# Unnatural Causes

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- Authors: [Richard Shepherd](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-shepherd)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2018-09-20
- Genres: Memoirs, True stories / true accounts of events, Society and culture: general, Popular science, Biology, life sciences, Popular medicine and health

## Description

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK 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 __________ 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, i f you liked All That Remains, War Doctor and This is Going to Hurt you'll love this. __________ '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

## Editions

### Unnatural Causes

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-14-0592-353-8
- Pages: 464
- Published: 2019-04-18
- Language: en_GB

### Unnatural Causes

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 11 h 46 min
- Narrated by: Richard Shepherd
- ISBN: 978-14-0593-019-2
- Published: 2018-09-20
- Language: en_GB

### Unnatural Causes

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0592-355-2
- Published: 2018-09-20
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [Неприродні випадки. Нотатки судмедексперта в 34 розтинах](https://www.bookquiver.com/rychard-sheperd/uk/nepryrodni-vypadky-notatky-sudmedeksperta-v-34-roztynakh) (uk_UA)