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Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd
4.0
The stark and frank stories Dr Shepherd tells here are fascinating. He has a style and candour which are very accessible and very pleasing, and the narrative he manages to convey is simple and yet elegant.
His passion for his work is unmistakable and has seeped into every word on the subject in here. His precise nature and the weight of experience he wields is very engrossing.
Most fascinating are the level of personal disclosure in the book, as well as Dr Shepherd's preoccupation with the notion of truth. It becomes clear - indeed Shepherd discusses it explicitly - that the reason for this book is partly to document forensic pathology at this time, what it meant and why it was supported, and also it is partly to relieve him from some of the vast emotional weight he has been carrying throughout his career and its extraordinary cases.
What does the truth mean? What can influence it? Could it ever be as clear, as uniform, as revealing, as Dr Shepherd hopes?
Would recommend, but not to the squeamish or the sensitive as many of the crimes and cases could be considered shocking.
His passion for his work is unmistakable and has seeped into every word on the subject in here. His precise nature and the weight of experience he wields is very engrossing.
Most fascinating are the level of personal disclosure in the book, as well as Dr Shepherd's preoccupation with the notion of truth. It becomes clear - indeed Shepherd discusses it explicitly - that the reason for this book is partly to document forensic pathology at this time, what it meant and why it was supported, and also it is partly to relieve him from some of the vast emotional weight he has been carrying throughout his career and its extraordinary cases.
What does the truth mean? What can influence it? Could it ever be as clear, as uniform, as revealing, as Dr Shepherd hopes?
Would recommend, but not to the squeamish or the sensitive as many of the crimes and cases could be considered shocking.