DrAmyR's Blog – February 2011 Archive (2)
Top five reasons why medical examiners make great characters for thrillers
5. Plenty of scenes in one of world's creepiest settings: the morgue
4. What kind of person wants to be a doctor, then decides they'd like to specialize in dead people?
3. The profession got its start robbing graves
2. You can read about an autopsy without having to smell it
And the number one reason why medical examiners / forensic pathologists star in so many medical thrillers & mystery series:
1. There's always… Continue
4. What kind of person wants to be a doctor, then decides they'd like to specialize in dead people?
3. The profession got its start robbing graves
2. You can read about an autopsy without having to smell it
And the number one reason why medical examiners / forensic pathologists star in so many medical thrillers & mystery series:
1. There's always… Continue
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Book review: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
(out of 5 stars)Year published: 1994
Category: nonfiction thriller; science thriller; medical thriller
Tech rating (out of 5):
SUMMARY {from the back cover}:
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret… ContinueAdded by DrAmyR on February 10, 2011 at 2:08pm — No Comments
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