Welcome to the Short Stacks, our shorter conversations with authors about their process and their books.

I'm your host, Tracy Thomas, and today we are joined by author and journalist Radley Balco, who writes

for the Washington Post.

His first book, The Rise of the Warrior Cop, is a look at the militarization of police in America.

And his second book, which he co-wrote

with Tucker Carrington, is an in-depth look

at the criminal justice system through forensic and death

investigation.

That book, The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist,

is the subject of our chat today and will be the Stacks Book Club pick for August 28th.

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