Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek and T. J. Mitchell.read by Tanya Eby. 258 pages.

Melinek trained as a forensic pathologist in New York City, beginning just two months before the September 11 attacks. She started out wanting to be a surgeon, but the endless hours during her medical residency led her to seek another path. Melinek tries to keep her sense of humor throughout the book, and mostly succeeds, thought there are many grim moments that cannot be laughed away.
It's a very interesting and informative book and Tanya Eby does a very good job of reading the audio edition. Many of Melinek's stories are crazy and hilarious, and some (like those dealing with maggots, and putting plastic bags over bodies of a certain age to keep the limbs from falling off) make you realize how many odd and horrible things can happen to you.