Has anybody read any of the books by Los Angeles (I'm guessing former, even though he's still alive) County chief Medical Examiner, who was the inspiration for the show Quincy M.E.?

Apparently this guy made a name for himself by being very controversial and having very unpopular opinions about how a lot of famous people died, and there's been a lot of debate over the years as to whether he actually knows what he's talking about, or not. I found two of his books at the library, Coroner, and Coroner at Large, I haven't read either of them yet but I find the whole thing interesting.