Description:
How were murders solved before DNA and digital evidence existed? Retired homicide detective John Lamb takes the reader back to 1984 and into the real world of death investigations in what was then one of California's most violent cities.
Brief description: John J. Lamb was a homicide investigator, a hostage negotiator, and a detective sergeant in one of the most violent cities in California. He is the author of ten books including the Service With a Sneer Chronicles. John is a frequent panelist on the true crime podcast The Interview Room.
Review Quotes:
Lamb hits another home run. Bring Out Your Dead throws you into the raw, gritty world of homicide-burnt coffee, dark humor, and bodies on the floor. Packed with real cop grit and sharp wit, this fast-paced thriller blends hard-boiled procedure with black comedy. Unflinching and impossible to put down. - Chris McDonough, host of the popular true crime YouTube podcast, The Interview Room
Retired homicide detective John Lamb seems like a character straight out of a fictional whodunnit novel, using his intricate, imaginative mind to investigate and solve crimes, some high-profile, running the gamut from bizarre to unfathomably grim. - Dr. Gary Brucato, Co-author of The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime
Only a member of law enforcement can take you into the nitty gritty of a homicide investigator's life...True stories with a sprinkling of wit and a large measure of compassion. Take a walk on the wild side with John Lamb's BRING OUT YOUR DEAD. - Diane Fanning, True Crime and Crime Fiction Writer