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Forensic Investigator Geoff Bernasconi had always been passionate about his job as a policeman in rural New South Wales and, from the earliest days of his career, went the extra mile, both for victims of crime and for their families. But one night in 1984, he was called to investigate the scene of an horrific car accident in which an entire family had been wiped out - and which it was impossible for him to forget. Geoff's day-to-day working life became a catalogue of tragedies, some of which involved people close to him, and he found himself spiralling downwards in the grip of post-traumatic stress disorder.
'When Esther Mckay, fellow forensic investigator and author of the best-selling Crime Scene, heard that Geoff has been awarded maximum compensation for his suffering, she knew immediately this was a story that needed to be told.
'This is a harrowing account of what it is like to work on the front-line of crime and tragedy as a forensic investigator. But it is also the inspiring story of someone who has been exposed to sights and experiences many of us can hardly even imagine, yet has emerged from the darkness to begin his journey to recovery.' (Publisher's note, 2010 publication.)
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Policewoman's Lot Not a Happy One
2005
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2005; (p. 16)
— Review of Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography -
Cover Notes
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 July 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of The Country Undertaker 2005 single work biography ; The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel ; Shimmer : The Beginning of a Troll's Tale 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography -
Police Memoir
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 June 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography
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Police Memoir
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 June 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography -
Cover Notes
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 July 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of The Country Undertaker 2005 single work biography ; The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel ; Shimmer : The Beginning of a Troll's Tale 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography -
Policewoman's Lot Not a Happy One
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2005; (p. 16)
— Review of Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best True Crime Book
- 2010 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best True Crime