Unnatural Causes
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'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
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I started the book and got 40% through and honestly I was going to give it 3 stars but the ending literally made me change my mind. I absolutely love his accuracy and his determination to really relay facts for facts without avoiding his emotions. I think the ending when he described his PTSD really humanised who he is. He isn't affected by the dead and it really shows that despite his trying to escape from anything emotional for him to really truly reach a good understanding and caring for his work he had to deal with emotions. I think Dr. Shepherd's dad's explosive anger contributed to his PTSD and the end of his 1st marriage but also probably the selfish desires in their marriage. Just speculating. Fantastic read although it does get tedious at times.
As a German, I found it difficult to understand the languages at some points. Since I love true crime, I picked this up and it was super interesting! I gave it only 3 stars because I felt like sometimes the structure of the story was a bit off, especially the time jumps and passages to explain thing in the middle of a case. All in all, I enjoyed getting to know this work, different cases and I loved reading about 'weird' things like the reactions of the human body after death.
Description
'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
Book Information
Posts
I started the book and got 40% through and honestly I was going to give it 3 stars but the ending literally made me change my mind. I absolutely love his accuracy and his determination to really relay facts for facts without avoiding his emotions. I think the ending when he described his PTSD really humanised who he is. He isn't affected by the dead and it really shows that despite his trying to escape from anything emotional for him to really truly reach a good understanding and caring for his work he had to deal with emotions. I think Dr. Shepherd's dad's explosive anger contributed to his PTSD and the end of his 1st marriage but also probably the selfish desires in their marriage. Just speculating. Fantastic read although it does get tedious at times.
As a German, I found it difficult to understand the languages at some points. Since I love true crime, I picked this up and it was super interesting! I gave it only 3 stars because I felt like sometimes the structure of the story was a bit off, especially the time jumps and passages to explain thing in the middle of a case. All in all, I enjoyed getting to know this work, different cases and I loved reading about 'weird' things like the reactions of the human body after death.