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Pre-order the heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.
This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life . . .
In each of his 23,000 post-mortems, Dr Richard Shepherd, our foremost medical detective, has uncovered the secrets not only of how people have died, but also how they lived.
From murder to misadventure, from illness to accidental death, from genetic malfunction to suicide, from childhood to old age, he has now gathered 24 of his most challenging and revealing cases, through which he invites us to explore the full spectrum of our existence.
As he guides us, with his unique expertise and generosity of spirit, through his sometimes shadowy and disturbing world, he casts much needed light upon how and why we die, at every stage of our lives. And how and why we kill...
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Praise for Dr Richard Shepherd
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
About the Author
Richard Shepherd was born in West London but grew up in Watford. He was introduced to a medical textbook smuggled into the classroom by a friend which opened his eyes to the world of crime and murder, setting him on a lifelong quest to understand death in its many forms. He trained as a doctor at St George s Hospital medical school at Hyde Park Corner, qualifying in 1977 and then completed his postgraduate training as a forensic pathologist in 1987. He immediately joined what was then the elite forensic department at Guy s Hospital.
He has been involved nationally and internationally in the forensic investigation of thousands of deaths from unnatural causes, from headline-making murders to mass natural disasters.
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