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A review by dozzah
Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd
5.0
4.5 - 5 stars.
This was such an interesting and satisfying read. A balanced mix of clinical cases and Dr Shepherd’s personal life.
I thought the author’s voice was really strong in this (perhaps this is the case with all autobiographies, I’m not sure as I’ve not read too many). It was almost like I sat through a really long lecture about Dr Shepherd’s life and achievements.
Some of my favourite parts:
- getting an insight into how the criminal justice system works
- reading about some mass disasters and the response to them was interesting and emotive
- the cases - it was like watching episodes of Bones, so interesting and satisfying
- I loved how Dr Shepherd wanted to be involved in prosecution and his suggestions about how “expert” witnesses should play a bigger role in investigations - although I must admit I know very little about how small or big of a part they play in current cases
This was such an interesting and satisfying read. A balanced mix of clinical cases and Dr Shepherd’s personal life.
I thought the author’s voice was really strong in this (perhaps this is the case with all autobiographies, I’m not sure as I’ve not read too many). It was almost like I sat through a really long lecture about Dr Shepherd’s life and achievements.
Some of my favourite parts:
- getting an insight into how the criminal justice system works
- reading about some mass disasters and the response to them was interesting and emotive
- the cases - it was like watching episodes of Bones, so interesting and satisfying
- I loved how Dr Shepherd wanted to be involved in prosecution and his suggestions about how “expert” witnesses should play a bigger role in investigations - although I must admit I know very little about how small or big of a part they play in current cases