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The Corpse Had A Familiar Face
The Corpse Had A Familiar Face
Author: Edna Buchanan
Nobody covers love and lunacy, life and death on Miami's mean streets better than legendary Miami Herald police reporter Edna Buchanan. Winner of a 1986 Pulitzer Prize, Edna has seen it all, including over five thousand corpses. Many of them had familiar faces. — EDNA BUCHANAN'S MASTERPIECE...TALES THAT ARE AS HOT AS THE MIAMI STR...  more »For eighteen years, Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Buchanan had one of the most exciting, frightening, and heartbreaking jobs a newspaperwoman could have -- working the police beat for the Miami Herald. Having covered more crimes than most cops, Buchanan garnered a reputation ...  more »as a savvy, gritty writer with a unique point of view and inimitable style. Updated from its original publication, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face is her classic of street reportage. From cold-blooded murder, to violence in the heat of passion, to the everyday insanity of the city streets, Edna Buchanan reveals it all in her own trademark blend of compassionate reporting, hard-nosed investigation, and wry humor that has made her a legend in the world of journalism.
ISBN: 308991
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 243
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Random House (Book Club)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Everything Edna Buchanan writes is great. I suggest that, if possible, you read them in order of original publication date. However; they can be read out of order without losing any thing-you'll just want to go back and read the others.
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Excellent account of Edna Buchanan's life as a newspaper writer for the miami herald
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This book made me want to be a journalist. Edna Buchanan is the best!
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Edna Buchanan's book is great especially for those who love the media and for those who have been or wish to be reporters. It follows a crime reporter in Miami!
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From the front cover:

America's hottest reporter
Miami's most shocking crimes
The Sex,
The Drugs,
The Murders,
The Truth!
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UPDATED SLIGHTLY IN THIS REVISED EDITION.
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EXCELLANT READING. AUTHOR DOES A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING YOUR ATENTION
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Long-time Miami police beat reporter Edna Buchanan shares some of the tragic, funny, and bizarre stories she has covered.
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A fast-paced book about the experiences and cases of a crime reporter in Miami.She covers many types of crimes.


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