Unnatural Causes

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The true crime book of the year and sunday times top 10 bestseller ‘one of the most fascinating books i have read in a long time. engrossing, a haunting page-turner. a book i could not put down’ the times, books of the year __________ meet the forensic pathologist, dr richard shepherd. he solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. he has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the hungerford massacre, the princess diana inquiry, and 9/11. he has faced serial killers, natural disaster, ‘perfect murders’ and freak accidents. his evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent, and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads. yet all this has come at a huge personal cost. unnatural causes tells the story of not only the cases and bodies that have haunted him the most, but also how to live a life steeped in death. thoughtful, revealing, chilling and always unputdownable, if you liked all that remains, war doctor and this is going to hurt you’ll love this. **pre-order dr richard shepherd’s new book the seven ages of death now** __________ ‘gripping, grimly fascinating, and i suspect i’ll read it at least twice’ evening standard ‘a deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. human and fascinating’ nigella lawson ‘an absolutely brilliant book. i really recommend it, i don’t often say that but it’s fascinating’ jeremy vine, bbc radio 2 ‘puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel’ guardian ‘fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing’ richard and judy, daily express ‘fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate’ observer