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Name: Bringing out the dead
Author: Joe Connelly

The book is about a paramedic named Frank Pierce who works in New York City. It follows him for two days and nights as he responds to emergency calls. The reader can share his frustration with false alarms, his joy in saving lives, and his sorrow at taking people's lives. This is a first novel.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama

Authors: Joe Connelly

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