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The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'Fascinating' DAILY EXPRESS_________Dr Richard Shepherd, a medical detective and Britain's top forensic pathologist, shares twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases.These autopsies, spanning the seven ages of human existence, uncover the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived.From old to young, murder to misadventure, and illness to accidental death, each body has something to reveal - about its owner's life story, how we age, justice, society, the certainty of death.And, above all, the wonderful marvel of life itself._________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

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER<BR> <BR> '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<BR> __________<BR><BR> Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.<BR> <BR> He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.<BR><BR> 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. <BR><BR> He has faced serial killers, natural disaster, 'perfect murders' and freak accidents.<BR><BR> His evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent, and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads. <BR><BR> Yet all this has come at a huge personal cost. <BR><BR> 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. <BR><BR> Thoughtful, revealing, chilling and always unputdownable, if you liked All That Remains, War Doctor and This is Going to Hurt you'll love this. <BR><BR>And catch Dr Richard Shepherd's new book THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH out now<BR> __________<BR><BR> 'Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll read it at least twice' Evening Standard<BR><BR> 'A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating' Nigella Lawson <BR><BR> 'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that but it's fascinating' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2<BR><BR> 'Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel' Guardian <BR> <BR> 'Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing' Richard and Judy, Daily Express<BR><BR> 'Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate' Observer