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Unnatural Causes

The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist

by Richard & Nbsp & Shepherd

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.

And catch Dr Richard Shepherd's new book THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH out 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

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Pages:

464

Published:

2 Apr 2019

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Imprint

Michael Joseph

ISBN:

9781405923538

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.

And catch Dr Richard Shepherd's new book THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH out 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

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