Book Description Review “Scalpel sharp. First Cut allows a peek into the autopsy room through the eyes of a pro.”—Kathy Reichs“Who better to deliver a genuinely compelling mystery than real-life medical examiners? Fans of CSI and Forensic Files will devour this well plotted story.”—Karin Slaughter“All the charm, gruesome detail and surprising empathy that made Working Stiff such a delight brought back in a novel. An impressive opener to a series that deserves to run and run.”—Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls and The Killer Next Door“A strong series launch…While Jessie’s gutsy personality will endear her to readers, it’s the meticulous detail that distinguishes this novel…Fans of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta will be pleased.”—Publishers Weekly“The married authors…expertly employ their know-how, maintaining blood-and-guts vérité while empathetically exploring what it’s like to do a job with actual life-and-death stakes. First Cut is a fascinating, entertaining series kickoff, with a particularly kickass heroine.”—BookPage Read more Customers Review: This is the best mystery I’ve read in quite some time. I found the detail of procedural information is fascinating, and well-balanced by the book’s page-turning, twisting plot. Bravo to the authors: you managed to educate us while entertaining us.My only reservations: – 1. The quantity of Polish expressions seemed extraneous, and 2. – more significantly: (this my fervent plea to ALL recent fiction writers): please, please, leave out the EFF-word altogether.Unlike some editorial reviews, I hope First Cut is NOT intended as the first in an ongoing series. By all means, do keep writing: just give us a new medical examiner next time with a different personal history, and leave First Cut for what it is: a great stand-alone.
I bought First Cut because I loved Working Stiff. I rarely read fiction because I find nonfiction so much more fascinating, but this book was absolutely riveting. The characters were well developed and human, the plot was unpredictable, and the details about the job of a Medical Examiner were educational. I loved it! I recommend First Cut to anyone who enjoys a good read. I can’t wait for the authors’ next book!
Just finished a fantastic book, First Cut, a murder mystery, by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell. The heroine is a forensic pathologist, as is Judy Melinek. Couldn’t put it down. Even skipped a day of watching Grace and Frankie to read more of the book.
I really enjoyed this book, it had me hooked from the beginning to the end. I read the authors first book on her experience as a medical examiner first and loved how she incorporated real life experiences throughout her characters work. I also enjoyed the Boston/Lynn references!!! Highly recommended and hope these two continue writing!!!
Books in this genre tend to be of two types: Overly technical so only someone in the field could understand it, or unrealistic and overly dramatic like a tv show. This book is neither of those. It has enough (real) forensics in it, and yet there is a good twisting plot, with suspense. The characters are well written with back stories, and the dialogue is even funny at times. I really enjoyed this one, and hope to read more about Czesia’s adventures.
I had read “Working Stiff” a year or so ago and was fascinated. The true story of a real-life medical examiner, Dr. Judy Melinek, and her experiences as the medical examiner in NYC during 9/11. Highly recommended! When I heard that Dr. Melinek and her co-author/husband, T.J. Mitchell were writing a fiction mystery novel, “First Cut”, I pre-ordered the book and waited for its arrival.I recently finished First Cut and thoroughly enjoyed it. There are well-developed, interesting characters, multiple story-lines, plenty of gory detail from the protagonist, similarly a medical examiner, and lots of humor sprinkled throughout. First Cut is a well-written page turner and a fun, & suspenseful read. I anxiously await book #3 from these excellent authors!
I loved reading this first Fiction novel by T.J Mitchell and Judy Melinek. After reading their first book Working Stiff I was excited to read their first Fiction novel. These two did not disappoint weaving everyday forensic pathology work into the storyline. For those who have an interest in a Forensic Pathologists day, this book does not disappoint and delivers a good number of cases for you to experience. I enjoyed the plot of a hard-working Forensic Pathologist trying to make sense of some strange crimes that don’t appear connected. Give me a good crime thriller and you will have my attention, but weave in real-life cases and I am hooked. Thanks for a great read and I cannot wait for part II.
I loved this book! There was suspense and thrill, medical lingo, and such great description. I felt like I was watching a movie in my mind and I was lost in my imagination. The authors created a great protagonist. I really I believed in her, I felt for, and I wanted to learn more about her. Once I started, I couldn’t put it down!! I can’t wait for the next in the series… |
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