{"product_id":"l-a-coroner-9798890130075","title":"L.A. Coroner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eL.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death \nin Hollywood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping true crime biography of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the controversial “Coroner to the Stars,” who performed the autopsies of Marilyn Monroe, Robert F. Kennedy, and Natalie Wood. It blends Hollywood celebrity and \ndeath, Asian American history, and Los Angeles history in a feat of exquisite storytelling.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eL.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death \nin Hollywood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first ever biography of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the Chief \nMedical Examiner-Coroner of the County of Los Angeles from 1967 to 1982. Throughout his illustrious \ncareer, Dr. Noguchi conducted the official autopsies \nof some of the most high-profile personalities of his \ntime. His elaborate press conferences, which often \ngenerated more controversy than they did answers, \ncatapulted him into the public eye. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoguchi was also the \ninspiration for the popular 1970s\/80s television drama \u003ci\u003eQuincy, M.E.\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Jack Klugman.\nFeaturing never-before-published details about Noguchi’s most controversial cases, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Coroner\u003c\/i\u003e is a \nmesmerizing, meticulously researched true crime \nbiography, set against the backdrop of the racial politics of the 1960s and 1970s and Hollywood celebrity \nculture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Third State Books Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021597376855,"sku":"9798890130075","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9798890130075.jpg?v=1750786308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/l-a-coroner-9798890130075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}