Facts about the death of John Duffy are revealed. (The first pages tell you it was not an accident.)Other cases are brought in: kidney failure or sepsis? Dr. Parker investigates the Duffy death by talking to Duffy's friends (like a detective). Parker's divorce lawyer was also his friend (Chapter 7). He learned something from a surfer dude (Chapter 10). Are sensational stories based on innuendo just entertainment? Are there politics in a death certificate? There are political and administrative problems. Chapter 11 tells you about show business people. So does Chapter 12. Parker meets an agent in Chapter 13 (the calculators on the desktops date this novel). Do people adopt an image to be what they're not? [Only in a murder mystery?] Parker is called to another death (Chapter 15). Is there a connection? Another person has an accident (Chapter 16). Does cutting the budgets for health care result in more deaths (Chapter 17)? Dr. Parker figured out the cause of the abrasions on Duffy (Chapter 18). If the wet suit doesn't fit then you must acquit. The investigation found out about a defective sterilizer, which could explain the strange death of a patient who had an operation (Chapter 19). There is a difference between electrical and thermal burns (Chapter 20). Do the charges against Parker echo a real case in Los Angeles? A conversation brings out new facts (Chapter 24). The case is solved with a virtual confession. Does the ending recall Dr. Noguchi's own career? Could this have been turned into a film or TV series? No. Until around 2004 autopsy scenes were banned until 'CSI' pioneered these grisly scenes. The insider view of TV and Hollywood would not be desirable by Hollywood producers. This novel makes the point how being cheap for needed supplies results in needless deaths. There's always a price tag, or engineering trade-offs, for policy decisions.
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