Unnatural Causes

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

De: Richard Shepherd

Narrado por: Richard Shepherd

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin.

'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .'

He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.
He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating 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 disasters, '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.

Written and narrated by Dr Richard Shepherd, 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.

'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' Obersver

Reseñas de la Crítica

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

Interesting

The narration was fantastic, the information, while sometimes difficult, was well presented and easily understood for this lay person. I would recommend.

I didn’t want it to end!

This was full of fantastic information and told in an interesting and exciting way. I would absolutely recommend this book.

The narration

Easy to follow the story and understand the story line and the facts of the stories.

The total loss of ability to have feelings and emotions

The loss of feelings from his upbringing as a child this is a very sad issue

Give this one a chance

This book starts off very ho hum and I am an Osteologist. It does get much better and I am glad I stuck with it. You will be happy you did to!