A review by muffhead
Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd

5.0

This is equal parts fascinating and heartbreaking. It details the journey to becoming a forensic pathologist, trying to balance the pressures of the job with a growing family, and the heartbreaking nature of some of the cases. When 9/11 was mentioned it gave me goosebumps and a tear in my eye. I still to this day cannot imagine the absolute horror of that situation. It was sad reading about Princess Diana who basically died by a freak injury.
The fact PTSD is an inevitable outcome of this kind of work is also an eye opener to how many awful things this job involves, the bodies and the cross examinations on the witness stand!
A must read for anyone interested in forensics and to some extent death.