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    The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care
    The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care
    The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care
    Audiobook4 hours

    The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care

    Written by Matthew Franklin Sias

    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross

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    About this audiobook

    "To be able to thrive in a field most are terrified of is a source of pride . . . To be in the presence of those who have crossed over the great divide is oddly meaningful, in an ultimate sense."

    In this sequel to Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Lifesaving Mortician, ride along with mortuary removal technician Matthew Franklin Sias as he cares for the deceased in rural Washington State.

    Step into the hidden world of death care and explore the challenge of removing the deceased from the often-difficult, regularly awkward, and sometimes downright bizarre circumstances in which they die, the art and science of embalming, and the intrigue of forensic pathology.

    Sias is a veteran death investigator, former funeral director/embalmer intern, and paramedic with twenty-eight years of emergency response experience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 18, 2019
    ISBN9781977337702
    The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care

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    • 5/5
      This is one of the most accurate books I’ve read on death care. As a funeral director and embalmer, it’s refreshing to see the truth being written. I had a couple chuckles during this book as I could heavily relate to the author and his career. Great book.