{"product_id":"who-is-knocking-paperback","title":"Who Is Knocking? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudy F. Malesich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flickering gaslight cast long shadows across the autopsy table, illuminating the stark reality of my work. Tonight, it was a young woman, barely twenty, her life extinguished too soon in a single-car accident. Her skin, still warm, held a tragic stillness, a stark contrast to the vibrant life I knew existed just hours ago. I had seen her smile, heard her laughter, in the halls of the middle school where I worked as principal. She was a bright light, a star student with dreams as vast as the mountain sky above our town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy hands, usually steady as I guided students through algebra problems, trembled slightly as I examined her injuries. The sterile air of the coroner's office couldn't mask the poignant scent of loss, a bittersweet perfume of what could have been. The transition from educator to coroner was seamless yet jarring, a constant shift between the promise of youth and the finality of death. The weight of this duality settled heavily on my shoulders, a familiar ache I carried with me from one role to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156450803775,"sku":"9798897723195","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ZS55NJ4h909798897723195.webp?v=1776972414","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/who-is-knocking-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}