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‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

The Seven Ages of Death

Unnatural Causes

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Unnatural Causes gives a sense of the toll that dealing with so many dead bodies takes. It's a very human book that looks at the cases he has been involved with, from the Hungerford massacre to the murder of Stephen Lawrence

An unputdownable record of an extraordinary life

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

Fabulous . . . The UK's top pathologist investigating high-profile deaths such as that of Diana, Princess of Wales

Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel

Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains

A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology.  Human and fascinating

Partly an autobiography, but also a love letter to pathology. It's dignified and graceful and painfully honest about the human and emotional cost of so much time with the dead. Insightful, moving and mesmerising

This book holds within its pages the story of a life told with honesty, and this is partly why it is such a pleasure to read. A fascinating autobiography. Unputdownable.

A unique insight into a remarkable profession

His experiences, from morgue to court, are sometimes gruesome, always gripping

The true crime book of the year; a thoughtful, revealing, chilling and bizarre record of an extraordinary life and profession

He recounts experiences in a gripping memoir that melds the personal and professional

A brilliantly written and compelling account of a medical detective who has worked on many appalling crimes and human tragedies

Medical science books are rarely as gripping as Unnatural Causes. It's grimly fascinating, and I suspect I'll read it at least twice.

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

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. 
 
He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. 
 
He's a detective in his own right. 
 
And he has one, ultimate and pressing question to answer: 
 
How did this person die? 
 
Unnatural Causes is an unputdownable record of an extraordinary life, a unique insight into a remarkable profession, and above all a powerful and reassuring testament to lives cut short.

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

Unnatural Causes

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

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Unnatural Causes gives a sense of the toll that dealing with so many dead bodies takes. It's a very human book that looks at the cases he has been involved with, from the Hungerford massacre to the murder of Stephen Lawrence

An unputdownable record of an extraordinary life

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

Fabulous . . . The UK's top pathologist investigating high-profile deaths such as that of Diana, Princess of Wales

Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel

Insightful, candid and compassionate

Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing

Heart-wrenchingly honest

Darkly fascinating

A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating

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