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Dr Richard Shepherd (Author, Narrator), Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Unnatural Causes written and read by Dr Richard Shepherd.

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

As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead.

When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right - and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die?

From serial killer to natural disaster, perfect murder to freak accident, Shepherd takes nothing for granted in pursuit of truth. And while he's been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent times, it's often the less well known encounters that prove the most perplexing, intriguing and even bizarre. In or out of the public eye, his evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads.

But a life in death, bearing witness to some of humanity's darkest corners, exacts a price and Shepherd doesn't flinch from counting the cost to him and his family.

Unnatural Causes is a record of an extraordinary life, a unique insight into a remarkable profession, and above all a powerful and reassuring testament to lives cut short.

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Audible Audiobook
Listening Length: 11 hours and 46 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Audible.com.au Release Date: 20 September 2018
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English, English
ASIN: B07GY2NKQC
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,111 in Audible (See Top 100 in Audible)
- #1 in Forensic Medicine
- #2 in Forensic Science Law
- #3 in Law Audiobooks

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Roger Barton

Very good in parts. Too little pathology and too much Jen

15 November 2018

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Quite a readable book. Dr Shepherd had some extremely interesting cases. Unfortunately large parts of the book were devoted to his family life and should have been subtitled "My life with Jen"

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Julia

No real gore no schmulch just superbly written and narrated.

29 June 2019

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I loved this. Great voice to listen to. So many cases I remember being main news when I was younger. Very interesting. Made you realise that politics are everywhere.

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KiwiJu

Highly recommended!

4 May 2019

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Accessible, educational, and completely fascinating. Dr Shepherd explains his work as a forensic pathologist in a very readable way. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

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Louise Dando

Great read

6 February 2019

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Easy to read for someone not familiar with medical terms. Great stories and great detail. Also a good length, not too long but not short.

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A 5 star read all the way through. A fantastic book.

27 September 2018

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I loved this book. An excellent insight into the life of a forensic pathologist, starting from the 80s, when he qualified. Only a few pages in and it was absolutely fascinating, riveting, just the type of book I love to read. A mix of memoir and true crime.

The author is now in his sixties. He's performed more than 20,000 postmortems. On qualifying, he was based at Guy's Hospital Dept of Forensic Medicine. His first major case had been the Hungerford Massacre. He was also called on to assist in more well known cases, such as the Clapham Rail disaster, The Marchioness disaster on the Thames, Harold Shipman murders etc.

I read this late into the night.....morning....1.30am!!!! I found it so difficult to put down. I like how some of his notes from actual postmortem findings in the past are included in the book. So easy to read, not too technical for the general reader who isn't a doctor etc.

All very interesting, and some new info for me-and I have read a few of this type of memoir before.
A 5 star read all the way through. A fantastic book.

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