The Coffin Confessor

By: Bill Edgar

Narrated by: Bill Edgar

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.

Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to make good on these last requests on behalf of his soon-to-be-deceased clients. And this is the extraordinary story of how he became that man.
Bill has been many things in this life: homeless street-kid, son of one of Australia's most notorious gangsters, maximum-security prisoner, hard man, family man, car thief, professional punching bag, philosopher, inventor, private investigator, victim of horrific childhood sexual abuse and an activist fighting to bring down the institutions that let it happen. A survivor.

As a little boy, he learned the hard way that society is full of people who fall through the cracks - who die without their stories being told. Now his life's work is to make sure his clients' voices are heard, and their last wishes delivered: The small-town grandfather who needs his tastefully decorated sex dungeon destroyed before the kids find it. The woman who endured an abusive marriage for decades before finding freedom. The outlaw biker who is afraid of nothing . . . except telling the world he is in love with another man. The dad who needs to track down his estranged daughter so he can find a way to say he's sorry, with one final gift.

The Coffin Confessor brings these stories of the dead to life, all while sharing his own extraordinary journey. Confronting and confounding, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a story of survival and redemption, of a life lived on the fringes of society, on both sides of the law - and what that teaches you about living your best life . . . and death.

Wonderful story and narrator

I heard a funny blurb on Instagram and discovered the coffin confessor is a real man. The true story, as well as the the true man, is much better and deeper than the funny video clips on social media. I love the author's voice and am so very glad he is who narrated his story. Easy and quick to listen to. Don't skip it.

Worth it.

It’s not about coffin confessions, well not mostly at least. I really loved this book. It’s more of a memoir of the author’s life with some coffin confessions along the way. It was far more interesting than I had originally expected.

Sobering, empowering, inspiring

One of the best stories you’ll ever hear. I’m mesmerized by Bill’s resilience, emotional sobriety and accountability. What a guy.

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Listened to this during our road trip to Chicago and it was fabulous. what a story this man tells !!

Very approachable.

Very good story written to be absorbed easily. I’m glad I stumbled upon this book. Opened my eyes to a new way of thinking as well as an interesting perspective on a job I didn’t know existed.