We all know about crime scene investigators, umpteen TV and their spin-offs and loads of crime fiction have given us insight into what CSI’s do and how they do it. But what happens after the police and investigators have left a gory crime scene? Who gets the blood out of the carpet or the brains off the wall? Crime scene, or trauma cleaners like Sandra Pankhurst step in to make the violence and gore disappear. From suicides to murders to unattended deaths, Pankhurst has dealt with them all. And it’s not just the obvious work, like cleaning up the biohazards left behind, she often has to remove all traces of a person’s life from a home, their books, photos, clothing and more. Through it all. Pankhurst must maintain composure and a professional attitude, but that doesn’t mean these crime scenes don’t affect her. This is a fascinating, gross and often sad story of a woman who does what most of us can’t even imagine