Judy Melinek, MD, & TJ Mitchell
Judy Melinek, M.D. is a graduate of Harvard College and earned her medical degree and completed a residency in pathology at UCLA. Her further training in forensics at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is the subject of the memoir Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner, co-authored with her husband, writer T.J. Mitchell. Melinek & Mitchell have launched a medical-examiner detective series with the mystery novel First Cut, and are writing the sequel, Aftershock. Today Dr. Melinek is CEO of the medico-legal consultancy PathologyExpert Inc. and performs autopsies as a forensic pathologist in Wellington, New Zealand. Dr. Melinek writes a regular column for MedPage Today at https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/working-stiff. She travels nationally and internationally to lecture on anatomic and forensic pathology, and has been consulted as a forensic expert in many high-profile legal cases and in print, online, and broadcast media.
T.J. Mitchell is a writer with an English degree from Harvard who worked in the film industry before becoming a full-time stay-at-home dad. He is the New York Times bestselling co-author of the 2014 memoir Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner with his wife, Dr. Judy Melinek.
Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell are the New York Times bestselling co-authors of Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner. First Cut, their debut novel, introduced the Jessie Teska Mysteries. Aftershock is the second book in the series.
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Recent Appearances/Events
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Date:
February 25, 2021 6:00pm NZ - 7:30pm NZ |
Venue: Aftershock New Zealand Launch Event |
Address:
Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis Street, Wellington 6011 |
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| Notes: Kia ora! Join co-authors Judy Melinek, MD, & TJ Mitchell for the New Zealand launch of the second book in their Dr. Jessie Teska mystery series, Aftershock. They'll read from Aftershock, answer your questions, and sign their books. | ||||||||
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Date:
February 5, 2021 6:00pm Pacific - 8:00pm |
Venue: Aftershock US Launch with Faith Salie at Green Apple Books |
Address:
Green Apple Books (SF) via Zoom! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82704963550 |
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| Notes: Join us online for the Aftershock US launch event, hosted by Green Apple Books of San Francisco and presented by award-winning journalist and "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" regular Faith Salie! Co-authors Judy Melinek, MD & TJ Mitchell will engage in what's sure to be a wide-ranging conversation with Faith Salie, read from "Aftershock", and answer questions. All Zoom information available here: https://www.greenapplebooks.com/event/virtual-event-dr-judy-melinek-and-tj-mitchell-faith-salie | ||||||||
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Date:
April 11, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Venue: Mystery Writers of America, NorCal Chapter Presentation |
Address:
ONLINE -- details at https://mwanorcal.org/events/ San Francisco, CA |
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| Notes: Get Your Murder Scene Right</br> Dr. Judy Melinek, a board certified forensic pathologist, and with her husband, writer T.J. Mitchell, are the New York Times-bestselling coauthors of Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner, and the new forensic detective mystery First Cut. They will present an overview of death investigation procedures, and will discuss their process of weaving science and art into genre fiction.</br></br> Register on the Mystery Writers of America NorCal Chapter site at https://mwanorcal.org/events/ | ||||||||
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Date:
April 4, 2020 10:40am - 11:40am |
Venue: Literary Orange |
Address:
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA |
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| Notes: Panel Discussion -- California Crime: It's Not Always Sunny</br>Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell join fellow authors Steph Cha (Your House Will Pay) and Patrick Coleman (Churchgoer) in a discussion moderated by Paddy Hirsch.</br> Panel 10:40-11:20, Book Signing 11:20-11:40 </br>Event is sold out, waitlist for tickets is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LO20waitlist | ||||||||
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Date:
March 14, 2020 10:00am - 1:00pm |
Venue: Redding Writer's Forum |
Address:
The McConnell Foundation Headquarters Meeting Room, 800 Shasta View Drive Redding, CA |
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| Notes: Working Stiffs: Get Your Murder Scene Right</br> Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell are the New York Times bestselling co-authors of the memoir Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner(Scribner, 2014). First Cut (Hanover Square, January 2020) is their debut novel, launching a forensic-noir detective series with a plot that involves opioid traffickers.</br></br>This event is free to Writers Forum members. The public is invited to attend at $20 per person. RSVP required by March 6. WRITERS FORUM MEMBERS: RSVP BY MARCH 6 VIA EMAIL TO:writersforummembership@gmail.com or writersforumprogramchair@gmail.com</br></br>MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: RSVP BY MARCH 6 TO: Writers Forum, P. O. Box 492282, Redding, CA 96049-2282 with check or money order for $20 payable to Writers Forum. | ||||||||
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Date:
February 18, 2020 7:00am - 8:30am |
Venue: AAFS Annual Meeting Breakfast Seminar |
Address:
Anaheim Convention Center</br>800 W Katella Ave Anaheim, CA 92802 |
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| Notes: Open only to AAFS Annual Meeting registered attendees Pre-Registration Required — $52 | ||||||||
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Date:
January 28, 2020 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
Venue: Judy Melinek & TJ Mitchell In Conversation with Mary Roach |
Address:
Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium</br>The Commonwealth Club</br> 110 The Embarcadero San Francisco, 94105 |
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| Notes: Come for an entertaining conversation with this unique writing team, who are partners in life and work. Tickets are required and can be purchased at https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2020-01-28/authors-judy-melinek-and-tj-mitchell-mary-roach</br></br> Spouses Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell write about death but lead a most interesting life. They are the New York Times best-selling co-authors of the memoir Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and The Making of a Medical Examiner as well as the novel First Cut. Melinek studied at Harvard and UCLA, was a medical examiner in San Francisco for nine years, and today works as a forensic pathologist in Oakland and as CEO of PathologyExpert Inc. T.J. Mitchell is a writer with an English degree from Harvard, and he worked in the film industry before becoming a full-time stay-at-home dad to their children.</br></br> First Cut is the debut novel in their Jessie Teska detective series, centering on San Francisco’s newest medical examiner who uncovers a constellation of deaths that point to an elaborate plot involving nefarious opioid traffickers and flashy tech titans who got rich off Bitcoin. Autopsy means “see for yourself,” and in Melinek and Mitchell's novel, Teska won’t stop until she has seen it all—even if it means the next corpse on the table could be her own.</br></br> Mary Roach is the author of numerous books, including Bonk, Stiff, Packing for Mars, and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War | ||||||||
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Date:
January 18, 2020 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
Venue: Book Passage Corte Madera |
Address:
51 Tamal Vista Blvd Corte Madera, CA 94925 |
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| Notes: Join us in Corte Madera, CA, for a "First Cut" launch event! Co-authors Judy Melinek, MD, and TJ Mitchell will read from "First Cut", discuss their writing, and sign books. Books will be for sale on site. | ||||||||
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Date:
January 14, 2020 7:30pm - |
Venue: Green Apple Books on the Park |
Address:
1231 9th Ave. (@ Lincoln Way) San Francisco, CA 94122 |
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| Notes: Join us for the San Francisco launch of "First Cut"! Co-authors Judy Melinek, MD, and TJ Mitchell will read from "First Cut", discuss their writing, and sign books. Books will be for sale on site. | ||||||||
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Date:
January 9, 2020 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Venue: Brookline Booksmith |
Address:
279 Harvard Street Brookline MA 02446-2908 |
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| Notes: Join us in Brookline for a "First Cut" launch event! Co-authors Judy Melinek, MD, and TJ Mitchell will read from "First Cut", discuss their writing, and sign books. Books will be for sale on site. | ||||||||
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Date:
January 8, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Venue: Nahant (MA) Hometown Book Launch |
Address:
Nahant Town Hall, 334 Nahant Road Nahant, MA 01908 |
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| Notes: Join us in author TJ Mitchell's hometown for the Massachusetts launch of "First Cut"! Co-authors Judy Melinek, MD, and TJ Mitchell will read from "First Cut", discuss their writing, and sign books. Books will be for sale on site, from Whitelam Books. | ||||||||
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Date:
January 7, 2020 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Venue: The Strand |
Address:
828 Broadway at 12th Street New York, NY 10003 |
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| Notes: Join us for the "First Cut" BOOK LAUNCH!!! We'll be at The Strand in the 2nd floor Art Department for the release of "First Cut", and a discussion between authors Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell and award-winning journalist Faith Salie. Doors open at 7:00pm; tickets/reservations can be made via the event link. | ||||||||
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