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I finished this book in 2-days, as it was, literally, hard to put down. Growing up in Phoenix, I'd been familiar with Alcor in nearby Scottsdale for decades, watching periodic profiles on the cryonics company on local TV news shows, and reading stories about it in the local newspaper.

I'd always been morbidly fascinated with the "real" inner workings of the place, so I was happy to discover this insider's account of the nefarious goings on behind the walls.

The author, a former paramedic, with the help of a writer, wrote a compelling indictment of the operation that existed when he was employed at Alcor in the early 2000s. There was a cast of kooky and creepy characters that worked at the place, along with potentially more dangerous, fringe characters devoted to cryonics that were potentially dangerous, in a cultish sort of way.

Lastly, the chapters devoted to baseball legend Ted Williams were especially sad. It was made fairly clear that cryogenic suspension was not what he wanted, but was more of a way for his scheming son to market his dad's DNA, down the road (before the son himself succumbed to cancer).

The book flowed fairly well, and was VERY graphic (especially the photos). It is definitely not a book that I'd recommend for the squeamish. According to contemporary sources, the author has apparently been sued into bankruptcy by Alcor, but there haven't been any retractions to his allegations (that I'm aware of).