An experienced forensic medical examiner has seen more in his lifetime than any emergency room doctor. As a diagnostician, he surpassed a dozen "Dr. Houses" and could tell stories you wouldn't find in the most gripping detective novel. It's just that forensic examiners usually share their "morgue tales" only within a narrow professional circle. Vladimir Velichko's book is a rare chance to be part of such company. A doctor and forensic medical expert with 30 years of experience, he knows his profession inside out. What you hold is not merely a medical thriller or a "hospital novel" — it is a true "medical Decameron," a collection of genuine "case studies" that provoke both spine-chilling horror and tears of laughter. There is no better painkiller than frostbitten medical humor! When you manage to get a seasoned forensic examiner talking, no one will think to cut him off with the famous: "GET TO THE POINT, SKLIFOSOVSKY!"