2019-01-16
Cannot believe how fabulous this book was!
Truly amazing read, I never put the book down over A week. Skilfully written and the honesty even in tragedy amazed me at every page I turned.
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THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
'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
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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.
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Included in The Times Books of the Year 2018
'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
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (55 Ratings)
Apple Books: Customer Reviews
2018-11-25
Very thought provoking
I read police procedural fiction all the time as well as criminal fiction. All blood and guts.
To read this was similar in so much as a page turner but the detail was sometimes painful for the reader as this was about real people. Their lives and their deaths. Not fiction, not part of imagination - but real.
This I found fascinating as well as so very sad.
I loved the book. I would recommend it for a reader of the stories I like to read but also to anyone with an interest in life.
2018-11-24
Fascinating
Very interesting read into the world of pathology. The real science of what happens when we die
2018-10-07
Great book
First book I have read cover to cover in 10 years. Fascinating and a great read.
2018-10-05
Fascinating
Engaging and unputdownable. Just a pity that it had to end! Maybe I should have been a pathologist....