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Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd

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Unnatural Causes

Author
Dr Richard Shepherd
Narrator
Richard Shepherd
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date
20 September 2018
Run Time
11 hours 46 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Memoirs, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, True crime, Forensic medicine, Pathology, Sociology: death and dying
Rating
5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect

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

Critics Review

  • 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

    The Times (Books of the Year, 2018)

  • An unputdownable record of an extraordinary life

    100 sizzling summer books, Daily Mail

  • 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

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

    The Sunday Post

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  • Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel

    Guardian

  • Insightful, candid and compassionate

    Observer

  • Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing

    Richard and Judy, Daily Express

  • Heart-wrenchingly honest

    Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains

  • Darkly fascinating

    Daily Mirror

  • A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating

    Nigella Lawson

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 5.0

  • 5.0 5.0

    Brilliant autobiography. I don’t read/listen to autobiography’s often but this one sounded too intriguing not to try it. Annoyed my husband with constant stories from this book, so much so he wants to give it listen too.

    llabell 2022-12-08

Details
Author
Dr Richard Shepherd
Narrator
Richard Shepherd
Duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Release Date
20 September 2018
ISBN
9781405930192
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Genre
Memoirs, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, True crime, Forensic medicine, Pathology, Sociology: death and dying
Rating
5.0(2 reviews)
Narration
5.0(2 reviews)

Synopsis

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

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