---
title: 'Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell - First Cut'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/dr-judy-melinek-and-tj-mitchell-first-cut'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2020-03-13'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8vh8cb/First_Cut_-_3_12_20_10_56_PM.mp3'
---

# Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell - First Cut

On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, the authors of First Cut.What we discuss with Dr Melinek and TJ Mitchell:Their first book, the New York Times bestseller Working Stiff, and how they decide...

## Summary

On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, the authors of First Cut.

What we discuss with Dr Melinek and TJ Mitchell:

- Their first book, the New York Times bestseller Working Stiff, and how they decided it was time for a new book

- Some of the characters in First Cut, and how they were inspired by real people

- Why accuracy was so important in First Cut, not only in the forensic pathology, but also in other aspects of the book

Buy First Cut [here](https://www.amazon.com/First-Cut-M-D-Judy-Melinek-ebook/dp/B07P1B4CJL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=369CDEZ41A0LW&keywords=first+cut+judy+melinek&qid=1584072541&sprefix=first+cut%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1)

Buy Working Stiff [here](https://www.amazon.com/Working-Stiff-Bodies-Medical-Examiner/dp/1476727252/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)

Social Media: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/DrWorkingStiff/)

Dr Melinek on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/drjudymelinek)

TJ Mitchell on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/TJMitchellWS)

[7 CSI Fails](http://pathologyexpert.blogspot.com/2014/03/7-csi-fails.html)

First Cut interview at Strand Book Store [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kizbAlHBDws)

Working Stiff interview at Book Passage [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lweIlqn_R20)

People of Pathology Podcast on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)

People of Pathology Podcast [website](https://peopleofpathology.podbean.com)